Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended		72 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2011
Sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 58,000
Cost of Sales	0	0	29,886
Gross profit	0	0	28,114
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	598,476	687,687	4,942,284
Sales, general and administrative	480,525	1,756,708	7,194,438
Total operating expenses	1,079,001	2,444,395	12,136,722
Loss from operations	(1,079,001)	(2,444,395)	(12,108,608)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	5	1	11,359
Interest expense	(533,500)	(631,401)	(4,525,627)
Gain on derivative instruments	92,557	0	92,557
Other income (expense), net	25,932	(3,069)	187,130
Total other income (expense), net	(415,006)	(634,469)	(4,234,581)
Loss from operations:
Before provision for income tax	(1,494,007)	(3,078,864)	(16,343,189)
Provision for income tax	(1,600)	(1,600)	(9,600)
Net loss	(1,495,607)	(3,080,464)	(16,352,789)
Net loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest	(116,860)	(134,295)	(1,157,353)
Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. stockholders	(1,378,747)	(2,946,169)	(15,195,436)
Net loss	$ (1,495,607)	$ (3,080,464)	$ (16,352,789)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)
Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted (in shares)	282,342,357	141,859,194