Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment information

Segment information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months						Nine Months
(In millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	163.1		$	153.6		$	464.4		$	442.2
Multifocal lens	52.4			52.7			151.1			148.8
Single-use sphere lens	146.3			137.6			413.6			378.3
Non single-use sphere and other	147.3			145.2			434.2			432.1
Total CooperVision net sales	509.1			489.1			1,463.3			1,401.4
CooperSurgical net sales by category:
Office and surgical products	106.3			104.4			307.7			290.4
Fertility	64.0			66.5			190.8			189.5
CooperSurgical net sales	170.3			170.9			498.5			479.9
Total net sales	$	679.4		$	660.0		$	1,961.8		$	1,881.3
Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	134.2		$	125.4		$	375.9		$	361.1
CooperSurgical	20.6			1.6			59.0			(37.5		)
Corporate	(12.6		)	(11.4		)	(34.8		)	(43.2		)
Total operating income	142.2			115.6			400.1			280.4
Interest expense	16.7			22.8			53.3			59.9
Other (income) expense, net	(1.5		)	2.4			(2.1		)	1.3
Income before income taxes	$	127.0		$	90.4		$	348.9		$	219.2

Schedule of identifiable assets by segment

(In millions) [to update]	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Total identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	3,801.3	$	3,746.0
CooperSurgical	2,184.4		2,201.7
Corporate	187.1		165.1
Total	$	6,172.8	$	6,112.8

Schedule of net sales to unaffiliated customers by country of domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months				Nine Months
(In millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net sales to unaffiliated customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	306.2	$	302.1	$	891.1	$	856.8
Europe	222.7		224.0		642.0		637.8
Rest of world	150.5		133.9		428.7		386.7
Total	$	679.4	$	660.0	$	1,961.8	$	1,881.3

Schedule of net property, plant and equipment by country of domicile

(In millions)	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Net property, plant and equipment by country of domicile:
United States	$	589.7	$	516.7
Europe	339.7		340.7
Rest of world	136.0		118.6
Total	$	1,065.4	$	976.0