REVENUE, Impact of Adoption on Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2019	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 28, 2019	Apr. 29, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 131,580	$ 130,779	$ 256,291	$ 254,225
Cost of goods sold	105,570	97,960	204,179	193,744
Gross profit	26,010	32,819	52,112	60,481
Provision for taxes	3,278	3,508	4,665	1,729
Net income	9,852	15,189	17,620	24,670
Noncontrolling interests	1,373	4,524	3,874	8,107
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	8,479	$ 10,665	13,746	$ 16,563
Adjustments [Member] | ASU 2014-09 [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	(242)		(2,524)
Cost of goods sold	(162)		(1,041)
Gross profit	(80)		(1,483)
Provision for taxes	(48)		(178)
Net income	(128)		(1,305)
Noncontrolling interests	78		(353)
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	(206)		(952)
Balance without Adoption of Topic 606 [Member] | ASU 2014-09 [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	131,338		253,767
Cost of goods sold	105,408		203,138
Gross profit	25,930		50,629
Provision for taxes	3,230		4,487
Net income	9,724		16,315
Noncontrolling interests	1,451		3,521
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$ 8,273		$ 12,794