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Segment Reporting - Sales (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 24, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 24, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 24, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($) segment | Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable business segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Sales | $ 2,492,608 | $ 2,207,375 | $ 2,187,309 | $ 2,280,227 | $ 2,627,941 | $ 2,302,376 | $ 2,300,235 | $ 2,292,672 | $ 9,167,519 | $ 9,523,224 | [1] | $ 9,263,863
Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,248 | 132,109 |  | 141,317
Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,167,519 | 9,523,224 |  | 9,263,863
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (121,248) | (132,109) |  | (141,317)
Grocery Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,761,105 | 1,684,756 |  | 1,617,680
Grocery Products | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,761,105 | 1,684,756 |  | 1,617,680
Refrigerated Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,403,732 | 4,647,173 |  | 4,372,347
Refrigerated Foods | Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,832 | 11,341 |  | 13,058
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,411,564 | 4,658,514 |  | 4,385,405
Jennie-O Turkey Store |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,663,160 | 1,740,968 |  | 1,635,776
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113,384 | 120,742 |  | 128,195
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,776,544 | 1,861,710 |  | 1,763,971
Specialty Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 794,508 | 939,134 |  | 1,103,359
Specialty Foods | Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 26 |  | 64
Specialty Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 794,540 | 939,160 |  | 1,103,423
International & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 545,014 | 511,193 |  | 534,701
International & Other | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 545,014 | $ 511,193 |  | $ 534,701
[1] | Fiscal 2016 included 53 weeks

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