CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 26, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 724,419	$ 672,901
Short-term Marketable Securities	14,808	14,736
Accounts Receivable	562,483	574,396
Inventories	1,057,277	1,042,362
Income Taxes Receivable	187	19,924
Prepaid Expenses	24,817	22,637
Other Current Assets	10,976	14,457
Total Current Assets	2,394,967	2,361,413
Goodwill	2,484,088	2,481,645
Other Intangibles	1,031,804	1,033,862
Pension Assets	141,892	135,915
Investments In and Receivables From Affiliates	290,777	289,157
Other Assets	251,353	177,901
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land	54,450	49,758
Buildings	1,138,514
Buildings		1,083,902
Equipment	1,990,262
Equipment		1,965,478
Construction in Progress	275,498	256,190
Less: Allowance for Depreciation	(1,763,497)
Less: Allowance for Depreciation		(1,726,217)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	1,695,228
Net Property, Plant and Equipment		1,629,111
Total Assets	8,290,109	8,109,004
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable	490,042	590,033
Accrued Expenses	64,702	62,031
Accrued Workers Compensation	27,116	24,272
Accrued Marketing Expenses	110,093	96,305
Employee Related Expenses	164,933	213,515
Taxes Payable	30,489	6,208
Interest and Dividends Payable	127,452	112,685
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt	8,259	0
Total Current Liabilities	1,023,085	1,105,049
Long-term Debt–Less Current Maturities	308,972	250,000
Pension and Post-retirement Benefits	539,972	536,490
Other Long-term Liabilities	145,923	115,356
Deferred Income Taxes	176,113	176,574
Shareholders' Investment
Common stock, issued shares, value	7,873	7,830
Additional Paid-in Capital	230,529	184,921
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(393,278)	(399,500)
Retained Earnings	6,246,641	6,128,207
Hormel Foods Corporation Shareholders' Investment	6,091,764	5,921,458
Noncontrolling Interest	4,281	4,077
Total Shareholders' Investment	6,096,045	5,925,535
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Investment	$ 8,290,109	$ 8,109,004