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Business Segment Information (Schedule of Long-Lived Assets By Country Of Domicile) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total long-lived assets | $ 961,762 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | $ 937,325 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
United States [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total long-lived assets | 514,769 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 499,195 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Europe [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total long-lived assets | 393,899 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 406,433 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Rest Of World [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total long-lived assets | $ 53,094 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember | $ 31,697 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = coo_RestOfWorldOtherEliminationsAndCorporateMember

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