Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2015		2014
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	61,179	$	71,843
Basic:
Weighted average common shares	48,202		48,006
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.27	$	1.50
Diluted:
Weighted average common shares	48,202		48,006
Effect of potential dilutive common shares	880		1,000
Diluted weighted average common shares	49,082		49,006
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.25	$	1.47

The following table sets forth stock options to purchase Cooper’s common stock and restricted stock units that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except exercise prices)	2015		2014
Numbers of stock option shares excluded	123		26
Range of exercise prices	$	162.28	$	128.35
Numbers of restricted stock units excluded	—		—