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The Cooper Companies, Inc
(NASDAQ:COO) 

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The Cooper Companies, Inc. operates as a medical device company worldwide. It operates through two segments, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The company develops, manufactures, and markets a range of contact lenses, including spherical lenses, and toric and multifocal lenses that correct near- and ...

Founded: 1958
Full Time Employees: 12,000
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

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      net sales
    1,065,100,000 1,060,300,000 1,002,300,000 964,700,000 1,018,400,000 1,002,800,000 942,600,000 931,600,000 927,100,000 930,200,000 877,400,000 858,500,000 848,100,000 843,400,000 829,800,000 787,200,000 759,100,000 763,400,000 719,500,000 680,500,000 681,600,000 578,200,000 524,900,000 646,200,000 691,600,000 679,400,000 654,300,000 628,100,000 651,500,000 660,000,000 631,300,000 590,000,000 561,500,000 556,000,000 522,400,000 499,100,000 518,654,000 514,726,000 483,793,000 449,641,000 455,536,000 461,678,000 434,676,000 445,171,000 467,997,000 432,482,000 412,317,000 404,980,000 411,852,000 411,993,000 384,041,000 379,839,000 396,301,000 378,186,000 344,589,000 326,060,000 360,909,000 351,396,000 325,301,000 293,229,000 313,352,000 295,635,000 289,271,000 260,258,000 283,455,000 285,230,000 260,594,000 251,142,000 268,809,000 285,884,000 263,451,000 245,033,000 253,824,000 251,862,000 225,535,000 219,420,000 216,026,000 225,798,000 211,397,000 205,739,000 220,811,000 222,142,000 215,774,000 147,890,000  
      yoy
    4.59% 5.73% 6.33% 3.55% 9.85% 7.80% 7.43% 8.51% 9.31% 10.29% 5.74% 9.06% 11.72% 10.48% 15.33% 15.68% 11.37% 32.03% 37.07% 5.31% -1.45% -14.90% -19.78% 2.88% 6.16% 2.94% 3.64% 6.46% 16.03% 18.71% 20.85% 18.21% 8.26% 8.02% 7.98% 11.00% 13.86% 11.49% 11.30% 1.00% -2.66% 6.75% 5.42% 9.92% 13.63% 4.97% 7.36% 6.62% 3.92% 8.94% 11.45% 16.49% 9.81% 7.62% 5.93% 11.20% 15.18% 18.86% 12.46% 12.67% 10.55% 3.65% 11.00% 3.63% 5.45% -0.23% -1.08% 2.49% 5.90% 13.51% 16.81% 11.67% 17.50% 11.54% 6.69% 6.65% -2.17% 1.65% -2.03% 39.12%      
      qoq
    0.45% 5.79% 3.90% -5.27% 1.56% 6.39% 1.18% 0.49% -0.33% 6.02% 2.20% 1.23% 0.56% 1.64% 5.41% 3.70% -0.56% 6.10% 5.73% -0.16% 17.88% 10.15% -18.77% -6.56% 1.80% 3.84% 4.17% -3.59% -1.29% 4.55% 7.00% 5.08% 0.99% 6.43% 4.67% -3.77% 0.76% 6.39% 7.60% -1.29% -1.33% 6.21% -2.36% -4.88% 8.21% 4.89% 1.81% -1.67% -0.03% 7.28% 1.11% -4.15% 4.79% 9.75% 5.68% -9.66% 2.71% 8.02% 10.94% -6.42% 5.99% 2.20% 11.15% -8.18% -0.62% 9.45% 3.76% -6.57% -5.97% 8.52% 7.52% -3.46% 0.78% 11.67% 2.79% 1.57% -4.33% 6.81% 2.75% -6.83% -0.60% 2.95% 45.90%   
      cost of sales
    414,300,000 368,300,000 323,200,000 304,500,000 340,700,000 339,800,000 311,400,000 307,800,000 320,600,000 320,200,000 294,500,000 300,000,000 311,500,000 291,300,000 297,300,000 268,800,000 257,200,000 247,300,000 232,400,000 229,800,000 257,600,000 217,400,000 201,400,000 219,700,000 236,600,000 228,700,000 221,700,000 209,600,000 221,400,000 233,200,000 226,800,000 219,100,000 208,100,000 199,800,000 178,500,000 186,700,000 222,678,000 198,085,000 185,295,000 187,677,000 202,228,000 188,791,000 166,960,000 168,820,000 188,445,000 151,892,000 143,818,000 142,051,000 147,994,000 143,719,000 129,862,000 139,341,000 143,537,000 138,089,000 123,893,000 115,607,000 137,276,000 148,594,000 123,539,000 116,623,000 125,871,000 119,649,000 125,778,000 110,495,000 124,547,000 138,835,000 111,537,000 109,007,000 106,765,000 130,787,000 113,443,000 102,151,000 136,584,000 105,938,000 99,079,000 89,508,000 88,334,000 88,037,000 80,034,000 76,578,000 83,727,000 85,523,000 84,967,000 55,568,000  
      gross profit
    650,800,000 692,000,000 679,100,000 660,200,000 677,700,000 663,000,000 631,200,000 623,800,000 606,500,000 610,000,000 582,900,000 558,500,000 536,600,000 552,100,000 532,500,000 518,400,000 501,900,000 516,100,000 487,100,000 450,700,000 424,000,000 360,800,000 323,500,000 426,500,000 455,000,000 450,700,000 432,600,000 418,500,000 430,100,000 426,800,000 404,500,000 370,900,000 353,400,000 356,200,000 343,900,000 312,400,000 295,976,000 316,641,000 298,498,000 261,964,000 253,308,000 272,887,000 267,716,000 276,351,000 279,552,000 280,590,000 268,499,000 262,929,000 263,858,000 268,274,000 254,179,000 240,498,000 252,764,000 240,097,000 220,696,000 210,453,000 223,633,000 202,802,000 201,762,000 176,606,000 187,481,000 175,986,000 163,493,000 149,763,000 158,908,000 146,395,000 149,057,000 142,135,000 162,044,000 155,097,000 150,008,000 142,882,000 117,240,000 145,924,000 126,456,000 129,912,000 127,692,000 137,761,000 131,363,000 129,161,000 137,084,000 136,619,000 130,807,000 92,322,000  
      yoy
    -3.97% 4.37% 7.59% 5.84% 11.74% 8.69% 8.29% 11.69% 13.03% 10.49% 9.46% 7.74% 6.91% 6.98% 9.32% 15.02% 18.37% 43.04% 50.57% 5.67% -6.81% -19.95% -25.22% 1.91% 5.79% 5.60% 6.95% 12.83% 21.70% 19.82% 17.62% 18.73% 19.40% 12.49% 15.21% 19.25% 16.84% 16.03% 11.50% -5.21% -9.39% -2.75% -0.29% 5.10% 5.95% 4.59% 5.63% 9.33% 4.39% 11.74% 15.17% 14.28% 13.03% 18.39% 9.38% 19.17% 19.28% 15.24% 23.41% 17.92% 17.98% 20.21% 9.68% 5.37% -1.94% -5.61% -0.63% -0.52% 38.22% 6.29% 18.62% 9.98% -8.19% 5.93% -3.74% 0.58% -6.85% 0.84% 0.43% 39.90%      
      qoq
