Segment Reporting - Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018		Oct. 29, 2017
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	$ 1,196,265	$ 1,179,961	[1]	$ 1,276,742	[1]
Net Unallocated Expense	5,362	64,171		29,915
Noncontrolling Interest	342	442	[1]	368	[1]
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,209,715	1,181,284	[1]	1,278,645	[1]
Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	1,214,735	1,245,013		1,308,192
Grocery Products | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	339,497	353,266		373,330
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	681,763	670,948		666,125
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	117,962	131,846		183,433
International & Other | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	$ 75,513	$ 88,953		$ 85,304

[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 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.