Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2014		2013
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	71,843	$	74,667
Basic:
Weighted average common shares	48,006		48,476
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.50	$	1.54
Diluted:
Weighted average common shares	48,006		48,476
Effect of potential dilutive common shares	1,000		1,157
Diluted weighted average common shares	49,006		49,633
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	1.47	$	1.50

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)	2014		2013
Numbers of stock option shares excluded	26		224
Range of exercise prices	$	128.35	$95.74-$102.08