    -5.95% 1.90% 2.86% -2.58% 2.22% 5.04% 1.19% 2.85% -0.57% 4.65% 4.37% 4.08% -2.81% 3.68% 2.72% 3.29% -2.75% 5.95% 8.08% 6.30% 17.52% 11.53% -24.15% -6.26% 0.95% 4.18% 3.37% -2.70% 0.77% 5.51% 9.06% 4.95% -0.79% 3.58% 10.08% 5.55% -6.53% 6.08% 13.95% 3.42% -7.17% 1.93% -3.12% -1.15% -0.37% 4.50% 2.12% -0.35% -1.65% 5.55% 5.69% -4.85% 5.28% 8.79% 4.87% -5.89% 10.27% 0.52% 14.24% -5.80% 6.53% 7.64% 9.17% -5.75% 8.55% -1.79% 4.87% -12.29% 4.48% 3.39% 4.99% 21.87% -19.66% 15.40% -2.66% 1.74% -7.31% 4.87% 1.70% -5.78% 0.34% 4.44% 41.69%   
      gross margin %
    61.10% 65.26% 67.75% 68.44% 66.55% 66.11% 66.96% 66.96% 65.42% 65.58% 66.43% 65.06% 63.27% 65.46% 64.17% 65.85% 66.12% 67.61% 67.70% 66.23% 62.21% 62.40% 61.63% 66.00% 65.79% 66.34% 66.12% 66.63% 66.02% 64.67% 64.07% 62.86% 62.94% 64.06% 65.83% 62.59% 57.07% 61.52% 61.70% 58.26% 55.61% 59.11% 61.59% 62.08% 59.73% 64.88% 65.12% 64.92% 64.07% 65.12% 66.19% 63.32% 63.78% 63.49% 64.05% 64.54% 61.96% 57.71% 62.02% 60.23% 59.83% 59.53% 56.52% 57.54% 56.06% 51.33% 57.20% 56.60% 60.28% 54.25% 56.94% 58.31% 46.19% 57.94% 56.07% 59.21% 59.11% 61.01% 62.14% 62.78% 62.08% 61.50% 60.62% 62.43%  
      selling, general and administrative expense
    419,200,000 421,700,000 399,000,000 387,900,000 391,400,000 381,100,000 380,300,000 380,900,000 387,600,000 375,200,000 407,500,000 330,900,000 358,000,000 342,700,000 322,400,000 319,100,000 311,600,000 352,500,000 285,800,000 261,200,000 264,200,000 232,800,000 237,200,000 258,300,000 249,600,000 249,800,000 246,800,000 250,000,000 248,600,000 251,000,000 247,900,000 225,900,000 208,500,000 208,700,000 193,300,000 188,600,000 189,132,000 182,403,000 177,659,000 173,604,000 179,642,000 191,783,000 167,583,000 173,535,000 208,020,000 161,203,000 155,804,000 158,088,000 157,248,000 152,141,000 150,693,000 150,653,000 152,363,000 143,830,000 136,962,000 131,748,000 139,685,000 133,617,000 126,382,000 113,453,000 109,874,000 111,265,000 111,340,000 100,578,000 102,858,000 100,038,000 93,705,000 94,992,000 101,256,000 110,639,000 107,529,000 109,880,000 104,974,000 104,521,000 100,934,000 97,523,000 94,757,000 90,039,000 88,600,000 84,446,000 78,352,000 80,095,000 79,317,000 60,189,000  
      research and development expense
    41,400,000 44,600,000 45,500,000 40,700,000 37,700,000 39,000,000 38,900,000 39,500,000 36,700,000 36,500,000 32,600,000 31,600,000 29,100,000 28,700,000 26,300,000 26,200,000 25,700,000 24,800,000 21,000,000 21,400,000 25,500,000 21,800,000 23,800,000 22,200,000 23,300,000 21,500,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 22,600,000 22,500,000 20,800,000 18,800,000 18,600,000 17,500,000 16,800,000 16,300,000 17,941,000 16,013,000 16,696,000 14,761,000 18,360,000 18,298,000 16,819,000 16,113,000 18,182,000 16,070,000 16,295,000 15,712,000 15,819,000 14,865,000 14,490,000 13,653,000 14,119,000 13,156,000 13,031,000 11,425,000 11,738,000 11,725,000 10,390,000 9,727,000 10,486,000 8,588,000 8,573,000 7,626,000 8,266,000 7,737,000 10,065,000 7,232,000 9,190,000 9,030,000 9,116,000 8,131,000 9,277,000 11,513,000 7,957,000 11,111,000 8,437,000 6,264,000 13,914,000 5,932,000 27,569,000 7,124,000 5,356,000 2,830,000  
      amortization of intangibles
    49,800,000 50,000,000 49,800,000 49,600,000 50,200,000 50,400,000 50,300,000 50,300,000 46,500,000 46,700,000 46,500,000 46,500,000 46,000,000 40,100,000 51,100,000 42,300,000 36,100,000 38,200,000 37,100,000 34,700,000 34,200,000 34,200,000 33,900,000 34,900,000 35,100,000 37,200,000 36,900,000 36,600,000 36,200,000 37,700,000 36,700,000 36,000,000 17,800,000 17,200,000 16,700,000 16,800,000 14,722,000 15,553,000 14,312,000 16,203,000 13,053,000 12,495,000 12,316,000 13,595,000 13,975,000 6,752,000 7,476,000 7,507,000 7,686,000 7,660,000 7,523,000 7,371,000 7,302,000 5,861,000 5,263,000 5,552,000 5,589,000 5,493,000 4,734,000 4,713,000 4,617,000 4,723,000 4,499,000 4,217,000 5,370,000 4,233,000 4,080,000 4,177,000 4,096,000 4,211,000 4,371,000 4,097,000 4,191,000 4,160,000 4,192,000 3,651,000 3,541,000 3,530,000 3,503,000 3,729,000 8,430,000 1,161,000 1,225,000 888,000  
      operating income
    140,400,000 175,700,000 184,800,000 182,000,000 198,400,000 192,500,000 161,700,000 153,100,000 135,700,000 151,600,000 96,300,000 149,500,000 103,500,000 140,600,000 132,700,000 130,800,000 128,500,000 100,600,000 143,200,000 133,400,000 100,100,000 72,000,000 28,600,000 111,100,000 146,600,000 142,200,000 146,900,000 110,900,000 122,700,000 115,600,000 74,700,000 90,200,000 108,500,000 112,800,000 117,100,000 90,700,000 74,181,000 102,672,000 89,831,000 57,396,000 42,253,000 50,311,000 70,998,000 73,108,000 39,375,000 96,565,000 88,924,000 81,622,000 62,043,000 93,608,000 81,473,000 68,821,000 78,980,000 77,250,000 65,440,000 61,728,000 66,621,000 45,887,000 60,256,000 54,793,000 62,504,000 51,396,000 39,034,000 36,979,000 41,943,000 33,925,000 41,207,000 32,780,000 47,502,000 31,044,000 28,466,000 19,951,000 -4,097,000 23,658,000 10,531,000 15,762,000 22,406,000 32,300,000 24,480,000 33,714,000 19,518,000 45,652,000 42,972,000 27,692,000  
      yoy
    -29.23% -8.73% 14.29% 18.88% 46.20% 26.98% 67.91% 2.41% 31.11% 7.82% -27.43% 14.30% -19.46% 39.76% -7.33% -1.95% 28.37% 39.72% 400.70% 20.07% -31.72% -49.37% -80.53% 0.18% 19.48% 23.01% 96.65% 22.95% 13.09% 2.48% -36.21% -0.55% 46.26% 9.86% 30.36% 58.02% 75.56% 104.07% 26.53% -21.49% 7.31% -47.90% -20.16% -10.43% -36.54% 3.16% 9.15% 18.60% -21.44% 21.18% 24.50% 11.49% 18.55% 68.35% 8.60% 12.66% 6.59% -10.72% 54.37% 48.17% 49.02% 51.50% -5.27% 12.81% -11.70% 9.28% 44.76% 64.30% -1259.43% 31.22% 170.31% 26.58% -118.29% -26.76% -56.98% -53.25% 14.80% -29.25% -43.03% 21.75%      
      qoq
