Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In millions)	2016			2015			2016			2015
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	120.5		$	107.1		$	228.0		$	215.6
Multifocal lens	42.5			37.9			82.9			80.4
Single-use sphere lens	97.6			85.1			188.4			169.3
Non single-use sphere and other	130.6			129.5			256.3			263.6
Total CooperVision net sales	391.2			359.6			755.6			728.9
CooperSurgical net sales	92.6			75.1			177.8			150.9
Total net sales	$	483.8		$	434.7		$	933.4		$	879.8
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	83.6		$	67.7		$	136.4		$	140.9
CooperSurgical	17.7			14.2			33.1			27.4
Corporate	(11.5		)	(10.9		)	(22.3		)	(24.2		)
Total operating income	89.8			71.0			147.2			144.1
Interest expense	7.6			4.7			12.9			8.6
Other (income) expense, net	(0.4		)	(0.7		)	1.0			1.0
Income before income taxes	$	82.6		$	67.0		$	133.4		$	134.5

Schedule of Identifiable Assets by Segment

(In millions)	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	3,678.9	$	3,714.6
CooperSurgical	817.6		674.8
Corporate	104.8		70.5
Total	$	4,601.3	$	4,459.9

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Country of Domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In millions)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	221.4	$	197.4	$	428.2	$	401.3
Europe	165.9		154.7		323.0		313.8
Rest of world	96.5		82.6		182.2		164.7
Total	$	483.8	$	434.7	$	933.4	$	879.8

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Domicile

(In millions)	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States	$	500.9	$	494.2
Europe	391.6		407.9
Rest of world	71.9		65.0
Total	$	964.4	$	967.1