Segment Reporting - Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	$ 1,100,220	$ 1,196,265	$ 1,179,961	[1]
Net Unallocated Expense	52,307	5,362	64,171
Noncontrolling Interest	272	342	442	[1]
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,114,747	1,209,715	1,181,284	[1]
Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	1,166,782	1,214,735	1,245,013
Grocery Products | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	358,008	339,497	353,266
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	609,406	681,763	670,948
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	105,585	117,962	131,846
International & Other | Operating Segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Segment Profit	$ 93,782	$ 75,513	$ 88,953

[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.