Consolidated Statements of Financial Position - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 24, 2016	Oct. 25, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 379,597	$ 347,239
Accounts receivable	564,922	605,689
Inventories	1,034,307	993,265
Income taxes receivable	7,015	6,132
Deferred income taxes		86,902
Prepaid expenses	15,832	14,383
Other current assets	8,432	9,422
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	2,010,105	2,063,032
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	13,875
GOODWILL	1,921,971	1,699,484
OTHER INTANGIBLES	815,236	827,219
PENSION ASSETS	170,858	132,861
INVESTMENTS IN AND RECEIVABLES FROM AFFILIATES	257,061	258,998
OTHER ASSETS	146,273	146,498
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land	67,192	71,192
Buildings	788,308	815,643
Equipment	1,658,308	1,679,100
Construction in progress	181,647	79,964
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,695,455	2,645,899
Less allowance for depreciation	(1,642,537)	(1,634,160)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,052,918	1,011,739
TOTAL ASSETS	6,388,297	6,139,831
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	414,691	495,317
Short-term debt	145,000	185,000
Accrued expenses	87,838	71,777
Accrued workers compensation	38,296	37,009
Accrued marketing expenses	141,089	119,153
Employee related expenses	214,628	232,309
Taxes payable	7,198	6,764
Interest and dividends payable	79,987	66,696
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	1,128,727	1,214,025
LONG-TERM DEBT-less current maturities	250,000	250,000
PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS	516,055	509,261
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	99,568	101,056
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		64,096
SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Preferred stock, par value $.01 a share - authorized 160,000,000 shares; issued - none
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(224,361)	(225,668)
Retained earnings	4,607,360	4,216,125
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT	4,390,751	3,998,198
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	3,196	3,195
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT	4,393,947	4,001,393
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT	6,388,297	6,139,831
Common stock, non-voting
SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Common stock
Common Stock
SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Common stock	$ 7,752	$ 7,741

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3-4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph a(1)
-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 4
-Article 5