Acqusitions (Details)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Technology [Member]	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 Origio [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] NOK	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Technology [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Technology [Member]	Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Trade Names [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost of acquired entity, foreign cash paid (in NOK per share)											28
Percentage of voting interest acquired								97.00%
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid								$ 147,400,000
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid net of cash acquired								143,600,000
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments									12,400,000
Purchase price allocation, working capital								8,500,000
Purchase price allocation, cash								3,800,000
Purchase price allocation, property, plant and equipment								22,400,000
Purchase price allocation, net other liabilities								1,900,000
Purchase price allocation, net deferred tax liabilities								25,600,000
Purchase price allocation, noncontrolling interest								22,100,000
Purchase price allocation, debt								45,400,000
Purchase price allocation, amortizable intangible assets								107,700,000
Goodwill	1,387,611,000	1,370,247,000	1,276,567,000	339,133,000	326,193,000	229,980,000		103,700,000
Acquired intangible asset													82,100,000		17,400,000		8,200,000
Intangible asset, useful life	13 years						11 years							15 years		10 years		17 years
Acquisition costs										4,900,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes				$ 75,000,000								$ 13,100,000