    -20.09% -4.92% 1.54% -8.27% 3.06% 19.05% 5.62% 12.82% -10.49% 57.42% -35.59% 44.44% -26.39% 5.95% 1.45% 1.79% 27.73% -29.75% 7.35% 33.27% 39.03% 151.75% -74.26% -24.22% 3.09% -3.20% 32.46% -9.62% 6.14% 54.75% -17.18% -16.87% -3.81% -3.67% 29.11% 22.27% -27.75% 14.29% 56.51% 35.84% -16.02% -29.14% -2.89% 85.67% -59.22% 8.59% 8.95% 31.56% -33.72% 14.89% 18.38% -12.86% 2.24% 18.05% 6.01% -7.34% 45.18% -23.85% 9.97% -12.34% 21.61% 31.67% 5.56% -11.84% 23.63% -17.67% 25.71% -30.99% 53.02% 9.06% 42.68% -586.97% -117.32% 124.65% -33.19% -29.65% -30.63% 31.94% -27.39% 72.73% -57.25% 6.24% 55.18%   
      operating margin %
    13.18% 16.57% 18.44% 18.87% 19.48% 19.20% 17.15% 16.43% 14.64% 16.30% 10.98% 17.41% 12.20% 16.67% 15.99% 16.62% 16.93% 13.18% 19.90% 19.60% 14.69% 12.45% 5.45% 17.19% 21.20% 20.93% 22.45% 17.66% 18.83% 17.52% 11.83% 15.29% 19.32% 20.29% 22.42% 18.17% 14.30% 19.95% 18.57% 12.76% 9.28% 10.90% 16.33% 16.42% 8.41% 22.33% 21.57% 20.15% 15.06% 22.72% 21.21% 18.12% 19.93% 20.43% 18.99% 18.93% 18.46% 13.06% 18.52% 18.69% 19.95% 17.38% 13.49% 14.21% 14.80% 11.89% 15.81% 13.05% 17.67% 10.86% 10.81% 8.14% -1.61% 9.39% 4.67% 7.18% 10.37% 14.30% 11.58% 16.39% 8.84% 20.55% 19.92% 18.72%  
      interest expense
    24,400,000 25,400,000 24,200,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 28,500,000 28,900,000 29,900,000 26,300,000 26,800,000 26,100,000 26,100,000 22,800,000 17,100,000 10,800,000 6,600,000 5,000,000 5,600,000 6,100,000 6,400,000 6,700,000 5,700,000 12,800,000 11,600,000 14,700,000 16,700,000 18,500,000 18,200,000 22,800,000 22,800,000 18,700,000 18,400,000 10,100,000 8,300,000 7,700,000 7,300,000 5,321,000 7,983,000 7,611,000 5,274,000 4,780,000 4,690,000 4,692,000 3,941,000 3,252,000 1,499,000 1,558,000 1,656,000 1,900,000 2,258,000 2,444,000 2,567,000 2,722,000 2,315,000 3,071,000 3,662,000 2,906,000 3,217,000 4,268,000 6,951,000 7,984,000 8,729,000 9,730,000 10,225,000 10,771,000 11,085,000 10,830,000 11,457,000 12,343,000 15,266,000 12,070,000 11,106,000 10,888,000 11,085,000 10,918,000 9,792,000 8,497,000 8,534,000 7,787,000 8,428,000 8,142,000 8,176,000 8,086,000 3,719,000  
      other expense
    -800,000 -1,600,000 16,100,000 2,700,000 2,800,000 300,000 2,800,000 3,200,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 4,600,000 1,300,000 8,300,000 6,200,000 -41,800,000 2,300,000 1,900,000 1,000,000 700,000 -12,500,000 -300,000 -100,000 6,800,000 2,100,000 3,400,000 -1,500,000 300,000  -12,800,000 2,400,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 1,800,000 -3,200,000 -100,000 3,300,000 10,000 1,274,000 -418,000 1,392,000 1,046,000 1,020,000  1,702,000 1,248,000 683,000              734,000                    5,163,000      
      income before income taxes
    116,800,000 151,900,000 144,500,000 153,300,000 168,600,000 163,700,000 130,000,000 120,000,000 106,400,000 118,800,000 65,600,000 122,100,000 72,400,000 117,300,000 163,700,000 121,900,000 121,600,000 94,000,000 136,400,000 139,500,000 93,700,000 66,400,000 9,000,000 97,400,000 128,500,000 127,000,000 128,100,000 93,800,000 112,700,000 90,400,000 54,000,000 74,800,000 96,600,000 107,700,000 109,500,000 80,100,000 68,850,000 93,415,000 82,638,000 50,730,000 36,427,000 44,601,000 66,992,000 67,465,000 34,875,000 94,383,000 87,821,000 79,456,000 61,092,000 91,264,000 78,940,000 80,976,000 82,717,000 71,308,000 62,679,000 58,747,000 62,880,000 43,056,000 39,720,000 47,108,000 53,876,000 43,652,000 2,472,000 24,426,000 32,038,000 22,685,000 30,637,000 29,468,000 33,258,000 17,516,000 15,946,000 9,487,000 -18,824,000 13,085,000 -378,000 6,789,000 13,332,000 24,289,000 15,593,000 20,123,000 11,059,000 36,684,000 37,355,000 23,359,000  
      provision for income taxes
    32,200,000 53,600,000 56,800,000 49,000,000 51,100,000 59,000,000 41,100,000 38,800,000 21,900,000 33,500,000 25,800,000 37,500,000 6,800,000 18,900,000 37,100,000 26,600,000 11,300,000 -521,800,000 18,900,000 -1,961,600,000 12,500,000 11,200,000 -2,500,000 6,900,000 7,500,000 6,900,000 5,700,000 -9,400,000 12,000,000 -10,400,000 -6,900,000 197,300,000 8,000,000 4,100,000 4,600,000 4,300,000 8,355,000 5,172,000 8,183,000 -1,011,000 -588,000 -642,000 5,855,000 5,716,000 3,618,000 5,711,000 8,185,000 7,191,000 3,780,000 2,072,000 3,473,000 6,041,000 10,492,000 4,433,000 7,758,000 4,124,000 6,242,000 4,919,000 4,360,000 1,813,000 5,678,000 3,925,000 -1,984,000 4,003,000 1,920,000 777,000 5,988,000 5,595,000 3,779,000 -363,000 4,705,000     1,441,000    2,169,000   7,845,000 4,873,000  
      net income
    84,600,000 98,300,000 87,700,000 104,300,000 117,500,000 104,700,000 88,900,000 81,200,000 84,500,000 85,300,000 39,800,000 84,600,000 65,600,000 98,400,000 126,600,000 95,300,000 110,300,000 615,800,000 117,500,000 2,101,100,000 81,200,000 55,200,000 11,500,000 90,500,000 121,000,000 120,100,000 122,400,000 103,200,000 100,700,000 100,800,000   88,600,000 103,600,000 104,900,000 75,800,000 60,495,000 88,243,000 74,455,000 51,741,000 37,015,000 45,243,000 61,137,000 61,749,000 31,257,000 88,672,000 79,636,000 72,265,000 57,312,000 89,192,000 75,467,000 74,935,000 72,225,000 66,875,000 54,921,000 54,623,000 56,638,000 38,137,000 35,360,000 45,295,000 48,198,000 39,727,000 4,456,000 20,423,000 30,118,000 21,908,000 24,649,000 23,873,000 29,479,000 17,879,000 11,241,000 6,877,000 -24,193,000 8,180,000 -527,000 5,348,000 13,602,000 20,977,000 13,701,000 17,954,000 6,370,000 37,356,000 29,510,000 18,486,000  
      yoy
    -28.00% -6.11% -1.35% 28.45% 39.05% 22.74% 123.37% -4.02% 28.81% -13.31% -68.56% -11.23% -40.53% -84.02% 7.74% -95.46% 35.84% 1015.58% 921.74% 2221.66% -32.89% -54.04% -90.60% -12.31% 20.16% 19.15%   13.66% -2.70%   46.46% 17.40% 40.89% 46.50% 63.43% 95.04% 21.78% -16.21% 18.42% -48.98% -23.23% -14.55% -45.46% -0.58% 5.52% -3.56% -20.65% 33.37% 37.41% 37.19% 27.52% 75.35% 55.32% 20.59% 17.51% -4.00% 693.54% 121.78% 60.03% 81.34% -81.92% -14.45% 2.17% 22.53% 119.28% 247.14% -221.85% 118.57% -2233.02% 28.59% -277.86% -61.00% -103.85% -70.21% 113.53% -43.85% -53.57% -2.88%      
