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Schedule II
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II
Schedule II
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Three Years Ended October 31, 2013
(In thousands)
Balance
Beginning
of Year
 
Additions
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
 
(Deductions)
Recoveries/
Other (1)
 
Balance
at End
of Year
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31, 2013
$
4,374

  
$
1,524

  
$
(637
)
 
$
5,261

Year Ended October 31, 2012
$
4,826

  
$
(257
)
  
$
(195
)
 
$
4,374

Year Ended October 31, 2011
$
4,238

  
$
2,282

  
$
(1,694
)
 
$
4,826

__________
(1) Consists of additions representing allowances and recoveries, less deductions representing receivables written off as uncollectible.

(In thousands)
Balance
Beginning
of Year
 
Additions
 
Reductions/ Charges (2)
 
Balance
at End
of Year
Income tax valuation allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31, 2013
$
1,107

  
$
—

 
$
(139
)
 
$
968

Year Ended October 31, 2012
$
—

  
$
1,107

 
$
—

 
$
1,107

Year Ended October 31, 2011
$
—

  
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

__________
(2) During the fiscal third quarter of 2013, the Company revalued its deferred tax assets and liabilities residing in Denmark, along with the related valuation allowance to reflect the newly enacted tax rate change that incrementally decreased the corporate tax rate.