Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 28, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 28, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 217,000	$ 229,306	$ 433,334	$ 440,397
Cost of goods sold		137,749	140,904	274,828	275,918
Gross profit		79,251	88,402	158,506	164,479
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		18,996	17,878	37,317	34,696
Research and development		4,292	3,479	7,736	6,781
Total operating expenses		23,288	21,357	45,053	41,477
Other operating income, net		89	0	89	0
Operating income		56,052	67,045	113,542	123,002
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		14,766	10,718	5,858	(6,226)
Interest income and other income, net		5,878	2,987	11,128	5,570
Interest expense		(110)	(134)	(200)	(198)
Income before income tax provision		76,586	80,616	130,328	122,148
Income tax provision		20,214	21,343	34,874	33,925
Net income		56,372	59,273	95,454	88,223
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		20,121	19,344	33,023	34,308
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 36,251	$ 39,929	$ 62,431	$ 53,915
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.59	$ 0.65	$ 1.01	$ 0.88
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.58	$ 0.65	$ 1	$ 0.88
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		61,771	61,138	61,613	61,016
Diluted (in shares)		62,409	61,507	62,346	61,489

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