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Business Segment Information (Schedule of Long-Lived Assets By Country Of Domicile) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 30, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total long-lived assets $ 961,762us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 937,325us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
United States [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total long-lived assets 514,769us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
499,195us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Europe [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total long-lived assets 393,899us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
406,433us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Rest Of World [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total long-lived assets $ 53,094us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember
$ 31,697us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember