Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 449,641	$ 445,171
Cost of sales	187,677	168,820
Gross profit	261,964	276,351
Selling, general and administrative expense	173,604	173,535
Research and development expense	14,761	16,113
Amortization of intangibles	16,203	13,595
Operating income	57,396	73,108
Interest expense	5,274	3,941
Other expense, net	1,392	1,702
Income before income taxes	50,730	67,465
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(1,011)	5,716
Net income	51,741	61,749
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	385	570
Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$ 51,356	$ 61,179
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - basic	$ 1.06	$ 1.27
Earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders - diluted	$ 1.05	$ 1.25
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic	48,303	48,202
Diluted	48,840	49,082