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Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2012 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2011 CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 Technology [Member] | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2013 Origio [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] NOK | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] CooperSurgical [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Technology [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Technology [Member] | Jul. 11, 2012 Origio [Member] Trade Names [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Origio [Member] Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, foreign cash paid (in NOK per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 147,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, working capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, net other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, net deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,387,611,000 | 1,370,247,000 | 1,276,567,000 | 339,133,000 | 326,193,000 | 229,980,000 |  | 103,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,100,000 |  | 17,400,000 |  | 8,200,000 |
Intangible asset, useful life | 13 years |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  | 10 years |  | 17 years
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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