CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 512,689	$ 459,136
Accounts receivable	565,060	600,438
Inventories	994,428	963,527
Income taxes receivable	147	3,995
Prepaid expenses	23,601	16,342
Other current assets	4,761	6,662
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	2,100,686	2,050,100
GOODWILL	2,716,750	2,714,116
OTHER INTANGIBLES	1,204,991	1,207,219
PENSION ASSETS	200,448	195,153
INVESTMENTS IN AND RECEIVABLES FROM AFFILIATES	277,837	273,153
OTHER ASSETS	171,005	189,951
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land	49,162	50,332
Buildings	958,884	956,260
Equipment	1,819,284	1,863,020
Construction in progress	302,929	332,205
Less: Allowance for depreciation	(1,646,578)	(1,689,217)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,483,681	1,512,600
TOTAL ASSETS	8,155,398	8,142,292
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	505,617	618,830
Accrued expenses	50,361	48,298
Accrued workers compensation	25,215	24,594
Accrued marketing expenses	139,338	118,887
Employee related expenses	160,242	224,736
Taxes payable	63,791	2,490
Interest and dividends payable	116,370	101,079
Current maturities of long-term debt	374,878	0
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	1,435,812	1,138,914
LONG-TERM DEBT–less current maturities	250,000	624,840
PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS	484,004	477,557
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	100,134	99,070
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	$ 179,669	$ 197,093
Preferred stock, issued shares (in shares)	0	0
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Additional paid-in capital	$ 130,196
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(292,342)
Retained earnings	5,856,029
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT	5,701,709	$ 5,600,811
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	4,070
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT	5,705,779	5,604,818
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT	8,155,398	8,142,292
Common Stock, Non-voting
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock, issued shares, value	0	$ 0
Common Stock
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock, issued shares, value	$ 7,826