Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 445,171	$ 404,980
Cost of sales	168,820	142,051
Gross profit	276,351	262,929
Selling, general and administrative expense	173,535	158,088
Research and development expense	16,113	15,712
Amortization of intangibles	13,595	7,507
Operating income	73,108	81,622
Interest expense	3,941	1,656
Other expense, net	1,702	510
Income before income taxes	67,465	79,456
Provision for income taxes	5,716	7,191
Net income	61,749	72,265
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests	570	422
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$ 61,179	$ 71,843
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - basic	$ 1.27	$ 1.50
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - diluted	$ 1.25	$ 1.47
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic	48,202	48,006
Diluted	49,082	49,006