Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2022	Aug. 01, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Aug. 01, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 219,948	$ 170,643	$ 614,283	$ 482,473
Cost of goods sold		136,085	125,318	400,338	367,370
Gross profit		83,863	45,325	213,945	115,103
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		15,960	15,083	48,306	43,203
Research and development		4,151	5,305	14,297	14,390
Total operating expenses		20,111	20,388	62,603	57,593
Other operating (loss) income, net		(23)	3,525	(17)	3,525
Operating income		63,729	28,462	151,325	61,035
Non-operating income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		3,862	4,301	16,974	3,627
Interest expense, net of subsidies		(622)	(1,060)	(1,502)	(637)
Interest income and other income and expense, net		401	494	898	653
Income before income tax provision		67,370	32,197	167,695	64,678
Income tax provision		18,146	7,842	43,717	14,493
Net income		49,224	24,355	123,978	50,185
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		17,994	7,279	42,252	14,547
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 31,230	$ 17,076	$ 81,726	$ 35,638
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.51	$ 0.28	$ 1.35	$ 0.58
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.51	$ 0.28	$ 1.34	$ 0.57
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		60,701	60,884	60,488	61,804
Diluted (in shares)		61,299	61,515	61,127	62,362

[1] This table disaggregates revenue by the location in which it was earned.