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PDMCX JOINT VENTURE, VIE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019
Photronics and DNP [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financial or other support, amount |  | $ 160.0 |  |
Term from inception after which interest holder may put their interest in the VIE |  | 2 years |  |
Period before put or purchase option can be exercised |  | 6 months |  |
Number of business days for obtaining required approvals and clearance for exiting party |  | 3 days |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | $ 6.4 | $ (4.7) | $ (4.9)
Photronics and DNP [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  | 20.00% |  |
PDMCX [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Collateral amount |  | $ 90.1 |  |
Photronics Interest [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  | 50.01% |  |
Gain (loss) on consolidation | $ 0.0 |  |  |
Maximum exposure to loss |  | $ 64.0 |  |
DNP [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 49.99% |  |  |

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- Definition Refers to minimum number of business days for obtaining required approvals and clearance for exiting party from the agreement, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of consecutive months an investor's ownership can be below 20% before an option to put or purchase the investor's ownership interest may be exercised, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The period of time that must elapse after the formation of the VIE before an interest holder may put their interest, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of income (loss) from operations derived by the reporting entity during the period from the Variable Interest Entity (VIE). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph d -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=d3e5747-111685 + Details
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- Definition The amount of financial or other support the reporting entity has provided (explicitly or implicitly) to the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) that it was not previously contractually required to provide or that the reporting entity intends to provide, including, for example, situations in which the reporting entity assisted the VIE in obtaining another type of support. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5A -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=SL6759159-111685 + Details
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