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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits - Plan Assets Allocations (Details) - Pension Benefits | Oct. 25, 2020 | Oct. 27, 2019
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Fixed Income |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 46.30% | 44.90%
Global Stocks |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 39.20% | 38.00%
Private Equity |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 5.40% | 5.70%
Real Estate |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 5.20% | 5.40%
Hedge Funds |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 2.40% | 4.80%
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Actual weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 1.50% | 1.20%
Minimum | Fixed Income |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 35.00% | 35.00%
Minimum | Global Stocks |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 20.00% | 20.00%
Minimum | Private Equity |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 0.00% | 0.00%
Minimum | Real Estate |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 0.00% | 0.00%
Minimum | Hedge Funds |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 0.00% | 0.00%
Maximum | Fixed Income |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 60.00% | 60.00%
Maximum | Global Stocks |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 55.00% | 55.00%
Maximum | Private Equity |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 10.00% | 10.00%
Maximum | Real Estate |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 10.00% | 10.00%
Maximum | Hedge Funds |  |
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits |  |
Target range of weighted-average asset allocations, percentage | 10.00% | 10.00%

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