      qoq
    -13.94% 12.09% -15.92% -11.23% 12.23% 17.77% 9.48% -3.91% -0.94% 114.32% -52.96% 28.96% -33.33% -22.27% 32.84% -13.60% -82.09% 424.09% -94.41% 2487.56% 47.10% 380.00% -87.29% -25.21% 0.75% -1.88% 18.60% 2.48% -0.10%    -14.48% -1.24% 38.39% 25.30% -31.44% 18.52% 43.90% 39.78% -18.19% -26.00% -0.99% 97.55% -64.75% 11.35% 10.20% 26.09% -35.74% 18.19% 0.71% 3.75% 8.00% 21.77% 0.55% -3.56% 48.51% 7.85% -21.93% -6.02% 21.32% 791.54% -78.18% -32.19% 37.47% -11.12% 3.25% -19.02% 64.88% 59.05% 63.46% -128.43% -395.76% -1652.18% -109.85% -60.68% -35.16% 53.11% -23.69% 181.85% -82.95% 26.59% 59.63%   
      net income margin %
    7.94% 9.27% 8.75% 10.81% 11.54% 10.44% 9.43% 8.72% 9.11% 9.17% 4.54% 9.85% 7.73% 11.67% 15.26% 12.11% 14.53% 80.67% 16.33% 308.76% 11.91% 9.55% 2.19% 14.00% 17.50% 17.68% 18.71% 16.43% 15.46% 15.27% 0% 0% 15.78% 18.63% 20.08% 15.19% 11.66% 17.14% 15.39% 11.51% 8.13% 9.80% 14.06% 13.87% 6.68% 20.50% 19.31% 17.84% 13.92% 21.65% 19.65% 19.73% 18.22% 17.68% 15.94% 16.75% 15.69% 10.85% 10.87% 15.45% 15.38% 13.44% 1.54% 7.85% 10.63% 7.68% 9.46% 9.51% 10.97% 6.25% 4.27% 2.81% -9.53% 3.25% -0.23% 2.44% 6.30% 9.29% 6.48% 8.73% 2.88% 16.82% 13.68% 12.50%  
      earnings per share
                                                                                         
      basic
    0.43 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.53 0.45 0.41 1.7 1.72 0.8 1.71 1.34 1.99 2.57 1.93 2.19 12.5 2.39 42.77 1.65 1.13 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.295 0.47 0.31 0.4 0.518 0.85 0.67 0.53  
      diluted
    0.42 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.52 0.44 0.41 1.7 1.71 0.8 1.7 1.32 1.98 2.55 1.91 2.15 12.37 2.36 42.31 1.64 1.12 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.285 0.45 0.3 0.39 0.48 0.79 0.62 0.48  
      number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
                                                                                         
      basic
    -0.5 199.3 199.9 199.7 0.1 199.1 198.9 198.4  49.5 49.5 49.4  49.3 49.3 49.4  49.3 49.2 49.1  49.1 49.2 49.1  49.5 49.4 49.3 0.1 49.1 49.1 48.9  48.9 49 48.8 84 48,578 48,428 48,303 31 48,600 48,463 48,202 71 48,042 47,919 48,006 27 48,791 48,494 48,476 81 48,110 47,708 47,674 298 47,322 46,506 45,986 71 45,605 45,481 45,293 45,180 45,170 45,141 21 44,993 44,989 44,941 43 44,778 44,645 44,568 44,531 44,520 44,497 764 44,122 43,980 35,209  
      diluted
    -0.6 200 200.7 201.2 0.1 200.6 200.5 199.9  49.9 49.8 49.7  49.6 49.7 49.9 0.1 49.8 49.7 49.7  49.5 49.6 49.7  50.1 50 49.9 0.1 49.7 49.6 48.9 0.1 49.6 49.5 49.4 124 49,048 48,853 48,840 22 49,244 49,163 49,082 59 48,922 48,754 49,006 62 49,754 49,478 49,633 83 49,302 49,007 48,792 -53 49,009 48,239 47,391 273 46,402 46,367 46,123 110 45,694 45,523 45,141 -633 46,934 47,740 45,129 -375 47,785 44,645 47,574 -45 47,482 47,577 47,614 701 47,854 48,104 39,479  
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                                         
      cash flow hedges
    -4.425 3.9 -19.6 -2 -8.45 -27.2 21.4 -28 -2.975 14.6 -5.5 -21 10.525 -10.5 39.3 13.3 2.7 -8.9 15.2 4.5 -4.525 -4.6                                                                
      foreign currency translation adjustment
    11.825 -3.7 117.7 -66.7 15.625 24.7 -22 59.8 25.975 34.4 -14.5 84 -44.525 -32.3 -96.6 -49.2 25.35 -3.7 18.9 86.2 5.125 72.7 -68.9                                                               
      comprehensive income
    79.975 98.5 185.8 35.6 75.875 102.2 88.3 113 75.425 134.3 19.8 147.6 46.05 55.6 69.3 59.4 736.65 603.2 151.6 2,191.8 39.9 123.3 -70.9                                                               
      earnings per share (note 7)*:
                                                                                         
      basic
    0.43 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.53 0.45 0.41 1.7 1.72 0.8 1.71 1.34 1.99 2.57 1.93 2.19 12.5 2.39 42.77 1.65 1.13 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.295 0.47 0.31 0.4 0.518 0.85 0.67 0.53  
      diluted
    0.42 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.52 0.44 0.41 1.7 1.71 0.8 1.7 1.32 1.98 2.55 1.91 2.15 12.37 2.36 42.31 1.64 1.12 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.285 0.45 0.3 0.39 0.48 0.79 0.62 0.48  
      number of shares used to compute earnings per share*:
                                                                                         
      basic
    -0.5 199.3 199.9 199.7 0.1 199.1 198.9 198.4  49.5 49.5 49.4  49.3 49.3 49.4  49.3 49.2 49.1  49.1 49.2 49.1  49.5 49.4 49.3 0.1 49.1 49.1 48.9  48.9 49 48.8 84 48,578 48,428 48,303 31 48,600 48,463 48,202 71 48,042 47,919 48,006 27 48,791 48,494 48,476 81 48,110 47,708 47,674 298 47,322 46,506 45,986 71 45,605 45,481 45,293 45,180 45,170 45,141 21 44,993 44,989 44,941 43 44,778 44,645 44,568 44,531 44,520 44,497 764 44,122 43,980 35,209  
      diluted
    -0.6 200 200.7 201.2 0.1 200.6 200.5 199.9  49.9 49.8 49.7  49.6 49.7 49.9 0.1 49.8 49.7 49.7  49.5 49.6 49.7  50.1 50 49.9 0.1 49.7 49.6 48.9 0.1 49.6 49.5 49.4 124 49,048 48,853 48,840 22 49,244 49,163 49,082 59 48,922 48,754 49,006 62 49,754 49,478 49,633 83 49,302 49,007 48,792 -53 49,009 48,239 47,391 273 46,402 46,367 46,123 110 45,694 45,523 45,141 -633 46,934 47,740 45,129 -375 47,785 44,645 47,574 -45 47,482 47,577 47,614 701 47,854 48,104 39,479  
