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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis | The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2022, and October 31, 2021, and their level within the fair value hierarchy are presented in the table below.
| Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2022
in thousands | Total Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents (1) | $ | 850,344 |  |  | $ | 850,015 |  |  | $ | 328 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term Marketable Securities (2) | 18,314 |  |  | 9,395 |  |  | 8,919 |  |  | — |
Other Trading Securities (3) | 190,962 |  |  | — |  |  | 190,962 |  |  | — |
Commodity Derivatives (4) | 14,719 |  |  | 12,678 |  |  | 2,042 |  |  | — |
Total Assets at Fair Value | $ | 1,074,339 |  |  | $ | 872,088 |  |  | $ | 202,251 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation (3) | $ | 60,977 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,977 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest Rate Derivatives (5) | 17,473 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,473 |  |  | — |
Total Liabilities at Fair Value | $ | 78,450 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 78,450 |  |  | $ | — |
| Fair Value Measurements at October 31, 2021
in thousands | Total Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents (1) | $ | 613,530 |  |  | $ | 611,111 |  |  | $ | 2,419 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term Marketable Securities (2) | 21,162 |  |  | 8,790 |  |  | 12,372 |  |  | — |
Other Trading Securities (3) | 203,020 |  |  | — |  |  | 203,020 |  |  | — |
Commodity Derivatives (4) | 13,522 |  |  | 8,104 |  |  | 5,418 |  |  | — |
Total Assets at Fair Value | $ | 851,234 |  |  | $ | 628,005 |  |  | $ | 223,229 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation (3) | $ | 70,466 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 70,466 |  |  | $ | — |
Total Liabilities at Fair Value | $ | 70,466 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 70,466 |  |  | $ | — |
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 recognized 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. The majority of the funds held in the rabbi trust relate to supplemental executive retirement plans and have been invested primarily 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, 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 Company's deferred compensation plans, participants can defer certain types of compensation and elect to receive a return based on the changes in fair value of various investment options which include equity securities, money market accounts, bond funds or other portfolios for which there is an active quoted market. 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 liabilities are classified as Level 2. The Company maintains funding in the rabbi trust generally mirroring the selections within the deferred compensation plans. 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. These policies are classified as Level 2. The rabbi trust is included in Other Assets and deferred compensation liabilities in Other Long-term Liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Financial Position. Securities held by the rabbi trust are classified as trading securities. Unrealized gains and losses associated with these investments are included in the Company's earnings. During the quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2022, securities held by the rabbi trust generated losses of $0.1 million and $12.1 million, respectively, compared to gains of $1.5 million and $18.6 million for the quarter and nine months ended July 25, 2021. (4) The Company’s commodity derivatives represent futures, swaps, and options contracts 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. The Company’s corn futures option contracts are OTC instruments classified as Level 2 whose value is calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model, corn future prices quoted from the Chicago Board of Trade, and other adjustments to inputs that are observable in active markets. 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 Condensed Statements of Financial Position. As of July 31, 2022, the Company has recognized the obligation to return net cash collateral of $4.8 million from various counterparties (including cash of $24.9 million less $20.1 million of realized gain). As of October 31, 2021, the Company had recognized the obligation to return net cash collateral of $10.8 million from various counterparties (including cash of $45.6 million less $34.8 million of realized gain). (5) The Company holds an interest rate hedging position to minimize the risk related to future interest rate changes. The fair value of the outstanding interest rate hedge agreement is based on an observable benchmark interest rate (LIBOR) and therefore classified as Level 2. The interest rate derivatives are included in Interest and Dividends Payable in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Financial Position.

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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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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