Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		78 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales					$ 58,000
Cost of Sales					29,886
Gross profit					28,114
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	141,229	155,603	302,594	281,988	5,244,878
Sales, general and administrative	188,967	174,465	267,551	304,595	7,461,989
Total operating expenses	330,196	330,068	570,145	586,583	12,706,867
Loss from operations	(330,196)	(330,068)	(570,145)	(586,583)	(12,678,753)
Interest income	2		2	3	11,361
Interest expense	(196,991)	(84,206)	(307,635)	(175,443)	(4,833,262)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	15,866		44,440		136,997
Other income -expense, net	15,557		16,319		203,449
Total other income -expense, net	(165,566)	(84,206)	(246,874)	(175,440)	(4,481,455)
Loss from operations:
Before provision for income tax	(495,762)	(414,274)	(817,019)	(762,023)	(17,160,208)
Provision for income tax			(1,600)	(1,600)	(11,200)
Net loss	(495,762)	(414,274)	(818,619)	(763,623)	(17,171,408)
Net loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest	(26,208)	(109,654)	(57,026)	(134,295)	(1,214,380)
Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. stockholders	(469,554)	(304,620)	(761,593)	(629,328)	(15,957,028)
Net loss	$ (495,762)	$ (414,274)	$ (818,619)	$ (763,623)	$ (17,171,408)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted	751,261,102	221,934,634	631,328,470	206,219,956