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Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning | $ 1,387,611,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 1,370,247,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Net additions during the year | 882,689,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | 14,380,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Translation | (49,379,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments | 2,984,000 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Balance, ending | 2,220,921,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 1,387,611,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Coopervision [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning | 1,048,478,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember | 1,044,054,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember
Net additions during the year | 857,146,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember | 3,363,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember
Translation | (44,063,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember | 1,061,000 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember
Balance, ending | 1,861,561,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember | 1,048,478,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes | 17,800,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopervisionMember |
CooperSurgical [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning | 339,133,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember | 326,193,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember
Net additions during the year | 25,543,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember | 11,017,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember
Translation | (5,316,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember | 1,923,000 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember
Balance, ending | 359,360,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember | 339,133,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes | $ 76,100,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = coo_CoopersurgicalMember |

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