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SEGMENT REPORTING - Operating Profit (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 27, 2019 USD ($) segment division | Jan. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Number of reportable business segments | segment | 4 |  |
Net sales | $ 2,360,355 | $ 2,331,293 | [1]
Segment Profit | 306,248 | 301,955 | [1]
Net unallocated expense | 13,891 | 12,394 |
Noncontrolling interest | 94 | 104 | [1]
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 306,975 | 305,165 | [1]
Intersegment elimination |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 31,011 | 26,857 |
Operating Segments |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 2,360,355 | 2,331,293 |
Segment Profit | 320,772 | 317,455 |
Grocery Products |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 606,825 | 603,577 |
Grocery Products | Intersegment elimination |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 22 | 4 |
Grocery Products | Operating Segments |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 606,847 | 603,581 |
Segment Profit | $ 95,297 | 97,545 |
Refrigerated Foods |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Number of divisions | division | 1 |  |
Net sales | $ 1,278,747 | 1,254,637 |
Refrigerated Foods | Intersegment elimination |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 2,178 | 2,164 |
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segments |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 1,280,925 | 1,256,801 |
Segment Profit | 162,593 | 157,531 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 321,234 | 322,760 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Intersegment elimination |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 28,811 | 24,689 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segments |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 350,045 | 347,449 |
Segment Profit | 37,904 | 37,724 |
International & Other |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 153,549 | 150,319 |
International & Other | Intersegment elimination |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 0 | 0 |
International & Other | Operating Segments |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |
Net sales | 153,549 | 150,319 |
Segment Profit | $ 24,978 | $ 24,655 |
[1] | Adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715). See Note A - General.

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