Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months						Nine Months
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	138.3		$	126.1		$	390.8		$	354.1
Multifocal lens	46.8			44.3			132.1			127.2
Single-use sphere lens	115.8			104.3			319.5			292.7
Non single-use sphere and other	136.4			135.2			392.6			391.5
Total CooperVision net sales	437.3			409.9			1,235.0			1,165.5
CooperSurgical net sales	118.7			104.8			342.5			282.7
Total net sales	$	556.0		$	514.7		$	1,577.5		$	1,448.2
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	109.5		$	99.4		$	308.9		$	235.7
CooperSurgical	14.9			14.7			48.2			47.9
Corporate	(11.6		)	(11.4		)	(36.5		)	(33.7		)
Total operating income	112.8			102.7			320.6			249.9
Interest expense	8.3			8.0			23.3			20.9
Other (income) expense, net	(3.2		)	1.3			(0.1		)	2.2
Income before income taxes	$	107.7		$	93.4		$	297.4		$	226.8

Schedule of Identifiable Assets by Segment

(In millions)	July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Total assets:
CooperVision	$	3,515.8	$	3,382.4
CooperSurgical	1,116.2		907.1
Corporate	150.8		189.1
Total	$	4,782.8	$	4,478.6

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Country of Domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months				Nine Months
(In millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	235.3	$	227.8	$	694.8	$	656.0
Europe	200.6		182.8		544.5		505.8
Rest of world	120.1		104.1		338.2		286.4
Total	$	556.0	$	514.7	$	1,577.5	$	1,448.2

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Domicile

(In millions)	July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Net property, plant and equipment by country of domicile:
United States	$	467.7	$	464.1
Europe	345.4		334.4
Rest of world	81.8		79.2
Total	$	894.9	$	877.7