Revenue from Contract with Customer (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,440.3	$ 3,236.0	$ 3,342.2
Fresh, vacuum-sealed chicken
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,310.2	1,139.3	1,339.1
Fresh, chill-packed chicken
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,137.7	1,158.3	1,044.7
Fresh, ice-packed chicken
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	511.5	503.6	547.1
Prepared chicken
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	240.8	207.6	170.8
Frozen chicken
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	213.0	211.5	223.9
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 27.1	$ 15.7	$ 16.6

Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045

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