Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 02, 2021	May 03, 2020	May 02, 2021	May 03, 2020
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 159,763	$ 142,774	$ 311,830	$ 302,510
Cost of goods sold	120,514	112,341	242,052	237,475
Gross profit	39,249	30,433	69,778	65,035
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	14,067	13,267	28,120	27,486
Research and development	4,375	4,462	9,085	8,541
Total operating expenses	18,442	17,729	37,205	36,027
Operating income	20,807	12,704	32,573	29,008
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net	(2,055)	(1,433)	(674)	3,304
Interest expense, net	1,246	775	423	(1,023)
Interest income and other income (expense), net	37	(293)	159	464
Income before income tax provision	20,035	11,753	32,481	31,753
Income tax provision	3,714	3,781	6,651	12,853
Net income	16,321	7,972	25,830	18,900
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,795	1,688	7,268	2,316
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$ 10,526	$ 6,284	$ 18,562	$ 16,584
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.25
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.25
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	62,054	64,937	62,265	65,246
Diluted (in shares)	62,568	65,417	62,786	65,933