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Segment Reporting - Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 28, 2018 | Jul. 29, 2018 | Apr. 29, 2018 | Jan. 28, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Jul. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Jan. 29, 2017 | Oct. 28, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 2,524,697 | $ 2,359,142 | $ 2,330,568 | $ 2,331,293 | $ 2,492,608 | $ 2,207,375 | $ 2,187,309 | $ 2,280,227 | $ 9,545,700 | $ 9,167,519 | $ 9,523,224 | [1]
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119,382 | 121,248 | 132,109 |
Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,545,700 | 9,167,519 | 9,523,224 |
Grocery Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,521,992 | 2,555,613 | 2,623,890 |
Grocery Products | Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 32 | 26 |
Grocery Products | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,522,030 | 2,555,645 | 2,623,916 |
Refrigerated Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,771,836 | 4,403,732 | 4,647,173 |
Refrigerated Foods | Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,591 | 7,832 | 11,341 |
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,780,427 | 4,411,564 | 4,658,514 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,627,433 | 1,663,160 | 1,740,968 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Intersegment Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110,753 | 113,384 | 120,742 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,738,186 | 1,776,544 | 1,861,710 |
International & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 624,439 | 545,014 | 511,193 |
International & Other | Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International & Other | Operating Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 624,439 | $ 545,014 | $ 511,193 |
[1] | Fiscal 2016 included 53 weeks.

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