SEGMENT REPORTING - Operating Profit (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($) segment	Jan. 24, 2016 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information
Number of reportable business segments \| segment	5
Sales	$ 2,280,227	$ 2,292,672
Segment Operating Profit	355,362	359,538
Net interest and investment expense (income)	577	5,370
General corporate expense	4,621	15,132
Noncontrolling interest	156	106
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	354,785	354,168
Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	30,400	32,733
Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	2,280,227	2,292,672
Segment Operating Profit	359,827	374,564
Intersegment elimination
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	(30,400)	(32,733)
Grocery Products
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	417,745	392,218
Grocery Products \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	417,745	392,218
Segment Operating Profit	65,627	65,273
Refrigerated Foods
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	1,123,039	1,162,121
Refrigerated Foods \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	2,139	2,330
Refrigerated Foods \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	1,125,178	1,164,451
Segment Operating Profit	173,808	166,908
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	420,989	372,066
Jennie-O Turkey Store \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	28,256	30,403
Jennie-O Turkey Store \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	449,245	402,469
Segment Operating Profit	68,180	91,303
Specialty Foods
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	192,629	237,779
Specialty Foods \| Intersegment sales
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	5
Specialty Foods \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	192,634	237,779
Segment Operating Profit	26,749	26,793
International & Other
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	125,825	128,488
International & Other \| Operating segment
Operating profit and other financial information
Sales	125,825	128,488
Segment Operating Profit	$ 25,463	$ 24,287

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