Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012	Nov. 01, 2013	Apr. 26, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 28, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
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	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,922,800
Entity Public Float			$ 91,282,000