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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details 2) (Revenues)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2014
Oct. 27, 2013
Oct. 28, 2012
Percentage of revenue by classes of products      
Percentage of total revenues 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Perishable      
Percentage of revenue by classes of products      
Percentage of total revenues 54.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PerishableMeatMember		 53.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PerishableMeatMember		 54.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PerishableMeatMember
Shelf-stable      
Percentage of revenue by classes of products      
Percentage of total revenues 19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_ShelfStableMember		 19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_ShelfStableMember		 16.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_ShelfStableMember
Poultry      
Percentage of revenue by classes of products      
Percentage of total revenues 18.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PoultryMember		 18.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PoultryMember		 19.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_PoultryMember
Other      
Percentage of revenue by classes of products      
Percentage of total revenues 8.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_OtherProductsMember		 8.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_OtherProductsMember		 9.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hrl_OtherProductsMember