Segment Reporting - Revenues by Classes of Similar Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2019	Jul. 28, 2019	Apr. 28, 2019	Jan. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018	Jul. 29, 2018	Apr. 29, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018		Oct. 29, 2017
Percentage of revenue by classes of products
Sales	$ 2,501,513	$ 2,290,705	$ 2,344,744	$ 2,360,355	$ 2,524,697	$ 2,359,142	$ 2,330,568	$ 2,331,293	$ 9,497,317	$ 9,545,700	[1]	$ 9,167,519	[1]
Perishable
Percentage of revenue by classes of products
Sales									5,370,409	5,336,046		4,922,958
Poultry
Percentage of revenue by classes of products
Sales									1,849,294	1,842,320		1,750,996
Shelf-stable
Percentage of revenue by classes of products
Sales									1,829,138	1,765,955		1,851,839
Miscellaneous
Percentage of revenue by classes of products
Sales									$ 448,476	$ 601,379		$ 641,726

[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.