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Segment Reporting - Revenues by Classes of Similar Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2020 | Jul. 26, 2020 | Apr. 26, 2020 | Jan. 26, 2020 | Oct. 27, 2019 | Jul. 28, 2019 | Apr. 28, 2019 | Jan. 27, 2019 | Oct. 25, 2020 | Oct. 27, 2019 | Oct. 28, 2018
Percentage of revenue by classes of products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 2,420,105 | $ 2,381,457 | $ 2,422,465 | $ 2,384,434 | $ 2,501,513 | $ 2,290,705 | $ 2,344,744 | $ 2,360,355 | $ 9,608,462 | $ 9,497,317 | $ 9,545,700 | [1]
Perishable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue by classes of products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,328,738 | 5,370,409 | 5,336,046 |
Shelf-stable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue by classes of products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,092,551 | 1,829,138 | 1,765,955 |
Poultry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue by classes of products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,886,367 | 1,849,294 | 1,842,320 |
Miscellaneous |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue by classes of products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,806 | $ 448,476 | $ 601,379 |
[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 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

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