Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 412,317	$ 384,041	$ 817,297	$ 763,880
Cost of sales	143,818	129,862	285,869	269,203
Gross profit	268,499	254,179	531,428	494,677
Selling, general and administrative expense	155,804	150,693	313,892	301,346
Research and development expense	16,295	14,490	32,007	28,143
Amortization of intangibles	7,476	7,523	14,982	14,895
Operating income	88,924	81,473	170,547	150,293
Interest expense	1,558	2,444	3,214	5,010
Gain on insurance proceeds	0	0	0	14,084
Other income (expense), net	455	(89)	(57)	549
Income before income taxes	87,821	78,940	167,276	159,916
Provision for income taxes	8,185	3,473	15,375	9,515
Net income	79,636	75,467	151,901	150,401
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests	476	331	898	598
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$ 79,160	$ 75,136	$ 151,003	$ 149,803
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - basic	$ 1.65	$ 1.55	$ 3.15	$ 3.09
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - diluted	$ 1.62	$ 1.52	$ 3.09	$ 3.02
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic	47,919	48,494	47,963	48,485
Diluted	48,754	49,478	48,883	49,555