Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2019	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018		Oct. 29, 2017
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Corporate income tax rate		21.00%	23.40%		35.00%
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, net tax benefit			$ 72,900
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, tax benefit, re-measurement of deferred tax liabilities			81,200
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, tax expense, transition tax and other U.S. tax law changes			8,300
Tax benefit		$ (230,567)	(168,702)	[1]	$ (431,542)	[1]
Undistributed earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries		126,000
Income taxes paid		221,400	147,500		$ 336,000
Portion of unrecognized tax benefit including interest and penalties, that if recognized, would impact effective tax rate		22,500	26,300
Interest and penalties expense related to uncertain tax positions recognized in income tax expense		100	600
Accrued interest and penalties, associated with unrecognized tax benefits		6,200	$ 6,500
Assets Sold | CytoSport
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax benefit	$ 17,000	$ 17,500

[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.