Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115.9	$ 89.0
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10.2 at October 31, 2020 and $16.4 at October 31, 2019	435.4	435.3
Inventories (Note 1)	570.4	506.9
Prepaid expense and other current assets	152.5	132.2
Total current assets	1,274.2	1,163.4
Property, plant and equipment, at cost (Note 1)	2,474.8	2,193.9
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,192.9	1,061.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,281.9	1,132.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets (Note 2)	260.2
Goodwill (Note 4)	2,447.3	2,428.9
Other intangibles, net (Note 4)	1,289.0	1,405.3
Deferred tax assets	80.1	78.0
Other assets	104.8	66.8
Total assets	6,737.5	6,274.5
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt (Note 5)	409.3	563.7
Accounts payable	176.0	150.1
Employee compensation and benefits	119.0	104.7
Operating lease liabilities (Note 2)	33.3
Other current liabilities	266.8	292.1
Total current liabilities	1,004.4	1,110.6
Long-term debt (Note 5)	1,383.9	1,262.6
Deferred tax liabilities	25.8	28.0
Long-term tax payable	162.0	124.8
Operating lease liabilities (Note 2)	236.8
Accrued pension liability and other	99.8	119.9
Total liabilities	2,912.7	2,645.9
Contingencies (see Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 1.0; zero shares issued or outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 120.0; issued 53.4 at October 31, 2020 and 53.2 at October 31, 2019	5.3	5.3
Additional paid-in capital	1,646.8	1,615.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(472.0)	(447.1)
Retained earnings	3,261.8	3,026.4
Treasury stock at cost: 4.3 shares at October 31, 2020 and 4.1 shares at October 31, 2019	(617.3)	(571.2)
Total Cooper stockholders' equity	3,824.6	3,628.4
Noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.2
Stockholders’ equity (Note 8)	3,824.8	3,628.6
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,737.5	$ 6,274.5