CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Earnings	$ 908,354	$ 979,148	$ 1,012,582	[1]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Foreign Currency Translation	(10,812)	(8,414)	(38,233)
Pension and Other Benefits	15,698	(97,486)	44,862
Deferred Hedging	(284)	3,425	(2,277)
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4,602	(102,475)	4,352
Comprehensive Income	912,956	876,673	1,016,934
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	624	70	217
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Hormel Foods Corporation	$ 912,332	$ 876,603	$ 1,016,717

[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.