Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months						Nine Months
(In millions)	2016			2015			2016			2015
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	126.1		$	114.2		$	354.1		$	329.8
Multifocal lens	44.3			42.6			127.2			123.0
Single-use sphere lens	104.3			93.7			292.7			263.0
Non single-use sphere and other	135.2			135.0			391.5			398.6
Total CooperVision net sales	409.9			385.5			1,165.5			1,114.4
CooperSurgical net sales	104.8			76.2			282.7			227.1
Total net sales	$	514.7		$	461.7		$	1,448.2		$	1,341.5
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	99.4		$	46.4		$	235.7		$	187.2
CooperSurgical	14.7			15.0			47.9			42.5
Corporate	(11.4		)	(11.1		)	(33.7		)	(35.3		)
Total operating income	102.7			50.3			249.9			194.4
Interest expense	8.0			4.7			20.9			13.3
Other expense, net	1.3			1.0			2.2			2.0
Income before income taxes	$	93.4		$	44.6		$	226.8		$	179.1

Schedule of Identifiable Assets by Segment

(In millions)	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	3,532.7	$	3,714.6
CooperSurgical	920.8		674.8
Corporate	139.2		70.5
Total	$	4,592.7	$	4,459.9

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Country of Domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months				Nine Months
(In millions)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	227.8	$	203.0	$	656.0	$	604.3
Europe	182.8		173.8		505.8		487.6
Rest of world	104.1		84.9		286.4		249.6
Total	$	514.7	$	461.7	$	1,448.2	$	1,341.5

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Domicile

(In millions)	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States	$	487.5	$	494.2
Europe	358.2		407.9
Rest of world	76.5		65.0
Total	$	922.2	$	967.1