      gain on sale of an intangible
                              -19,000,000                                                           
      cash flow hedge
                          -13.5                                                               
      earnings per share - basic
                           1.84 2.44 2.43 2.48 2.09 2.05 2.05                                                        
      earnings per share - diluted
                           1.82 2.42 2.4 2.45 2.07 2.02 2.03                                                        
      impairment of intangibles
                                  24,400,000                                                       
      other income
                               1,100,000               686,000    455,000 -510,000 949,000 -86,000 -89,000 638,000 1,459,000 -2,223,000 310,000 681,000 -835,000 386,000 219,000  106,000 985,000 168,000 -2,328,000 866,000 -155,000 260,000 8,145,000 482,250 1,738,000 -450,000 642,000 1,159,000 512,000 9,000 819,000 12,057,000 523,000 -1,100,000  -317,000 -792,000 2,469,000 -614,000  
      net income attributable to cooper stockholders
                                  60,900,000 -122,500,000 88,600,000 103,600,000 104,900,000 75,800,000 60,508,000 87,928,000 74,125,000 51,356,000 36,679,000 44,951,000 60,713,000 61,179,000 30,786,000 88,067,000 79,160,000 71,843,000 57,397,000 88,951,000 75,136,000 74,667,000                                  
      earnings per share attributable to cooper stockholders - basic
                                  1.24 -2.5 1.82 2.12 2.14 1.55 1.24 1.81 1.53 1.06 0.75 0.92 1.25 1.27 0.63 1.83 1.65 1.5 1.18 1.82 1.55 1.54                                  
      earnings per share attributable to cooper stockholders - diluted
                                  1.23 -2.5 1.78 2.09 2.12 1.53 1.23 1.79 1.52 1.05 0.75 0.91 1.23 1.25 0.62 1.8 1.62 1.47 1.15 1.79 1.52 1.5                                  
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                        -13,000 315,000 330,000                                               
      less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                           385,000 336,000 292,000 424,000 570,000 375,500 605,000 476,000 422,000 210,000 241,000 331,000 268,000                                  
      gain on insurance proceeds
                                                       14,084,000                                  
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                         1,404,000   4,121,750  16,487,000                           
      basic earnings per share
                                                        0.923 1.39 1.15 1.15 1.19 0.81 0.76 0.99 1.06 0.87 0.1 0.45 0.67 0.48 0.55 0.53 0.66 0.4 0.25 0.15              
      diluted earnings per share
                                                        0.9 1.36 1.12 1.12 1.17 0.78 0.73 0.96 1.03 0.86 0.1 0.44 0.66 0.48 0.54 0.53 0.64 0.39 0.25 0.15              
      restructuring costs
                                                                 14,000 47,000 363,000 471,000 462,000  2,954,000  173,000 526,000 823,000 2,895,000 2,072,000 2,842,000 1,865,000 -1,449,000 5,628,000 866,000 1,340,000 3,215,000 2,587,000 1,937,000 723,000  
      settlement of preexisting relationship
                                                             6,080,000                            
      litigation settlement charge
                                                                6,750,000  27,000,000                       
      gain on settlement of preexisting relationship
                                                               6,080,000                          
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                           2,610,000 5,369,000 4,905,000 149,000    1,892,000       
      add interest charge applicable to convertible debt, net of tax
                                                                             523,000  523,000 391,750 522,000 523,000 522,000 393,000 524,000 524,000 524,000  
      income for calculating diluted earnings per share
                                                                            3,250.25 8,703 -527 5,871 13,549.75 21,499 14,224 18,476 21,731 37,880 30,034   
      earnings per share:
                                                                                         
      basic
    0.43 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.53 0.45 0.41 1.7 1.72 0.8 1.71 1.34 1.99 2.57 1.93 2.19 12.5 2.39 42.77 1.65 1.13 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.295 0.47 0.31 0.4 0.518 0.85 0.67 0.53  
      diluted
    0.42 0.49 0.44 0.52 0.59 0.52 0.44 0.41 1.7 1.71 0.8 1.7 1.32 1.98 2.55 1.91 2.15 12.37 2.36 42.31 1.64 1.12 0.23                                                  0.073 0.18 -0.01 0.12 0.285 0.45 0.3 0.39 0.48 0.79 0.62 0.48  
      benefit for income taxes
                                                                                1,843,250 3,312,000   3,011,500 -672,000    
      income for calculating earnings per share
                                                                                       19,010  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                                          
        current assets:
                                                                                          
        cash and cash equivalents
