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Net Settlements of Restricted Stock Awards Net settlements of restricted stock awards The cash inflow from government incentives during the period. Proceeds From Government Incentives Government incentives Future cash inflow expected from refundable federal investment tax credit. Expected Refundable Federal Investment Tax Credit Expected refundable federal investment tax credit Represents one of the geographical areas where entity's activities take place. Other [Member] Other [Member] Represents one of the products of the entity. Flat Panel Displays [Member] FPD [Member] Represents the classification of products by performance. High-end Flat Panel Displays [Member] High-end [Member] Represents the classification of products by performance. Mainstream Flat Panel Displays [Member] Mainstream [Member] Represents one of the products of the entity. Integrated Circuits [Member] IC [Member] Represents the classification of products by performance. High-end Integrated Circuits [Member] High-end [Member] Represents the classification of products by performance. Mainstream Integrated Circuits [Member] Mainstream [Member] Committed balance outstanding for cross default provision for any agreement or instrument. Outstanding Committed Balance for Cross Default Provision Outstanding committed balance for cross default provision The obligation for lease payments from finance lease. Finance Lease [Member] Finance Leases [Member] Refers to the $7.2 million finance lease. 7.2 Million Finance Lease [Member] $7.2 Million Finance Lease [Member] Refers to the $35.5 million finance lease. 35.5 Million Finance Lease [Member] $35.5 Million Finance Lease [Member] Finance lease monthly payments. Monthly [Member] Monthly [Member] Finance lease monthly payments for the following thirty six months period. Followed by Thirty Six Months [Member] Forty Eight Months [Member] Finance lease monthly payment for three months period. First Three Months [Member] First Three Months [Member] Finance lease monthly payments for the following nine months period. Following Nine Months [Member] Following Nine Months [Member] The term of the product invoiced for payment settlement, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Product Invoice Term Product invoice term Amount represents interest and debt expense, net of subsidies received. Interest Expense Net of Subsidies Interest expense, net of subsidies Represents the minimum age of employees to come under retirement plan. Minimum age of employees to come under retirement plan Minimum age of employees to come under retirement plan Represents the number of months of service completed to come under retirement plans. Number of months of service completed Number of months of service completed to come under retirement plan Tabular disclosure of unrecognized tax benefits. Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block] Unrecognized Tax Benefits Tabular disclosure of income taxes paid and refunds. Schedule of Income Taxes Paid and Refunds [Table Text Block] Income Tax Payments and Refunds Net of tax amount of the appreciation (loss) for other adjustments. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Other Adjustments, Net of Tax Other Shares repurchased as part of a share repurchase program. Share Repurchase Programs [Member] The September 2020 announced program. September 2020 Announced Program [Member] Date when authorized share repurchase program commenced, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Stock Repurchase Program Commencement Date Stock repurchase program - commencement date The amount of prepaid and refundable income taxes classified as current. Prepaid and Refundable Income Taxes Prepaid and refundable income taxes The receivable amount of federal investment tax credits refund expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Federal Investment Tax Credits Refund Receivable, Current Expected tax credits receivable Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets, Liabilities [Abstract] Carrying amounts of assets and liabilities [Abstract] The joint venture. PDMCX [Member] Carrying Amount [Member] The joint venture. Photronics and DNP [Member] Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] Variable Interest Entities [Abstract] 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. Number of Business Days for Obtaining Required Approvals and Clearance for Exiting Party Number of business days for obtaining required approvals and clearance for exiting party 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. Number of Consecutive Months Ownership Interest may Fall Below Twenty Percent For Put or Purchase Options to be Exercised Period before put or purchase option can be exercised Tabular disclosure of depreciation expense including the amortization of right of use assets. Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] Depreciation Expense Tabular disclosure of right-of-use assets resulting from finance leases. Finance Lease Right of use Assets [Table Text Block] Information on ROU Assets from Finance Leases Related Party Agreement [Abstract] Related Party Agreement [Abstract] Represents a major customer of the Company. Major customer 1 [Member] Customer One [Member] Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the obligations incurred through that date and payable for contracted services provided. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Accrued Services Contracted, Current Service Contracts Amount of expenses incurred, but not yet billed, for operating leases, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Accrued Operating Leases, Current Operating leases Amount of expenses incurred, but not yet billed, for property, plant and equipment, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Accrued Property, Plant, and Equipment, Current Property, plant, and equipment Disclosure of accounting policy for consolidation to describe the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest held by the entity requires the variable interest entity to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the variable interest entity; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; and the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of the variable interest entity are shared (as defined). Consolidation, Joint Venture Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block] Variable Interest Entities The cumulative number of shares that have been issued since the inception of the Company's employee stock purchase plan. Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Cumulative Shares Issued Total shares issued since inception (in shares) The number as of the balance sheet date of outstanding restricted stock awards that are expected to vest. Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Expected to Vest Expected to vest (in shares) The weighted-average fair value at grant date of restricted stock that is expected to vest. Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Expected to Vest, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Expected to vest (in dollars per share) Stock options activity [Abstract] Stock Options Activity [Abstract] Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract] Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract] Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award Options Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term [Abstract] Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life [Abstract] The number of shares under options that were cancelled, forfeited, or adjusted during the reporting period. Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Cancellations, Forfeitures and Adjustments in Period Cancellations, forfeitures, and adjustments (in shares) Number of senior executives departed from the company during the period. Number of Executives Departed Number of executives departed from company Disclosure of accounting policy for Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Policy Text Block] Employee Stock Purchase Plan Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract] Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease due after fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach). Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments due after Year Four 2029 and thereafter Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for finance leases, due after fourth fiscal year following latest fiscal year. Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due after Year Four 2029 and thereafter Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Leases [Abstract] Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Leases [Abstract] Average Lease Terms, Discount Rates and Leases Not Yet Commenced [Abstract] Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms, Discount Rates [Abstract] Describes the operating facilities of the reporting entity by geographical region. Manufacturing Facilities by Geographical Region [Table] Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] Manufacturing Facilities [Abstract] This line item represents the number of manufacturing facilities of the entity. Number of manufacturing facilities Number of manufacturing facilities Represents a customer of the Company. Customer A [Member] Customer A [Member] Customer classified as customer c. Customer C [Member] Represents a customer of the Company. Customer B [Member] Customer B [Member] The continent of Europe and other areas. Europe and Other [Member] Europe and Other [Member] Customer Account [Abstract] Customer Account [Abstract] Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from lease liability. Deferred Tax Assets, Lease Liability Lease liabilities Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from right-of-use assets. Deferred Tax Liabilities, Right-of-use Asset ROU assets Components Of Income Before Income Tax Provision [Abstract] Components of Income Before Income Tax Provision [Abstract] Tabular disclosure of lessee's cash paid for operating leases and ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities. Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Leases [Text Block] Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Leases Tabular disclosure of balance sheet information related to leases. Information on Operating and Finance Leases Included in Consolidated Balance Sheets [Table Text Block] Information on Operating and Finance Leases Included in Consolidated Balance Sheets Tabular disclosure of lessee's weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate. Lessee, Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term, Discount Rate [Text Block] Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Terms And Weighted-Average Discount Rates Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating and finance lease liability. Future Lease Payments under Noncancelable Operating and Finance Leases [Table Text Block] Future Lease Payments under Noncancelable Operating and Finance Leases Project Loans [Abstract] Written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified quantity of securities (typically common stock), at the option of the issuer or the holder. Project Loan [Member] Xiamen Project Loans [Member] Commitment and Contingencies [Abstract] Remaining term physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Minimum Remaining Term of Plant and Equipment Minimum remaining term of plant and equipment Written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified quantity of securities (typically common stock), at the option of the issuer or the holder. Working Capital Loan [Member] Xiamen Working Capital Loans [Member] Changes to accumulated other comprehensive income including portion attributable to non-controlling interest resulting from other. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Other [Member] Other [Member] Changes to accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest resulting from other. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Other [Member] Other [Member] Changes to accumulated comprehensive income resulting from other. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Other [Member] Other [Member] Disclosure of accounting policy for government grants. Government Grants [Policy Text Block] Government Grants Disclosure of accounting policy for treasury stock valuation, including method of recording repurchases (cost or par value method) and method for valuing subsequent resale. Treasury Stock [Policy Text Block] Treasury Stock Disclosure of accounting policy for transactions denominated in a currency other than the reporting enterprise's functional currency. Foreign Currency Transactions [Policy Text Block] Foreign Currency Transactions Principles of Consolidation [Abstract] Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries related to Photronics ownership interests of less than are reported as Noncontrolling interests in the consolidated balance sheets. Percentage of Ownership Interest in Subsidiaries Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiaries Antidilutive Securities [Abstract] Government Grants [Abstract] The increase (decrease) in the amount of property and equipment, net due to result of expected refundable tax credits in connection with the CHIPS Act. Increase (Decrease) in Property and Equipment, Net Decrease in property and equipment, net Product Warranty [Abstract] Represents the period of warranty coverage of products sold, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Period of warranty Product warranty period Backlog Of Orders [Abstract] Backlog of Orders [Abstract] Period in which customer order is extended to be fulfilled, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Customer orders, Extended Timing of Satisfaction, Period Customer order, extended satisfaction period Period in which customer order is expected to be fulfilled, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Customer orders, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period Customer order, expected satisfaction period The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits, plus accrued penalties and interest, pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date. Unrecognized Tax Benefits including interest and penalties Balance at end of year including interest and penalties Tax Credit Carryforward [Abstract] The member represents to amended and restated credit agreement. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] Corporate Credit Agreement [Member] Amount of unrecognized tax benefit classified as other. Unrecognized tax benefit, Noncurrent Unrecognized tax benefit