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OPERATING LEASES (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2014 | Nov. 03, 2013 | Oct. 28, 2012 | Apr. 29, 2012
OPERATING LEASES [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Rent expense under operating leases | $ 2,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals | $ 2,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals | $ 2,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals |
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reduction of operating lease commitments |  |  | 15,000,000 plab_ReductionOfOperatingLeaseCommitments |
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases [Abstract] |  |  |  |
2015 | 2,292,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent |  |  |
2016 | 2,063,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears |  |  |
2017 | 1,595,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears |  |  |
2018 | 569,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears |  |  |
2019 | 340,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears |  |  |
Thereafter | 1,983,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter |  |  |
Total future minimum payments due | 8,842,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations With Micron [Member] |  |  |  |
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment to purchase U.S. nonoFab facility |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBuildings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = plab_TermsOfFormerLeaseAgreementWithMicronDomain

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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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