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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Oct. 26, 2014
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount $ 88,220,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   $ 104,960,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization (38,666,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   (53,336,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Amortization expense 2,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 2,300,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets  
Estimated Amortization Expense      
2015     7,554,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
2016     5,591,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
2017     5,118,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
2018     4,876,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
2019     4,833,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
Customer lists/relationships      
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 58,090,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_CustomerListsOrRelationshipsMember
  67,540,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_CustomerListsOrRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization (11,135,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_CustomerListsOrRelationshipsMember
  (19,336,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_CustomerListsOrRelationshipsMember
Proprietary software and technology      
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 14,820,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_ProprietarySoftwareAndTechnologyMember
  14,820,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_ProprietarySoftwareAndTechnologyMember
Accumulated Amortization (13,902,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_ProprietarySoftwareAndTechnologyMember
  (13,542,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_ProprietarySoftwareAndTechnologyMember
Formulas and recipes      
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 13,540,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_FormulasAndRecipesMember
  17,854,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_FormulasAndRecipesMember
Accumulated Amortization (12,064,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_FormulasAndRecipesMember
  (15,955,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hrl_FormulasAndRecipesMember
Other intangibles      
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 1,770,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  4,746,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Accumulated Amortization $ (1,565,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  $ (4,503,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember