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SEGMENT REPORTING - Operating Profit (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 24, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment | Jul. 24, 2016 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Number of reportable business segments | segment |  |  | 5 |
Sales | $ 2,207,375 | $ 2,302,376 | $ 6,674,911 | $ 6,895,283
Segment Operating Profit | 279,705 | 274,790 | 951,099 | 958,145
Net interest and investment expense | 1,681 | 673 | 2,463 | 5,663
General corporate expense | 2,865 | 2,922 | 13,308 | 32,111
Less: Noncontrolling interest | 43 | 122 | 159 | 215
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 278,024 | 274,117 | 948,636 | 952,482
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 30,494 | 29,577 | 90,141 | 96,256
Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 2,207,375 | 2,302,376 | 6,674,911 | 6,895,283
Segment Operating Profit | 282,527 | 277,590 | 964,248 | 990,041
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | (30,494) | (29,577) | (90,141) | (96,256)
Grocery Products |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 421,986 | 399,342 | 1,271,936 | 1,193,032
Grocery Products | Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 421,986 | 399,342 | 1,271,936 | 1,193,032
Segment Operating Profit | 58,780 | 53,344 | 201,894 | 185,727
Refrigerated Foods |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,086,546 | 1,155,297 | 3,237,071 | 3,409,897
Refrigerated Foods | Intersegment sales |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,223 | 1,648 | 5,039 | 7,635
Refrigerated Foods | Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,087,769 | 1,156,945 | 3,242,110 | 3,417,532
Segment Operating Profit | 138,314 | 120,702 | 442,316 | 417,612
Jennie-O Turkey Store |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 369,078 | 403,953 | 1,178,304 | 1,199,559
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Intersegment sales |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 29,264 | 27,921 | 85,080 | 88,604
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 398,342 | 431,874 | 1,263,384 | 1,288,163
Segment Operating Profit | 44,986 | 56,147 | 176,952 | 237,128
Specialty Foods |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 196,873 | 212,197 | 597,716 | 722,460
Specialty Foods | Intersegment sales |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 7 | 8 | 22 | 17
Specialty Foods | Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 196,880 | 212,205 | 597,738 | 722,477
Segment Operating Profit | 23,336 | 27,089 | 80,895 | 90,735
International & Other |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 132,892 | 131,587 | 389,884 | 370,335
International & Other | Operating segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Sales | 132,892 | 131,587 | 389,884 | 370,335
Segment Operating Profit | $ 17,111 | $ 20,308 | $ 62,191 | $ 58,839

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