REVENUE, Impact of Adoption on Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 138,112	$ 136,391	$ 394,404	$ 390,616
Cost of goods sold	107,542	100,794	311,721	294,538
Gross profit	30,570	35,597	82,683	96,078
Provision for taxes	3,218	2,054	7,883	3,783
Net income	9,834	19,797	27,454	44,467
Noncontrolling interests	3,487	6,792	7,361	14,899
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	6,347	$ 13,005	20,093	$ 29,568
Adjustments [Member] | ASU 2014-09 [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	340		(2,180)
Cost of goods sold	87		(987)
Gross profit	253		(1,193)
Provision for taxes	(15)		(149)
Net income	238		(1,044)
Noncontrolling interests	53		(300)
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	185		(744)
Balance without Adoption of Topic 606 [Member] | ASU 2014-09 [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	138,452		392,224
Cost of goods sold	107,629		310,734
Gross profit	30,823		81,490
Provision for taxes	3,203		7,734
Net income	10,072		26,410
Noncontrolling interests	3,540		7,061
Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$ 6,532		$ 19,349