| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (http://www.hormelfoods.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000048465 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-10-26 - 2016-10-30  | 2014-10-27 - 2015-10-25  | 2013-10-28 - 2014-10-26  | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  | |||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Net earnings  | 890,517,000    | 687,264,000    | 606,026,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation  | |||
Amortization of intangibles  | |||
Goodwill impairment charge  | 991,000    | 21,537,000    | 0    | 
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends  | |||
Provision for deferred income taxes  | |||
Loss (gain) on property/equipment sales and plant facilities  | (  | (  | |
Non-cash investment activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Stock-based compensation expense  | |||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation  | (  | (  | (  | 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:  | |||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable  | (  | ||
(Increase) decrease in inventories  | (  | (  | |
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets  | |||
(Decrease) increase in pension and post-retirement benefits  | (  | (  | (  | 
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses  | (  | (  | |
Other  | (  | ||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES  | |||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Sale of business  | |||
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of property/equipment  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment  | |||
Decrease (increase) in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets  | (  | (  | |
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES  | (  | (  | (  | 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES  | |||
Proceeds from short-term debt  | |||
Principal payments on short-term debt  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid on common stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Share repurchase  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  | |||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation  | |||
Distribution to noncontrolling interest  | (  | (  | |
Payment to noncontrolling interest  | (  | ||
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES  | (  | (  | (  | 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  | (  | (  | (  | 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  | (  | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  | 347,239,000    | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR  | 415,143,000    | 347,239,000    | 334,174,000    |