Segment Reporting (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jan. 24, 2016 USD ($) segment	Jan. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information
Number of reportable business segments \| segment	5
Sales	$ 2,292,672	$ 2,395,073
Segment Operating Profit	359,538	265,966
Net interest and investment expense	5,370	1,929
General corporate expense	15,132	3,253
Noncontrolling interest	106	712
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	354,168	264,037
Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	32,733	39,588
Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	2,292,672	2,395,073
Segment Operating Profit	374,564	268,507
Intersegment elimination
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	(32,733)	(39,588)
Grocery Products
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	392,218	409,751
Grocery Products \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	392,218	409,751
Segment Operating Profit	65,273	41,375
Refrigerated Foods
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	1,162,121	1,144,215
Refrigerated Foods \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	2,330	4,183
Refrigerated Foods \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	1,164,451	1,148,398
Segment Operating Profit	166,908	101,152
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	372,066	440,019
Jennie-O Turkey Store \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	30,403	35,384
Jennie-O Turkey Store \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	402,469	475,403
Segment Operating Profit	91,303	93,020
Specialty Foods
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	237,779	263,274
Specialty Foods \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales		21
Specialty Foods \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	237,779	263,295
Segment Operating Profit	26,793	18,576
International & Other
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	128,488	137,814
International & Other \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	128,488	137,814
Segment Operating Profit	$ 24,287	$ 14,384

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