SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of sales and operating profits for each of the reportable segments and reconciliation to earnings before income taxes

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	April 29, 2018			April 30, 2017			April 29, 2018			April 30, 2017
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	631,550		$	640,419		$	1,245,420		$	1,250,793
Refrigerated Foods	1,166,967			1,027,486			2,343,423			2,150,525
Jennie-O Turkey Store	371,916			388,237			762,564			809,226
International & Other	160,135			131,167			310,454			256,992
Total	$	2,330,568		$	2,187,309		$	4,661,861		$	4,467,536
Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	10		$	10		$	14		$	15
Refrigerated Foods	1,386			1,677			3,550			3,816
Jennie-O Turkey Store	25,539			27,560			50,228			55,816
International & Other	—			—			—			—
Total	26,935			29,247			53,792			59,647
Intersegment elimination	(26,935		)	(29,247		)	(53,792		)	(59,647		)
Total	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	631,560		$	640,429		$	1,245,434		$	1,250,808
Refrigerated Foods	1,168,353			1,029,163			2,346,973			2,154,341
Jennie-O Turkey Store	397,455			415,797			812,792			865,042
International & Other	160,135			131,167			310,454			256,992
Intersegment elimination	(26,935		)	(29,247		)	(53,792		)	(59,647		)
Total	$	2,330,568		$	2,187,309		$	4,661,861		$	4,467,536
Segment Operating Profit
Grocery Products	$	95,651		$	108,297		$	195,628		$	200,673
Refrigerated Foods	154,192			130,194			297,141			304,002
Jennie-O Turkey Store	42,356			63,786			92,230			131,966
International & Other	20,850			19,617			45,505			45,080
Total segment operating profit	313,049			321,894			630,504			681,721
Net interest and investment expense (income)	9,490			205			10,913			782
General corporate expense	6,814			5,822			17,785			10,443
Noncontrolling interest	138			(40		)	242			116
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	296,883		$	315,827		$	602,048		$	670,612