      110,600,000 124,900,000 116,200,000 100,900,000 107,600,000 109,700,000 112,400,000 135,200,000 120,800,000 117,300,000 111,900,000 118,200,000 138,200,000 246,300,000 399,200,000 280,700,000 95,900,000 112,200,000 105,900,000 119,100,000 115,900,000 127,400,000 79,800,000 76,800,000 89,000,000 112,700,000 104,600,000 146,600,000 77,700,000 155,600,000 164,900,000 91,700,000 88,800,000 46,000,000 121,300,000 91,100,000 100,817,000 62,613,000 44,464,000 16,047,000 16,426,000 17,005,000 17,911,000 16,428,000 25,222,000 173,786,000 82,659,000 28,828,000 77,393,000 25,482,000 14,441,000 14,445,000 12,840,000 12,732,000 7,745,000 7,681,000 5,175,000 7,872,000 8,430,000 3,320,000 3,573,000 3,240,000 9,829,000 1,822,000 3,932,000 3,790,000 4,472,000 1,885,000 1,944,000 3,438,000 1,911,000 2,586,000 3,226,000 8,061,000 12,033,000 23,544,000 8,224,000 12,724,000 16,555,000 24,597,000 30,826,000 17,119,000 28,494,000 39,368,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 51.9 at october 31, 2025 and 43.5 at october 31, 2024
      829,000,000                                                                                    
        inventories
      846,000,000 881,000,000 880,300,000 842,900,000 802,700,000 779,300,000 775,400,000 747,500,000 735,600,000 723,600,000 699,000,000 659,100,000 628,700,000 621,600,000 603,800,000 588,100,000 585,600,000 587,900,000 582,000,000 570,500,000 570,400,000 594,900,000 568,200,000 526,500,000 506,900,000 502,100,000 493,100,000 486,200,000 468,800,000 479,600,000 504,800,000 506,300,000 454,100,000 453,900,000 437,600,000 421,400,000 417,696,000 430,259,000 433,596,000 430,898,000 419,692,000 405,966,000 402,537,000 390,101,000 381,474,000 353,384,000 345,816,000 339,496,000 338,917,000 339,908,000 339,323,000 325,394,000 320,199,000 301,686,000 286,069,000 272,774,000 253,584,000 243,370,000 249,382,000 239,996,000 227,902,000 234,315,000 238,756,000 251,842,000 260,846,000 276,847,000 288,196,000 286,587,000 283,454,000 295,862,000 293,397,000 279,007,000 267,914,000 265,381,000 261,612,000 248,021,000 236,512,000 226,360,000 214,666,000 198,480,000 185,693,000 190,504,000 196,888,000 107,607,000 
        prepaid expense and other current assets
      320,800,000 339,600,000 348,300,000 326,800,000 324,200,000 298,700,000 282,500,000 260,200,000 238,800,000 240,200,000 223,700,000 218,400,000 208,900,000 186,200,000 203,200,000 196,600,000 179,300,000 151,300,000 144,600,000 146,600,000 152,500,000 148,500,000 149,400,000 138,600,000 132,200,000 131,300,000 142,700,000 170,500,000 169,700,000 178,000,000 170,100,000 163,700,000 93,700,000 96,300,000 88,200,000 80,500,000 77,472,000 86,836,000 96,974,000 78,951,000 81,051,000 72,568,000 76,561,000 68,352,000 68,417,000 67,234,000 59,179,000 61,983,000 60,215,000 53,313,000 60,171,000 65,869,000 51,107,000 47,955,000 46,361,000 45,535,000 33,125,000 40,917,000 47,870,000 43,563,000 33,547,000 33,754,000 42,543,000 42,460,000  46,158,000 49,815,000 62,346,000    60,135,000  51,123,000 49,423,000 47,370,000  47,510,000 43,172,000      
        total current assets
      2,106,400,000 2,137,800,000 2,125,700,000 1,987,000,000 1,951,500,000 1,926,700,000 1,859,000,000 1,793,900,000 1,704,900,000 1,711,000,000 1,599,300,000 1,577,500,000 1,533,600,000 1,597,700,000 1,738,200,000 1,698,100,000 1,465,300,000 1,474,600,000 1,322,600,000 1,297,400,000 1,274,200,000 1,321,300,000 1,166,200,000 1,149,900,000 1,163,400,000 1,150,800,000 1,136,600,000 1,193,000,000 1,090,900,000 1,188,800,000 1,272,400,000 1,175,500,000 953,200,000 932,100,000 958,300,000 883,900,000 934,458,000 929,639,000 915,115,000 844,504,000 841,818,000 814,692,000 799,966,000 787,109,000 791,617,000 895,813,000 764,680,000 701,094,000 747,241,000 706,007,000 675,788,000 680,848,000 657,860,000 628,106,000 576,283,000 555,263,000 540,347,000 543,636,000 538,435,000 503,343,000 491,340,000 491,270,000 493,449,000 496,408,000 503,878,000 518,015,000 524,532,000 536,530,000 526,032,000 568,668,000 556,666,000 526,340,000 517,522,000 511,097,000 498,543,000 494,199,000 456,951,000 456,232,000 440,501,000 449,343,000 443,714,000 434,407,000 438,970,000 304,498,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      2,082,000,000 1,988,700,000 1,928,500,000 1,864,700,000 1,863,400,000 1,747,600,000 1,709,300,000 1,682,200,000 1,632,600,000 1,535,000,000 1,489,800,000 1,464,000,000 1,432,900,000                                                                     344,515,000 319,692,000  
        goodwill
      3,853,400,000 3,861,800,000 3,864,700,000 3,792,100,000 3,838,400,000 3,777,200,000 3,761,300,000 3,773,200,000 3,624,500,000 3,683,100,000 3,660,000,000 3,672,300,000 3,609,700,000 3,665,800,000 3,719,400,000 3,835,700,000 2,574,000,000 2,585,200,000 2,567,700,000 2,553,300,000 2,447,300,000 2,445,000,000 2,400,000,000 2,445,900,000 2,428,900,000 2,391,400,000 2,438,500,000 2,449,300,000 2,392,100,000 2,421,300,000 2,461,100,000 2,454,400,000 2,354,800,000 2,333,600,000 2,302,700,000 2,279,800,000 2,164,748,000 2,228,063,000 2,233,251,000 2,157,260,000 2,197,077,000 2,189,153,000 2,177,551,000 2,157,577,000 2,220,921,000 1,390,911,000 1,393,912,000 1,387,983,000 1,387,611,000 1,378,679,000 1,381,777,000 1,374,504,000 1,370,247,000 1,360,504,000 1,275,444,000 1,272,030,000 1,276,567,000 1,270,300,000 1,277,904,000 1,268,734,000 1,261,976,000 1,256,488,000 1,255,177,000 1,254,767,000 1,257,029,000 1,260,793,000 1,244,965,000 1,241,492,000 1,251,699,000 1,286,176,000 1,256,949,000 1,253,951,000 1,253,686,000 1,255,936,000 1,260,489,000 1,238,044,000 1,217,084,000 1,205,368,000 1,209,233,000 1,209,834,000 1,169,049,000 1,290,673,000 1,296,277,000 310,600,000 
