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Business Segment Information (Schedule of Net Sales To External Customers By Country Of Domicile) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total net sales to external customers $ 445,171us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 404,980us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
United States [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total net sales to external customers 203,875us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
187,693us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Europe [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total net sales to external customers 159,067us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
129,046us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Rest Of World [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total net sales to external customers $ 82,229us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember
$ 88,241us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember