Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment information

Segment information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In millions)	2020			2019			2020			2019
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	133.6		$	155.3		$	288.7		$	301.3
Multifocal lens	45.1			49.7			96.9			98.7
Single-use sphere lens	116.1			135.3			254.2			267.3
Non single-use sphere, other	107.4			143.9			247.6			287.0
Total CooperVision net sales	$	402.2		$	484.2		887.4			954.3
CooperSurgical net sales by category:
Office and surgical products	69.6			105.7			168.0			201.4
Fertility	53.1			64.4			115.7			126.7
CooperSurgical net sales	122.7			170.1			283.7			328.1
Total net sales	$	524.9		$	654.3		$	1,171.1		$	1,282.4
Operating income:
CooperVision	$	67.7		$	125.5		$	190.6		$	241.7
CooperSurgical	(25.6		)	31.1			(23.9		)	38.3
Corporate	(13.5		)	(9.7		)	(27.0		)	(22.2		)
Total operating income	28.6			146.9			139.7			257.8
Interest expense	12.8			18.5			24.4			36.6
Other expense (income), net	6.8			0.3			8.9			(0.7		)
Income before income taxes	$	9.0		$	128.1		$	106.4		$	221.9

Schedule of identifiable assets by segment

(In millions)	April 30, 2020		October 31, 2019
Total identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	4,140.3	$	3,911.6
CooperSurgical	2,207.4		2,189.8
Corporate	162.2		173.1
Total	$	6,510.0	$	6,274.5

Schedule of net sales to unaffiliated customers by country of domicile

Geographic information:

Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net sales to unaffiliated customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	222.5	$	305.9	$	516.0	$	584.9
Europe	178.8		209.5		392.1		419.2
Rest of world	123.7		138.9		263.0		278.3
Total	$	524.9	$	654.3	$	1,171.1	$	1,282.4

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

(In millions)	April 30, 2020		October 31, 2019
Net property, plant and equipment by country of domicile:
United States	$	674.4	$	626.5
Europe	354.3		358.8
Rest of world	167.3		146.8
Total	$	1,196.1	$	1,132.1