Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 404,980	$ 379,839
Cost of sales	142,051	139,341
Gross profit	262,929	240,498
Selling, general and administrative expense	158,088	150,653
Research and development expense	15,712	13,653
Amortization of intangibles	7,507	7,371
Operating income	81,622	68,821
Interest expense	1,656	2,567
Gain on insurance proceeds	0	14,084
Other (expense) income, net	(510)	638
Income before income taxes	79,456	80,976
Provision for income taxes	7,191	6,041
Net income	72,265	74,935
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests	422	268
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$ 71,843	$ 74,667
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - basic	$ 1.50	$ 1.54
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - diluted	$ 1.47	$ 1.50
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	48,006	48,476
Diluted (in shares)	49,006	49,633