Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2018	Jan. 04, 2019	Apr. 27, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 28, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
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	--10-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		21,191,030
Entity Public Float			$ 43,665,518