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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill: The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended October 25, 2020, and October 27, 2019, are:
(in thousands) |  | Grocery Products |  | Refrigerated Foods |  | Jennie-O Turkey Store |  | International & Other |  | Total
Reported Balance at October 28, 2018 |  | $ | 882,582 |  |  | $ | 1,406,897 |  |  | $ | 203,214 |  |  | $ | 221,423 |  |  | $ | 2,714,116 |
Segment Reclassification |  | (25,209) |  |  | 51,795 |  |  | (26,586) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjusted Balance at October 28, 2018 |  | $ | 857,373 |  |  | $ | 1,458,692 |  |  | $ | 176,628 |  |  | $ | 221,423 |  |  | $ | 2,714,116 |
Goodwill Sold |  | (225,072) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,945) |  |  | (230,017) |
Foreign Currency Translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,454) |  |  | (2,454) |
Balance at October 27, 2019 |  | $ | 632,301 |  |  | $ | 1,458,692 |  |  | $ | 176,628 |  |  | $ | 214,024 |  |  | $ | 2,481,645 |
Goodwill Acquired |  | — |  |  | 148,313 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 148,313 |
Foreign Currency Translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17,232) |  |  | (17,232) |
Balance as of October 25, 2020 |  | $ | 632,301 |  |  | $ | 1,607,005 |  |  | $ | 176,628 |  |  | $ | 196,793 |  |  | $ | 2,612,727 |
The increase to goodwill during fiscal 2020 is due to the acquisition of Sadler's. The reduction in goodwill during fiscal 2019 is due to the divestiture of CytoSport on April 15, 2019. See Note B - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information. Beginning balances for fiscal 2019 have been reclassified to present the current allocation between segments. See Note P - Segment Reporting for additional detail. Intangible Assets: The carrying amounts for indefinite-lived intangible assets are:
|  | October 25, |  | October 27,
(in thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Brands/Tradenames/Trademarks |  | $ | 953,190 |  |  | $ | 959,400 |
Other Intangibles |  | 184 |  |  | 184 |
Foreign Currency Translation |  | (6,923) |  |  | (3,803) |
Total |  | $ | 946,452 |  |  | $ | 955,781 |
The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets are:
|  | October 25, 2020 |  | October 27, 2019
|  | Gross |  |  |  | Weighted- |  | Gross |  |  |  | Weighted-
|  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Avg Life |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Avg Life
(in thousands) |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | (in Years) |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | (in Years)
Customer Lists/Relationships |  | $ | 117,239 |  |  | $ | (45,996) |  |  | 12.2 |  | $ | 113,739 |  |  | $ | (36,744) |  |  | 12.7
Other Intangibles |  | 60,631 |  |  | (4,298) |  |  | 13.8 |  | 6,957 |  |  | (2,817) |  |  | 6.3
Tradenames/Trademarks |  | 10,536 |  |  | (3,518) |  |  | 4.9 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign Currency Translation |  | — |  |  | (4,760) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,054) |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 188,406 |  |  | $ | (58,572) |  |  | 12.3 |  | $ | 120,696 |  |  | $ | (42,615) |  |  | 12.2
The increase in gross carrying amount of other intangibles during fiscal 2020, is related to the acquisition of Sadler's. See Note B - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information. Amortization expense for the last three fiscal years was:
(in thousands) |  |
2020 |  | $ | 14,251 |
2019 |  | 11,586 |
2018 |  | 12,653 |
Estimated annual amortization expense for the five fiscal years after October 25, 2020, is as follows:
(in thousands) |  |
2021 |  | $ | 16,477 |
2022 |  | 16,037 |
2023 |  | 15,132 |
2024 |  | 13,048 |
2025 |  | 11,432 |
During the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company completed the required annual impairment tests of indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. In fiscal 2018, an impairment was indicated for the CytoSport trademark in the Grocery Products segment, resulting in a charge of $17.3 million. No other impairment was indicated. Useful lives of intangible assets were also reviewed during this process, with no material changes identified.

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