SEGMENT REPORTING - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018		Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	$ 2,290,705	$ 2,359,142	[1]	$ 6,995,804	$ 7,021,003	[1]
Perishable
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	1,355,765	1,325,886		4,014,372	3,948,767
Shelf-stable
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	417,535	428,133		1,299,263	1,297,474
Poultry
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	427,622	453,926		1,296,677	1,325,037
Miscellaneous
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	89,783	151,197		385,492	449,725
U.S. Retail
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	1,163,367	1,221,398		3,672,189	3,778,544
U.S. Foodservice
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	729,321	729,247		2,135,633	2,060,594
U.S. Deli
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	229,386	240,777		693,377	672,252
International
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total	$ 168,631	$ 167,720		$ 494,605	$ 509,613

[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.