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GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2014 | Aug. 03, 2014 | May 04, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2014 | Nov. 03, 2013 | Jul. 28, 2013 | Apr. 28, 2013 | Jan. 27, 2013 | Nov. 02, 2014 | Nov. 03, 2013 | Oct. 28, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 124,251 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 124,852 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 104,882 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 101,542 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 106,009 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 109,652 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 106,680 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 99,839 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 455,527 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 422,180 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 450,439 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Long-lived assets | 550,069 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |  |  |  | 422,740 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |  |  |  | 550,069 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 422,740 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 380,808 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Customer Accounted [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net sales accounted for by significant customer (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = plab_MajorCustomer1Member | 18.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = plab_MajorCustomer1Member | 22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = plab_MajorCustomer1Member
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Other Customer Accounted [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of net sales accounted for by significant customer (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = plab_OtherCustomerMember |  |
IC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352,679 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_IntegratedCircuitsMember | 320,579 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_IntegratedCircuitsMember | 350,105 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_IntegratedCircuitsMember
FPD [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,848 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_FlatPanelDisplaysMember | 101,601 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_FlatPanelDisplaysMember | 100,334 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = plab_FlatPanelDisplaysMember
Taiwan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167,075 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW | 117,364 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW | 109,232 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW
Long-lived assets | 207,324 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW |  |  |  | 66,836 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW |  |  |  | 207,324 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW | 66,836 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW | 72,185 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW
Korea [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,386 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR | 134,300 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR | 161,154 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR
Long-lived assets | 176,141 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR |  |  |  | 153,878 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR |  |  |  | 176,141 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR | 153,878 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR | 120,628 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR
United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,740 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 127,054 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 135,170 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Long-lived assets | 158,325 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |  |  | 191,518 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |  |  | 158,325 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 191,518 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 177,614 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,726 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 41,126 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 40,653 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Long-lived assets | 8,259 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  |  |  | 10,471 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  |  |  | 8,259 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 10,471 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 10,262 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
All Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember | 2,336 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember | 4,230 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember
Long-lived assets | $ 20 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember |  |  |  | $ 37 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember |  |  |  | $ 20 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember | $ 37 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember | $ 119 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plab_AllOtherMember

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