Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 120.8	$ 138.2
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $31.3 at October 31, 2023 and $20.7 at October 31, 2022	609.7	557.8
Inventories (Note 1)	735.6	628.7
Prepaid expense and other current assets	238.8	208.9
Total current assets	1,704.9	1,533.6
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,632.6	1,432.9
Goodwill (Note 4)	3,624.5	3,609.7
Other intangibles, net (Note 4)	1,710.3	1,885.1
Deferred tax assets	2,349.5	2,443.1
Other assets	637.1	587.9
Total assets	11,658.9	11,492.3
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt (Note 5)	45.4	412.6
Accounts payable	261.9	248.8
Employee compensation and benefits	174.8	152.1
Deferred revenue	123.6	93.6
Other current liabilities	363.3	373.1
Total current liabilities	969.0	1,280.2
Long-term debt	2,523.8	2,350.8
Deferred tax liabilities	101.5	149.9
Long-term tax payable	90.2	113.2
Deferred revenue	184.2	198.3
Other liabilities	239.2	225.2
Total liabilities	4,107.9	4,317.6
Contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $10 cents par value, 1.0 shares authorized, zero shares issued or outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $10 cents par value, 120.0 shares authorized, 53.9 issued and 49.5 outstanding at October 31, 2023 and 53.8 issued and 49.3 outstanding at October 31, 2022	5.4	5.4
Additional paid-in capital	1,833.4	1,765.5
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(453.8)	(466.8)
Retained earnings	6,876.1	6,584.9
Treasury stock at cost: 4.4 shares at October 31, 2023 and 4.5 shares at October 31, 2022	(710.3)	(714.5)
Total Cooper stockholders' equity	7,550.8	7,174.5
Noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.2
Stockholders’ equity (Note 8)	7,551.0	7,174.7
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 11,658.9	$ 11,492.3