        other intangibles
      1,586,300,000 1,635,900,000 1,694,000,000 1,739,400,000 1,791,000,000 1,786,800,000 1,796,900,000 1,848,100,000 1,710,300,000 1,770,600,000 1,815,000,000 1,863,400,000 1,885,100,000 1,917,300,000 1,907,400,000 1,842,000,000 1,271,500,000 1,308,100,000 1,412,400,000 1,358,600,000 1,289,000,000 1,311,400,000 1,337,700,000 1,374,400,000 1,405,300,000 1,438,600,000 1,474,100,000 1,514,100,000 1,521,300,000 1,558,800,000 1,602,000,000 1,587,800,000 504,700,000 487,900,000 485,000,000 498,500,000 441,086,000 454,506,000 437,005,000 406,832,000 411,090,000 402,286,000 411,232,000 418,043,000 453,605,000 176,292,000 184,998,000 190,812,000 198,769,000 203,398,000 210,623,000 214,564,000 214,783,000 220,347,000 118,077,000 122,873,000 128,341,000 125,840,000 127,949,000 130,380,000 114,177,000 118,528,000 120,864,000 114,963,000 114,700,000 119,809,000 123,760,000 127,582,000 130,587,000 134,879,000 138,029,000 141,891,000 145,833,000 150,086,000 147,493,000 149,160,000 147,160,000 150,193,000 153,662,000 161,096,000 151,413,000   31,768,000 
        deferred tax assets
      2,077,500,000 2,099,200,000 2,141,700,000 2,175,300,000 2,210,300,000 2,248,300,000 2,283,700,000 2,318,300,000 2,349,500,000 2,369,400,000 2,390,600,000 2,415,100,000 2,443,100,000 2,464,000,000 2,480,100,000 2,488,200,000 2,546,600,000 2,554,900,000 2,017,400,000 2,031,200,000 80,100,000 80,100,000 77,000,000 75,900,000 78,000,000 63,100,000 60,100,000 55,200,000 58,400,000 45,700,000 36,700,000 22,500,000     47,103,000 42,590,000 41,256,000 39,717,000 41,731,000 38,993,000 35,774,000 36,329,000 40,224,000 39,445,000 37,257,000 35,499,000 41,179,000 40,008,000 37,364,000 33,972,000 39,417,000 37,140,000 33,226,000 29,113,000 33,684,000 33,061,000 28,989,000 27,002,000 28,828,000 29,906,000 28,030,000 25,339,000 23,360,000 20,944,000 25,640,000 26,948,000 26,337,000 26,284,000 25,280,000 20,445,000 23,395,000 22,200,000 18,703,000 18,449,000 19,659,000 19,715,000 17,878,000 21,147,000 23,449,000   20,296,000 
        other assets
      689,200,000 653,300,000 659,000,000 663,700,000 660,600,000 621,400,000 637,200,000 616,900,000 637,100,000 628,200,000 584,800,000 568,800,000 587,900,000 306,000,000 317,400,000 169,000,000 144,200,000 117,200,000 118,800,000 106,000,000 104,800,000 94,000,000 77,500,000 69,900,000 66,800,000 63,500,000 61,400,000 63,200,000 74,100,000 74,900,000 75,700,000 76,400,000 75,600,000 68,200,000 57,600,000 57,600,000 51,847,000 51,560,000 45,554,000 38,725,000 39,018,000 33,073,000 33,595,000 36,158,000 39,140,000 42,312,000 45,212,000 46,584,000 47,494,000 47,703,000 47,718,000 45,555,000 43,805,000 44,903,000 44,917,000 44,649,000 48,230,000 47,256,000 45,169,000 48,167,000 40,566,000 41,281,000 41,779,000 43,519,000 45,951,000 45,621,000 38,242,000 35,746,000 50,999,000 17,784,000 14,621,000 13,905,000 18,685,000 21,907,000 23,709,000 24,920,000 13,570,000 16,544,000 17,116,000 13,173,000 16,153,000  12,990,000 3,315,000 
        total assets
      12,394,800,000 12,376,700,000 12,413,600,000 12,222,200,000 12,315,200,000 12,108,000,000 12,047,400,000 12,032,600,000 11,658,900,000 11,697,300,000 11,539,500,000 11,561,100,000 11,492,300,000 11,552,100,000 11,778,000,000 11,662,500,000 9,606,200,000 9,610,600,000 9,013,800,000 8,921,900,000 6,737,500,000 6,748,400,000 6,510,000,000 6,548,500,000                                                             
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                          
        current liabilities:
                                                                                          
        short-term debt
      47,800,000 46,900,000 59,800,000 48,700,000 33,300,000 40,800,000 41,700,000 46,100,000 45,400,000 79,600,000 74,500,000 68,100,000 412,600,000 534,600,000 905,700,000 912,000,000 82,900,000 440,100,000 412,600,000 400,700,000 409,300,000 552,600,000 554,500,000 543,000,000 563,700,000 390,000,000 454,600,000 445,500,000 37,100,000 45,300,000 41,300,000 29,600,000 23,400,000 33,400,000 41,300,000 223,500,000 226,325,000 31,692,000 30,191,000 46,696,000 244,193,000 237,558,000 242,165,000 92,795,000 101,518,000 46,492,000 33,916,000 44,147,000 42,987,000 28,338,000 28,955,000 30,459,000 25,284,000 25,858,000 44,216,000 39,191,000 52,979,000 38,735,000 29,097,000 15,486,000 19,159,000 22,298,000 13,567,000 15,119,000 7,051,000 38,448,000 47,214,000 41,789,000 43,013,000 36,894,000 39,258,000 46,858,000 46,514,000 53,706,000 48,417,000 36,126,000 23,516,000 60,573,000 58,620,000 38,537,000 72,260,000   20,871,000 
        accounts payable
      300,400,000 255,900,000 244,200,000 201,500,000 260,500,000 222,000,000 230,700,000 202,300,000 261,900,000 226,700,000 242,400,000 224,100,000 248,800,000 227,200,000 184,100,000 149,000,000 161,400,000 153,000,000 141,600,000 137,400,000 176,000,000 180,200,000 128,700,000 141,700,000 150,100,000 141,500,000 129,200,000 129,600,000 146,400,000 120,800,000 153,800,000 107,900,000 142,100,000 112,200,000 100,400,000 100,300,000 107,386,000 87,688,000 105,759,000 116,430,000 116,912,000 114,479,000 100,545,000 87,336,000 116,353,000 87,209,000 86,248,000 74,770,000 108,172,000 76,571,000 73,779,000 61,920,000 85,056,000 66,251,000 54,926,000 48,205,000 61,755,000 58,905,000 51,641,000 48,341,000 51,792,000 41,951,000 42,822,000 36,105,000 36,878,000 44,872,000 47,136,000 45,859,000 63,636,000 66,041,000 68,109,000 54,919,000 61,377,000 59,531,000 52,434,000 50,400,000 66,080,000 54,782,000 46,007,000 40,880,000 36,042,000 36,824,000 28,512,000 21,684,000 
