SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Sales and profits for each of the Company’s reportable segments and reconciliation to earnings before income taxes are set forth below.  The Company is an integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation, cost allocations, and sharing of assets.  Therefore, the Company does not represent these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown below.

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 27, 2019			January 28, 2018
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	606,825		$	603,577
Refrigerated Foods	1,278,747			1,254,637
Jennie-O Turkey Store	321,234			322,760
International & Other	153,549			150,319
Total	$	2,360,355		$	2,331,293
Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	22		$	4
Refrigerated Foods	2,178			2,164
Jennie-O Turkey Store	28,811			24,689
International & Other	—			—
Total	31,011			26,857
Intersegment elimination	(31,011		)	(26,857		)
Total	$	—		$	—
Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	606,847		$	603,581
Refrigerated Foods	1,280,925			1,256,801
Jennie-O Turkey Store	350,045			347,449
International & Other	153,549			150,319
Intersegment elimination	(31,011		)	(26,857		)
Total	$	2,360,355		$	2,331,293
Segment Profit
Grocery Products	$	95,297		$	97,545
Refrigerated Foods	162,593			157,531
Jennie-O Turkey Store	37,904			37,724
International & Other	24,978			24,655
Total segment profit	320,772			317,455
Net unallocated expense	13,891			12,394
Noncontrolling interest	94			104
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	306,975		$	305,165

Disaggregation of revenue

Revenue has been disaggregated into the categories below to show how sales channels affect the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows for the first three months of fiscal 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 27, 2019		January 28, 2018
U.S. Retail	$	1,253,315	$	1,299,672
U.S. Foodservice	689,905		657,103
U.S. Deli	251,276		210,997
International	165,859		163,521
Total	$	2,360,355	$	2,331,293

The amount of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products for the first three months of fiscal 2019 and 2018 are as follows: 

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 27, 2019		January 28, 2018
Perishable	$	1,341,152	$	1,318,873
Poultry	441,392		443,442
Shelf-stable	436,897		424,593
Miscellaneous	140,914		144,385
Total	$	2,360,355	$	2,331,293