Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 892,076	$ 824,549	$ 663,761
Cost of goods sold		555,914	530,336	496,717
Gross profit		336,162	294,213	167,044
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		69,458	63,989	57,525
Research and development		13,654	18,341	18,490
Total operating expenses		83,112	82,330	76,015
Other operating (loss) income, net		0	(17)	3,525
Operating income		253,050	211,866	94,554
Non-operating income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impacts, net		2,466	27,344	7,972
Interest income and other income, net		14,863	1,680	1,165
Interest expense, net of subsidies		(433)	(1,857)	(1,685)
Income before income tax provision		269,946	239,033	102,006
Income tax provision		70,312	59,791	23,190
Net income		199,634	179,242	78,816
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		74,149	60,456	23,367
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 125,485	$ 118,786	$ 55,449
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 2.05	$ 1.96	$ 0.9
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 2.03	$ 1.94	$ 0.89
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		61,139	60,559	61,407
Diluted (in shares)		61,755	61,189	61,999

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