Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) (Details) - EBP 003	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Entity tax identification number	41-0734466
Plan number	003
Promissory notes	$ 11,267,554
Total assets (held at end of year)	$ 291,054,108
Minimum
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate	4.25%
Maximum
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate	9.50%
Mutual funds
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Current Value	$ 4,445,817
Collective trusts
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Current Value	$ 238,766,984
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock Equity Index S&P 500
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	270,012
Current Value	$ 14,222,550
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2030
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	1,695,688
Current Value	$ 39,556,493
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2035
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	1,278,049
Current Value	$ 33,119,768
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2040
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	789,147
Current Value	$ 22,454,276
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2045
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	702,534
Current Value	$ 21,635,934
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2050
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	628,906
Current Value	$ 20,458,033
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2055
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	470,937
Current Value	$ 15,642,510
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2060
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	288,753
Current Value	$ 8,011,582
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2065
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	293,284
Current Value	$ 4,368,972
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index 2070
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	73,337
Current Value	$ 867,427
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	1,727,318
Current Value	$ 32,424,499
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: BlackRock US Debt Index
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	80,232
Current Value	$ 1,017,796
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Core Plus Bond Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	415,690
Current Value	$ 4,273,896
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Fidelity Global EX US Index
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	54,879
Current Value	$ 1,024,049
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Fidelity Small Cap Index
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	36,220
Current Value	$ 1,120,295
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: General Investment Account, contract value
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Current Value	$ 33,268,187
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Global Equity Bond Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	1,434,173
Current Value	$ 20,713,249
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Global Equity Fund LSV Global Value
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	157,240
Current Value	$ 2,301,472
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Hormel Foods Corporation Stock Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Number of Shares/Units Held \| shares	54,479
Current Value	$ 3,143,818
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Self-directed brokerage assets \| Charles Schwab & Co.
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Current Value	$ 161,750

The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.

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-Publisher SEC
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Amount of total assets in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Includes, but is not limited to, current value of investment, participant loan, and plan interest in master trust.

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Amount, after deemed distribution, of participant loan in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Number of shares or units of investment held by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Interest rate on participant loan in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Plan number of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), in three-digit numeric format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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