CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018		Oct. 29, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Earnings	$ 979,148	$ 1,012,582	[1]	$ 847,103	[1]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Foreign Currency Translation	(8,414)	(38,233)		(1,335)
Pension and Other Benefits	(97,486)	44,862		54,077
Deferred Hedging	3,425	(2,277)		(4,492)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(102,475)	4,352		48,250
Comprehensive Income	876,673	1,016,934		895,353
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	70	217		390
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Hormel Foods Corporation	$ 876,603	$ 1,016,717		$ 894,963

[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.