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Segment Reporting (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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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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