SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of sales and operating profits for each of the reportable segments and reconciliation to earnings before income taxes

Sales and operating profits for each of the Company’s reportable segments and reconciliation to Earnings Before Income Taxes are set forth below.  The Company is an integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation, cost allocations, and sharing of assets.  Therefore, the Company does not represent these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown below.

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 26, 2020			January 27, 2019
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	540,626		$	606,825
Refrigerated Foods	1,351,790			1,278,747
Jennie-O Turkey Store	330,128			321,234
International & Other	161,890			153,549
Total	$	2,384,434		$	2,360,355
Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	7		$	22
Refrigerated Foods	5,803			2,178
Jennie-O Turkey Store	27,842			28,811
International & Other	—			—
Total	33,652			31,011
Intersegment Elimination	(33,652		)	(31,011		)
Total	$	—		$	—
Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	540,633		$	606,847
Refrigerated Foods	1,357,593			1,280,925
Jennie-O Turkey Store	357,970			350,045
International & Other	161,890			153,549
Intersegment Elimination	(33,652		)	(31,011		)
Total	$	2,384,434		$	2,360,355
Segment Profit
Grocery Products	$	68,435		$	95,297
Refrigerated Foods	167,343			162,593
Jennie-O Turkey Store	38,551			37,904
International & Other	19,952			24,978
Total Segment Profit	294,280			320,772
Net Unallocated Expense	4,199			13,891
Noncontrolling Interest	81			94
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	290,162		$	306,975

Schedule of total revenues contributed by sales channels and classes of similar products

The amount of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products for the first three months of fiscal 2020 and 2019 are as follows: 

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 26, 2020		January 27, 2019
Perishable	$	1,400,195	$	1,341,152
Poultry	459,083		441,392
Shelf-stable	450,704		436,897
Miscellaneous	74,452		140,914
Total	$	2,384,434	$	2,360,355

The amount of total revenues contributed by sales channel for the first three months of fiscal 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 26, 2020		January 27, 2019
U.S. Retail	$	1,226,430	$	1,253,315
U.S. Foodservice	709,106		689,905
U.S. Deli	260,638		251,276
International	188,260		165,859
Total	$	2,384,434	$	2,360,355