SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2021

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 that these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown below.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020		April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	628,232	$	683,250	$	1,205,831	$	1,223,876
Refrigerated Foods	1,453,380		1,247,336		2,820,457		2,599,127
Jennie-O Turkey Store	351,179		343,056		684,500		673,183
International & Other	173,830		148,823		356,980		310,714
Total	$	2,606,621	$	2,422,465	$	5,067,768	$	4,806,899
Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	—	$	6	$	—	$	13
Refrigerated Foods	5,933		5,248		11,891		11,051
Jennie-O Turkey Store	32,442		28,878		59,135		56,720
International & Other	—		—		—		—
Total	38,376		34,132		71,026		67,784
Intersegment Elimination	(38,376)		(34,132)		(71,026)		(67,784)
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	628,232	$	683,256	$	1,205,831	$	1,223,889
Refrigerated Foods	1,459,313		1,252,584		2,832,348		2,610,178
Jennie-O Turkey Store	383,621		371,934		743,635		729,903
International & Other	173,830		148,823		356,980		310,714
Intersegment Elimination	(38,376)		(34,132)		(71,026)		(67,784)
Total	$	2,606,621	$	2,422,465	$	5,067,768	$	4,806,899
Segment Profit
Grocery Products	$	97,970	$	127,763	$	190,172	$	196,198
Refrigerated Foods	173,352		131,431		314,524		298,775
Jennie-O Turkey Store	12,700		27,348		39,640		65,899
International & Other	24,481		23,164		56,685		43,115
Total Segment Profit	308,503		309,706		601,020		603,986
Net Unallocated Expense	15,904		23,098		31,451		27,297
Noncontrolling Interest	21		(119)		133		(39)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	292,620	$	286,489	$	569,702	$	576,651

Schedule of total revenues contributed by sales channel

The amount of total revenues contributed by sales channel are:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020		April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020
U.S. Retail	$	1,454,088	$	1,455,652	$	2,844,716	$	2,682,082
U.S. Foodservice	724,248		566,814		1,310,584		1,275,920
U.S. Deli	231,543		223,034		510,802		483,672
International	196,742		176,966		401,666		365,226
Total	$	2,606,621	$	2,422,465	$	5,067,768	$	4,806,899

The amount of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products are: 

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020		April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020
Perishable	$	1,453,149	$	1,250,330	$	2,829,969	$	2,650,525
Shelf-stable	567,501		619,353		1,091,437		1,070,058
Poultry	494,186		482,959		968,837		942,041
Miscellaneous	91,786		69,823		177,525		144,275
Total	$	2,606,621	$	2,422,465	$	5,067,768	$	4,806,899