CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2019	Jan. 28, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET EARNINGS	$ 241,519	$ 303,211	[1]
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	1,846	4,212
Pension and other benefits	3,439	2,486
Deferred hedging	(361)	(650)
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	4,924	6,048
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	246,443	309,259
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	63	253
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION	$ 246,380	$ 309,006

[1] Adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715). See Note A - General.