SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 nine month periods ended July 28, 2013 (50.3 million and 59.4 million shares of common stock of PSMC purchased, respectively) and July 29, 2012 (9.1 million and 27.1 million shares of common stock of PSMC purchased, respectively).

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 28, 2013			July 29, 2012			July 28, 2013			July 29, 2012
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	5,940		$	10,950		$	13,126		$	24,035
Increase in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		360			485			939			1,502
Decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income		(202	)		(19	)		(229	)		(55	)
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and transfer from noncontrolling interest	$	6,098		$	11,416		$	13,836		$	25,482