Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2015	Jan. 04, 2016	May. 01, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 01, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	VISI
Entity Registrant Name	VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000103872
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-01
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,830,457
Entity Public Float			$ 116,376,120