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SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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May 03, 2015 | May 04, 2014 | May 03, 2015 | May 04, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014
Effect of the change in the entity's ownership interest in PSMC [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders | $ 10,060,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 15,540,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 13,897,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 17,533,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
Increase (decrease) in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital and accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (13,000)us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary |
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and transfer from noncontrolling interest |  | 9,733,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangeDueToNetIncomeAttributableToParentAndEffectsOfChangesNet |  | 11,750,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangeDueToNetIncomeAttributableToParentAndEffectsOfChangesNet |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effect of the change in the entity's ownership interest in PSMC [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital and accumulated other comprehensive income |  | (6,218,000)us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  | (6,182,000)us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Effect of the change in the entity's ownership interest in PSMC [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital and accumulated other comprehensive income |  | 411,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember |  | 399,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember |
PSMC [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in subsidiary (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Payment to minority shareholders |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Subsidiary shares acquired (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 3.0 plab_SubsidiarySharesAcquired / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
PDMC [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued by subsidiary (in shares) |  |  |  | 112.9 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember |

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