Employee-Separation Programs	12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2022
Employee-Separation Programs
Employee-Separation Programs	Note 21. Employee-Separation Programs During 2020, the Company implemented employee-separation programs for the Company’s salaried workforce in several geographic areas, including the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. The programs’ main purpose was to improve efficiency through a leaner, more flexible organization. The programs were largely voluntary in nature with the expense recorded in the period in which the employees irrevocably accepted a separation offer. For the limited involuntary employee-separation programs, the expense was recorded when management committed to a plan, the plan was communicated to the employees, and the employees were not required to provide service beyond the legal notification period. The programs provided for cash payments based on years of service, and in some countries subsidized healthcare for a limited period and outplacement services. The programs’ total pretax expense in 2020 was $19.7 million, which was recorded in administrative and operating expenses. The total pretax expense included non-cash charges of $5.5 million resulting from curtailments in certain other postretirement benefit plans (see Note 12).

Employee-Separation Programs

12 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2022

Note 21. Employee-Separation Programs

During 2020, the Company implemented employee-separation programs for the Company’s salaried workforce in several geographic areas, including the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. The programs’ main purpose was to improve efficiency through a leaner, more flexible organization. The programs were largely voluntary in nature with the expense recorded in the period in which the employees irrevocably accepted a separation offer. For the limited involuntary employee-separation programs, the expense was recorded when management committed to a plan, the plan was communicated to the employees, and the employees were not required to provide service beyond the legal notification period. The programs provided for cash payments based on years of service, and in some countries subsidized healthcare for a limited period and outplacement services. The programs’ total pretax expense in 2020 was $19.7 million, which was recorded in administrative and operating expenses. The total pretax expense included non-cash charges of $5.5 million resulting from curtailments in certain other postretirement benefit plans (see Note 12).