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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) (Details) - EBP 001
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
shares
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Entity tax identification number 36-3889635
Plan number 001
Participant loan, interest rate 2.00%
Promissory notes $ 10,448,537
Total assets (held at end of year) $ 209,104,065
Minimum  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Participant loan, interest rate 4.75%
Maximum  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Participant loan, interest rate 10.50%
Mutual funds  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Current value $ 4,176,588
Collective trusts  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Current value 162,022,809
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Insurance Company General Account | General Investment Account, contract value  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Current value $ 28,985,019
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Mutual Funds | Fidelity Global EX US Index  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 65,080
Current value $ 1,214,389
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Mutual Funds | Fidelity Small Cap Index  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 57,152
Current value $ 1,767,724
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Mutual Funds | Global Equity Fund LSV Global Value  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 81,609
Current value $ 1,194,476
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Non-Pooled Separate Account | Hormel Foods Corporation Stock Fund  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 55,792
Current value $ 3,219,586
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Self-Directed Brokerage Assets | Charles Schwab & Co.  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Current value $ 251,526
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock Equity Index S&P 500  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 159,821
Current value $ 8,418,380
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2030  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 1,192,152
Current value $ 27,810,143
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2035  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 944,950
Current value $ 24,487,730
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2040  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 594,714
Current value $ 16,921,894
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2045  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 515,141
Current value $ 15,864,791
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2050  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 398,491
Current value $ 12,962,722
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2055  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 304,570
Current value $ 10,116,523
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2060  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 253,330
Current value $ 7,028,772
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2065  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 228,385
Current value $ 3,402,186
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index 2070  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 74,960
Current value $ 886,628
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 1,113,072
Current value $ 20,894,133
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | BlackRock US Debt Index  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 60,643
Current value $ 769,300
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | Core Plus Bond Fund  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 166,253
Current value $ 1,709,325
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Separate Trust Accounts | Global Equity Fund CIT  
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Number of shares | shares 744,343
Current value $ 10,750,282