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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Oct. 31, 2020
Dec. 11, 2020
Apr. 30, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]        
Entity, Registrant Name OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION      
Document Type 10-K 10-K    
Document, Annual Report true      
Document, Transition Report false      
Document, Period End Date Oct. 31, 2020      
Entity, File Number 0-27022      
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code VA      
Entity, Tax Identification Number 54-1237042      
Entity, Address, Address Line One 5290 Concourse Drive      
Entity, Address, City or Town Roanoke      
Entity, Address, State or Province VA      
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code 24019      
City Area Code 540      
Local Phone Number 265-0690      
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock      
Trading Symbol OCC      
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ      
Entity, Well-known Seasoned Issuer No      
Entity, Voluntary Filers No      
Entity, Current Reporting Status Yes      
Entity, Interactive Data, Current Yes      
Entity, Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer      
Entity, Small Business true      
Entity, Emerging Growth Company false      
Entity, Shell Company false      
Entity, Public Float       $ 13,999,250
Entity, Common Stock Shares, Outstanding     7,536,116  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --10-31      
Document, Fiscal Period Focus FY      
Document, Fiscal Year Focus 2020      
Documents Incorporated By Reference Text Block Portions of the Company’s Annual Report filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference in Part II of this Form 10-K Report: “Corporate Information,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” and “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.” In addition, portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K Report: “Election of Directors,” “Beneficial Ownership of Securities,” “Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Compensation of Directors,” “Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,” “Code of Ethics,” “Executive Compensation,” “Beneficial Ownership of Securities,” “Equity Compensation Plans Information,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” and “Audit Committee Pre-approval of Audit and Permissible Non-audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”      
Amendment Flag false      
Entity, Central Index Key 0001000230