SEGMENT REPORTING - Selected Financial Information of Operating Segment (Details) - Operating Segments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Aug. 02, 2026 |
Aug. 03, 2025 |
Aug. 02, 2026 |
Aug. 03, 2025 |
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| Revenue | $ 216,047 | $ 210,394 | $ 651,054 | $ 633,524 |
| Cost of goods sold | (144,313) | (139,539) | (434,862) | (409,228) |
| Gross profit | 71,734 | 70,855 | 216,192 | 224,296 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | (22,543) | (18,423) | (64,610) | (55,624) |
| Research and development expense | (3,707) | (4,271) | (9,116) | (12,618) |
| Other operating income | 20 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| Operating income | 45,504 | 48,161 | 142,542 | 156,054 |
| Other income (expense), net | 9,368 | (9,428) | 40,718 | (10,232) |
| Income tax provision | (10,989) | (9,594) | (35,950) | (34,209) |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (14,967) | (6,248) | (44,026) | (37,009) |
| Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders | $ 28,916 | $ 22,891 | $ 103,284 | $ 74,604 |
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- Definition Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for research and development. Includes, but is not limited to, cost for computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed and writeoff of research and development assets acquired in transaction other than business combination or joint venture formation or both. Excludes write-down of intangible asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, used in research and development activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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