Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	May. 01, 2016	Jun. 03, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	VISI
Entity Registrant Name	VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000103872
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,832,503