SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2013

SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER [Abstract]

Effect of change in the entity's ownership interest in PSMC

The table below presents the effect of the change in the Company's ownership interest in PSMC on the Company's equity for the three and six month periods ended April 28, 2013 (9.2 million shares of common stock of PSMC repurchased) and April 29, 2012 (15.7 million shares and 18.0 million of PSMC stock repurchased, respectively). There were no shares of common stock of PSMC repurchased during the three month period ended April 28, 2013.

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	April 28, 2013		April 29, 2012			April 28, 2013			April 29, 2012
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	4,863	$	8,818		$	7,187		$	13,086
Increase in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		-		866			579			1,017
Decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income		-		(32	)		(27	)		(35	)
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and transfer from noncontrolling interest	$	4,863	$	9,652		$	7,739		$	14,068