Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	131.8		$	120.5		$	252.5		$	228.0
Multifocal lens	42.9			42.5			85.3			82.9
Single-use sphere lens	104.1			97.6			203.7			188.4
Non single-use sphere and other	129.7			130.6			256.3			256.3
Total CooperVision net sales	408.5			391.2			797.8			755.6
CooperSurgical net sales	113.9			92.6			223.7			177.8
Total net sales	$	522.4		$	483.8		$	1,021.5		$	933.4
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	112.1		$	83.6		$	199.4		$	136.4
CooperSurgical	16.8			17.7			33.3			33.1
Corporate	(11.8		)	(11.5		)	(24.9		)	(22.3		)
Total operating income	117.1			89.8			207.8			147.2
Interest expense	7.7			7.6			15.0			12.9
Other (income) expense, net	(0.1		)	(0.4		)	3.2			0.9
Income before income taxes	$	109.5		$	82.6		$	189.6		$	133.4

Schedule of Identifiable Assets by Segment

(In millions)	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	3,454.0	$	3,382.4
CooperSurgical	1,086.4		907.1
Corporate	209.4		189.1
Total	$	4,749.8	$	4,478.6

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Country of Domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	235.3	$	221.4	$	459.5	$	428.2
Europe	175.6		165.9		343.9		323.0
Rest of world	111.5		96.5		218.1		182.2
Total	$	522.4	$	483.8	$	1,021.5	$	933.4

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Domicile

(In millions)	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Net property, plant and equipment by country of domicile:
United States	$	463.4	$	464.1
Europe	342.2		334.4
Rest of world	80.9		79.2
Total	$	886.5	$	877.7