Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	107,094		$	104,763		$	215,558		$	205,959
Multifocal lens	37,895			35,540			80,364			69,235
Single-use sphere lens	85,105			71,704			169,306			140,476
Non single-use sphere and other	129,509			119,075			263,707			241,715
Total CooperVision net sales	359,603			331,082			728,935			657,385
CooperSurgical net sales	75,073			81,235			150,912			159,912
Total net sales	$	434,676		$	412,317		$	879,847		$	817,297
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	67,715		$	82,618		$	140,875		$	166,764
CooperSurgical	14,183			18,098			27,406			32,255
Corporate	(10,900		)	(11,792		)	(24,175		)	(28,472		)
Total operating income	70,998			88,924			144,106			170,547
Interest expense	4,692			1,558			8,633			3,214
Other income (expense), net	686			455			(1,016		)	(57		)
Income before income taxes	$	66,992		$	87,821		$	134,457		$	167,276

Schedule of Identifiable Assets by Segment

(In thousands)	April 30, 2015		October 31, 2014
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	3,699,181	$	3,699,614
CooperSurgical	635,393		646,200
Corporate	58,086		112,526
Total	$	4,392,660	$	4,458,340

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Country of Domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	197,387	$	189,559	$	401,262	$	377,251
Europe	154,683		131,418		313,750		260,464
Rest of world	82,606		91,340		164,835		179,582
Total	$	434,676	$	412,317	$	879,847	$	817,297

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Domicile

(In thousands)	April 30, 2015		October 31, 2014
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States	$	514,769	$	499,195
Europe	393,899		406,433
Rest of world	53,094		31,697
Total	$	961,762	$	937,325