GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Oct. 27, 2013	Apr. 27, 2014 Customer lists/relationships	Oct. 27, 2013 Customer lists/relationships	Jan. 26, 2014 Customer lists/relationships SKIPPY China	Apr. 27, 2014 Formulas and recipes	Oct. 27, 2013 Formulas and recipes	Apr. 27, 2014 Proprietary software and technology	Oct. 27, 2013 Proprietary software and technology	Apr. 27, 2014 Other intangibles	Oct. 27, 2013 Other intangibles
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets
Definite-lived intangible assets acquired								$ 2,600,000
Gross Carrying Amount	88,000,000		88,000,000		85,400,000	45,940,000	43,340,000		17,854,000	17,854,000	14,820,000	14,820,000	9,386,000	9,386,000
Accumulated Amortization	(53,201,000)		(53,201,000)		(48,566,000)	(16,896,000)	(14,719,000)		(14,894,000)	(13,824,000)	(12,783,000)	(12,024,000)	(8,628,000)	(7,999,000)
Amortization expense	2,300,000	2,600,000	4,635,000	4,756,000
Estimated Amortization Expense
2014					8,917,000
2015					5,528,000
2016					3,525,000
2017					3,091,000
2018					$ 2,850,000