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Segment Reporting - Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016 | Oct. 25, 2015
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | $ 1,280,469 | $ 1,323,895 | [1] | $ 1,067,320
Net interest and investment expense (income) | 1,824 | 6,680 |  | 10,177
General corporate expense | 28,091 | 49,436 |  | 35,199
Noncontrolling interest | 368 | 465 | [1] | 1,176
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 1,278,645 | 1,317,215 | [1] | 1,057,143
Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 1,308,192 | 1,372,866 |  | 1,101,343
Grocery Products | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 290,809 | 268,461 |  | 228,582
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 587,929 | 585,652 |  | 424,968
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 247,322 | 329,427 |  | 276,217
Specialty Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 96,828 | 110,917 |  | 93,258
International & Other | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | $ 85,304 | $ 78,409 |  | $ 78,318
[1] | Fiscal 2016 included 53 weeks

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