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SEGMENT REPORTING - Operating Profit (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($) division segment | Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable business segments | segment |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Net Sales | $ 2,290,705 | $ 2,359,142 | [1] | $ 6,995,804 | $ 7,021,003 | [1]
Segment Profit | 256,657 | 256,690 | [1] | 875,269 | 860,385 | [1]
Net unallocated expense | 9,584 | 19,686 |  | 297 | 48,384 |
Noncontrolling interest | (22) | 110 | [1] | 279 | 352 | [1]
Earnings Before Income Taxes | 261,000 | 257,732 | [1] | 886,021 | 859,780 | [1]
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 37,096 | 29,743 |  | 101,430 | 83,535 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 270,606 | 277,308 |  | 886,039 | 907,812 |
Grocery Products |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 543,088 | 607,054 |  | 1,785,232 | 1,832,123 |
Grocery Products | Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 10 | 14 |  | 32 | 28 |
Grocery Products | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 543,098 | 607,068 |  | 1,785,264 | 1,832,151 |
Segment Profit | 58,778 | 83,433 |  | $ 258,574 | 274,184 |
Refrigerated Foods |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of divisions | division |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Net Sales | 1,301,101 | 1,288,394 |  | $ 3,837,732 | 3,788,097 |
Refrigerated Foods | Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 5,282 | 1,660 |  | 10,733 | 5,210 |
Refrigerated Foods | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,306,383 | 1,290,054 |  | 3,848,465 | 3,793,307 |
Segment Profit | 171,795 | 151,924 |  | 492,476 | 476,375 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 298,781 | 316,100 |  | 925,271 | 942,735 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 31,804 | 28,069 |  | 90,665 | 78,297 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 330,585 | 344,169 |  | 1,015,936 | 1,021,032 |
Segment Profit | 21,278 | 23,305 |  | 76,931 | 93,102 |
International & Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 147,735 | 147,594 |  | 447,569 | 458,048 |
International & Other | Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
International & Other | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit and other financial information |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 147,735 | 147,594 |  | 447,569 | 458,048 |
Segment Profit | $ 18,755 | $ 18,646 |  | $ 58,058 | $ 64,151 |
[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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