SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 04, 2014

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 PDMC on the Company's equity for the three and six month periods ended May 4, 2014, (3.0 million shares of common stock acquired and 112.9 million shares of common stock issued, respectively) and the six month period ended April 28, 2013 (9.2 million shares of PSMC common stock acquired).

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	May 4, 2014			April 28, 2013		May 4, 2014			April 28, 2013
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	15,540		$	4,863	$	17,533		$	7,187
Increase (decrease) in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		(6,218	)		-		(6,182	)		579
Increase (decrease) in accumulated other comprehensive income		411			-		399			(27	)
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders due to issuance of shares of PDMC and transfers to and from noncontrolling interest	$	9,733		$	4,863	$	11,750		$	7,739