Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2013		2012
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	74,667	$	54,623
Basic:
Weighted average common shares	48,476		47,674
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.54	$	1.15
Diluted:
Weighted average common shares	48,476		47,674
Effect of dilutive stock options	1,157		1,118
Diluted weighted average common shares	49,633		48,792
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.50	$	1.12

The following table sets forth stock options to purchase Cooper’s common stock that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except exercise prices)	2013	2012
Numbers of stock option shares excluded	224	1,128
Range of exercise prices	$95.74-$102.08	$66.80-$80.51