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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items] |
Hedging gains to be recognized within next twelve months | $ 0.1
Corn |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Maximum length of time to hedge exposure | 2 years
Lean hogs |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Maximum length of time to hedge exposure | 12 months

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- Definition Maximum period the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=112277219&loc=d3e80748-113994 + Details
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