Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014 Common stock	Aug. 31, 2014 Common stock, non-voting
Entity Registrant Name	HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000048465
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 27, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-26
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		263,456,527	0
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3