Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Aug. 03, 2025	Jul. 28, 2024	Aug. 03, 2025	Jul. 28, 2024
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 210,394	$ 210,984	$ 633,524	$ 644,318
Cost of goods sold		139,539	135,846	409,228	410,674
Gross profit		70,855	75,138	224,296	233,644
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		18,423	19,436	55,624	56,753
Research and development		4,271	3,555	12,618	11,291
Total operating expenses		22,694	22,991	68,242	68,044
Other operating income, net		0	1	0	90
Operating income		48,161	52,148	156,054	165,690
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		(14,258)	4,068	(26,925)	9,926
Interest income and other income, net		4,830	6,135	16,745	17,263
Interest expense		0	(58)	(52)	(258)
Income before income tax provision		38,733	62,293	145,822	192,621
Income tax provision		9,594	14,124	34,209	48,998
Net income		29,139	48,169	111,613	143,623
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		6,248	13,781	37,009	46,804
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 22,891	$ 34,388	$ 74,604	$ 96,819
Earnings per share:
Basic (in Dollars per share)		$ 0.4	$ 0.56	$ 1.24	$ 1.57
Diluted (in Dollars per share)		$ 0.39	$ 0.55	$ 1.23	$ 1.55
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)		57,937	61,815	60,274	61,681
Diluted (in Shares)		58,068	62,414	60,567	62,369

[1] This table disaggregates revenue by the location in which it was earned.