Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 432,482	$ 411,993	$ 1,249,779	$ 1,175,873
Cost of sales	151,892	143,719	437,761	412,923
Gross profit	280,590	268,274	812,018	762,950
Selling, general and administrative expense	161,203	152,141	475,095	453,487
Research and development expense	16,070	14,865	48,077	43,008
Amortization of intangibles	6,752	7,660	21,735	22,553
Operating income	96,565	93,608	267,111	243,902
Interest expense	1,499	2,258	4,713	7,268
Gain on insurance proceeds	0	0	0	14,084
Other expense (income), net	683	86	739	(461)
Income before income taxes	94,383	91,264	261,659	251,179
Provision for income taxes	5,711	2,072	21,087	11,585
Net income	88,672	89,192	240,572	239,594
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests	605	241	1,502	840
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$ 88,067	$ 88,951	$ 239,070	$ 238,754
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - basic	$ 1.83	$ 1.82	$ 4.98	$ 4.91
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - diluted	$ 1.80	$ 1.79	$ 4.89	$ 4.81
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic	48,042	48,791	47,990	48,588
Diluted	48,922	49,754	48,901	49,623