Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2023	May 01, 2022	Apr. 30, 2023	May 01, 2022
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 229,306	$ 204,509	$ 440,397	$ 394,336
Cost of goods sold	140,904	134,289	275,918	264,253
Gross profit	88,402	70,220	164,479	130,083
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative	17,878	16,613	34,696	32,340
Research and development	3,479	4,206	6,781	10,145
Total operating expenses	21,357	20,819	41,477	42,485
Operating income	67,045	49,401	123,002	87,598
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net	10,718	7,844	(6,226)	13,112
Interest income and other income, net	2,987	162	5,570	496
Interest expense	(134)	15	(198)	(880)
Income before income tax provision	80,616	57,422	122,148	100,326
Income tax provision	21,343	14,393	33,925	25,571
Net income	59,273	43,029	88,223	74,755
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	19,344	15,597	34,308	24,259
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$ 39,929	$ 27,432	$ 53,915	$ 50,496
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.45	$ 0.88	$ 0.84
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.45	$ 0.88	$ 0.83
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	61,138	60,606	61,016	60,382
Diluted (in shares)	61,507	61,145	61,489	61,041