Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2014	Mar. 10, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 02, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	VISI
Entity Registrant Name	VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000103872
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-26
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,862,795