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Stock Plans (Schedule of Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefit for Share-Based Awards) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total compensation expense $ 38.7us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 30.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 22.8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Related income tax benefit 11.7us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 8.8us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 7.0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Selling, general and administrative expense [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total compensation expense 32.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
25.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
19.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Cost of Sales [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total compensation expense 2.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
1.9us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
1.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Research and Development Expense [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total compensation expense 1.9us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
1.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
1.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
Capitalized in inventory [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total compensation expense $ 2.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= coo_CapitalizedInInventoryMember
$ 1.9us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= coo_CapitalizedInInventoryMember
$ 1.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= coo_CapitalizedInInventoryMember