Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2019	Oct. 25, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Corporate income tax rate		21.00%	21.00%	23.40%
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		$ (206,393)	$ (230,567)	(168,702)	[1]
Undistributed earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries		162,000
Income taxes paid		169,700	221,400	$ 147,500
Portion of unrecognized tax benefit including interest and penalties, that if recognized, would impact effective tax rate		29,100	22,500
Interest and penalties expense related to uncertain tax positions recognized in income tax expense		1,900	100
Accrued interest and penalties, associated with unrecognized tax benefits		$ 7,200	6,200
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.