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Segment Reporting - Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 28, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | $ 1,198,921 | $ 1,280,469 | $ 1,323,895 | [1]
Net interest and investment expense (income) | 17,637 | 1,824 | 6,680 |
General corporate expense | 46,534 | 28,091 | 49,436 |
Noncontrolling interest | 442 | 368 | 465 | [1]
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 1,181,284 | 1,278,645 | 1,317,215 | [1]
Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 1,245,013 | 1,308,192 | 1,372,866 |
Grocery Products | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 362,750 | 387,637 | 379,378 |
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 617,626 | 587,929 | 585,652 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | 175,684 | 247,322 | 329,427 |
International & Other | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Profit | $ 88,953 | $ 85,304 | $ 78,409 |
[1] | Fiscal 2016 included 53 weeks.

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