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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis | Pursuant to the provisions of ASC 820, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated financial statements as of October 25, 2020, and October 27, 2019, and their level within the fair value hierarchy are presented in the table below.
|  | Fair Value Measurements at October 25, 2020
|  | Total Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(in thousands) |  |  |  |
Assets at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents(1) |  | $ | 1,714,309 |  |  | $ | 1,713,098 |  |  | $ | 1,211 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term Marketable Securities(2) |  | 17,338 |  |  | 5,728 |  |  | 11,610 |  |  | — |
Other Trading Securities(3) |  | 173,114 |  |  | — |  |  | 173,114 |  |  | — |
Commodity Derivatives(4) |  | 10,950 |  |  | 10,950 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Assets at Fair Value |  | $ | 1,915,711 |  |  | $ | 1,729,776 |  |  | $ | 185,935 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation(3) |  | $ | 65,154 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65,154 |  |  | $ | — |
Total Liabilities at Fair Value |  | $ | 65,154 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65,154 |  |  | $ | — |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at October 27, 2019
|  | Total Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(in thousands) |  |  |  |
Assets at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents(1) |  | $ | 672,901 |  |  | $ | 672,458 |  |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term Marketable Securities(2) |  | 14,736 |  |  | 5,186 |  |  | 9,550 |  |  | — |
Other Trading Securities(3) |  | 157,526 |  |  | — |  |  | 157,526 |  |  | — |
Commodity Derivatives(4) |  | 12,882 |  |  | 12,882 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Assets at Fair Value |  | $ | 858,045 |  |  | $ | 690,526 |  |  | $ | 167,519 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation(3) |  | $ | 62,373 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,373 |  |  | $ | — |
Total Liabilities at Fair Value |  | $ | 62,373 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,373 |  |  | $ | — |
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the financial assets and liabilities above: (1) The Company’s cash equivalents considered Level 1 consist primarily of bank deposits, money market funds rated AAA or other highly liquid investment accounts and have a maturity date of three months or less. Cash equivalents considered Level 2 are funds holding agency bonds or securities booked at amortized cost. (2) The Company holds securities as part of a portfolio maintained to generate investment income and to provide cash for operations of the Company, if necessary. The portfolio is managed by a third party who is responsible for daily trading activities and all assets within the portfolio are highly liquid. The cash, U.S. government securities and money market funds rated AAA held by the portfolio are classified as Level 1. The current investment portfolio also includes corporate bonds and other asset backed securities for which there is an active, quoted market. Market prices are obtained from a variety of industry providers, large financial institutions and other third-party sources to calculate a representative daily market value, and therefore, these securities are classified as Level 2. (3) The Company maintains a rabbi trust to fund certain supplemental executive retirement plans and deferred compensation plans. A majority of the funds held in the rabbi trust relate to the supplemental executive retirement plans and have been invested in fixed income funds managed by a third party. The declared rate on these funds is set based on a formula using the yield of the general account investment portfolio supporting the fund as adjusted for expenses and other charges. The rate is guaranteed for one year at issue and may be reset annually on the policy anniversary, subject to a guaranteed minimum rate. As the value is based on adjusted market rates and the fixed rate is only reset on an annual basis, these funds are classified as Level 2. Under the deferred compensation plans, participants can defer certain types of compensation and elect to receive a return on the deferred amounts based on the changes in fair value of various investment options. These funds are managed by a third-party insurance policy, the values of which represent their cash surrender value based on the fair value of the underlying investments in the account and include equity securities, money market accounts, bond funds or other portfolios for which there is an active quoted market. Therefore, these policies are classified as Level 2. The Company also offers a fixed rate investment option to participants. The rate earned on these investments is adjusted annually based on a specified percentage of the I.R.S. applicable federal rates. These balances are also classified as Level 2. The funds held in the rabbi trust are included in Other Assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The related deferred compensation liabilities are included in Other Long-term Liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position with investment options generally mirroring those funds held by the rabbi trust. Therefore, these investment balances are classified as Level 2. Securities held by the trust are classified as trading securities. Unrealized gains and losses associated with these investments are included in the Company's earnings. Securities held by the trust generated gains (losses) of $7.0 million, $8.3 million, and $(0.4) million for fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
(4) The Company’s commodity derivatives represent futures contracts and options used in its hedging or other programs to offset price fluctuations associated with purchases of corn and hogs, and to minimize the price risk assumed when forward priced contracts are offered to the Company’s commodity suppliers. The Company’s futures contracts for corn are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade, while futures contracts for lean hogs are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. These are active markets with quoted prices available, and these contracts are classified as Level 1. All derivatives are reviewed for potential credit risk and risk of nonperformance. The net balance for each program is included in Other Current Assets or Accounts Payable, as appropriate, in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. As of October 25, 2020, the Company has recognized the right to reclaim net cash collateral of $12.3 million from various counterparties (including cash of $25.5 million less $13.2 million of realized loss). As of October 27, 2019, the Company had recognized the right to reclaim net cash collateral of $6.5 million from various counterparties (including $10.5 million of realized gains on closed positions offset by cash owed of $4.0 million).

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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