        employee compensation and benefits
      210,600,000 181,100,000 157,100,000 190,400,000 174,800,000 156,500,000 144,700,000 178,700,000 174,800,000 154,600,000 131,100,000 167,200,000 152,100,000 140,800,000 120,000,000 122,200,000 148,700,000 155,600,000 127,000,000 110,000,000 119,000,000 108,400,000 86,300,000 92,500,000 104,700,000 89,500,000 83,000,000 75,900,000 94,000,000 88,200,000 77,600,000 74,200,000 84,100,000 75,500,000 62,500,000 59,900,000 77,717,000 68,889,000 59,038,000 56,408,000 67,373,000 61,714,000 52,938,000 50,589,000 67,904,000 59,517,000 52,295,000 49,904,000 63,414,000 55,831,000 47,179,000 45,558,000 59,441,000 48,703,000 42,380,000 40,152,000 48,790,000 43,057,000 36,503,000 32,643,000 44,821,000 38,660,000 35,580,000 33,331,000 35,781,000 30,450,000 27,132,000 32,162,000 34,915,000 35,841,000 29,611,000 27,091,000 33,772,000 30,643,000 28,567,000 24,379,000 29,755,000 29,013,000 30,883,000 31,239,000 30,896,000 33,057,000 32,563,000 22,376,000 
        deferred revenue
      127,900,000 126,600,000 127,600,000 126,300,000 129,900,000 126,400,000 121,700,000 122,400,000 123,600,000 122,800,000 119,700,000 106,400,000 93,600,000                                                                        
        other current liabilities
      426,100,000 399,600,000 423,800,000 432,700,000 424,300,000 423,800,000 413,700,000 415,400,000 363,300,000 409,900,000 381,400,000 350,000,000 373,100,000 437,200,000 402,400,000 425,500,000 301,700,000 283,200,000 277,300,000 278,500,000 266,800,000 255,200,000 224,300,000 259,800,000 292,100,000 268,400,000 274,100,000 287,600,000 259,000,000 207,100,000 187,700,000 204,000,000 146,500,000 150,100,000 139,000,000 134,200,000 125,027,000 131,972,000 127,229,000 128,435,000 125,954,000 115,836,000 139,994,000 151,859,000 152,373,000 104,469,000 92,207,000 97,879,000 104,162,000 88,536,000 79,006,000 84,663,000 89,131,000 89,287,000 84,096,000 78,461,000 100,854,000 91,063,000 79,483,000 86,536,000 76,875,000 81,618,000 75,561,000 80,808,000  82,517,000 73,844,000 116,106,000  79,994,000 81,097,000 88,385,000  66,322,000 69,180,000 52,677,000    48,409,000  56,665,000 51,836,000  
        total current liabilities
      1,112,800,000 1,010,100,000 1,012,500,000 999,600,000 1,022,800,000 969,500,000 952,500,000 964,900,000 969,000,000 993,600,000 949,100,000 915,800,000 1,280,200,000 1,375,700,000 1,648,400,000 1,664,400,000 732,100,000 1,063,200,000 992,700,000 961,300,000 1,004,400,000 1,128,700,000 1,025,300,000 1,068,500,000 1,110,600,000 889,400,000 940,900,000 938,600,000 536,500,000 461,400,000 460,400,000 415,700,000 396,100,000 371,200,000 343,200,000 517,900,000 536,455,000 320,241,000 322,217,000 347,969,000 569,172,000 529,587,000 535,642,000 382,579,000 442,182,000 297,687,000 264,666,000 268,307,000 321,253,000 249,286,000 228,919,000 226,132,000 262,552,000 232,075,000 228,125,000 206,392,000 267,206,000 237,693,000 206,150,000 186,074,000 199,520,000 224,176,000 208,256,000 178,807,000 175,414,000 212,133,000 212,040,000 253,827,000 255,407,000 239,868,000 240,788,000 240,076,000 286,480,000 284,422,000 256,585,000 230,401,000 276,630,000 253,063,000 243,810,000 224,935,000 257,622,000 220,198,000 202,050,000 116,509,000 
        long-term debt
      2,457,500,000 2,431,400,000 2,525,600,000 2,491,200,000 2,550,400,000 2,591,600,000 2,671,300,000 2,726,200,000 2,523,800,000 2,514,700,000 2,565,700,000 2,627,300,000 2,350,800,000 2,346,900,000 2,346,700,000 2,346,500,000 1,396,100,000 1,179,900,000 1,324,900,000 1,413,900,000 1,383,900,000 1,327,800,000 1,344,800,000 1,233,700,000 1,262,600,000 1,422,600,000 1,472,300,000 1,686,900,000 1,985,700,000 2,248,900,000 2,442,400,000 2,372,900,000 1,149,300,000 1,180,000,000 1,345,600,000 1,201,000,000 1,107,448,000 1,412,374,000 1,411,182,000 1,330,627,000 1,105,764,000 1,070,299,000 1,105,544,000 1,302,542,000 1,280,833,000 301,449,000 301,508,000 301,589,000 301,670,000 215,291,000 291,549,000 377,512,000 348,422,000 454,225,000 275,092,000 371,114,000 327,453,000 406,485,000 524,118,000 586,724,000 591,977,000 624,373,000 699,381,000 724,178,000 771,630,000 800,525,000 848,379,000 871,367,000 861,781,000 890,866,000 901,787,000 878,251,000 830,116,000 807,580,000 817,446,000 817,519,000 681,286,000 698,443,000 698,187,000 727,234,000 632,652,000 689,453,000 723,037,000 144,865,000 
        deferred tax liabilities
      93,300,000 101,800,000 99,100,000 95,200,000 96,000,000 94,900,000 94,200,000 90,400,000 101,500,000 137,600,000 139,000,000 144,300,000 149,900,000 143,800,000 131,600,000 100,600,000 24,100,000 28,800,000 22,300,000 21,600,000 25,800,000 28,500,000 26,800,000 27,600,000 28,000,000 31,500,000 33,300,000 34,600,000 31,000,000 37,200,000 38,000,000 40,800,000 38,800,000 30,900,000 25,600,000 26,800,000 37,532,000 43,773,000 37,568,000 35,597,000 31,016,000 67,922,000 69,156,000 69,377,000 69,525,000 26,152,000 25,372,000 24,447,000 24,883,000 23,298,000 26,346,000 30,339,000 30,971,000 30,748,000 19,008,000 18,628,000 20,127,000 18,964,000 20,958,000 20,202,000 20,202,000 15,205,000 12,576,000 15,046,000 16,456,000 13,064,000   15,196,000    10,678,000    9,494,000        
        long-term tax payable
      7,500,000 17,800,000 17,700,000 54,300,000 57,500,000 59,000,000 59,000,000 88,100,000 90,200,000 90,500,000 90,700,000 112,400,000 113,200,000 116,800,000 126,100,000 138,000,000 139,600,000 139,600,000 149,500,000 164,900,000 162,000,000 162,100,000 158,900,000 176,200,000 124,800,000 124,800,000 124,800,000 124,800,000 141,500,000 171,000,000 176,400,000 176,400,000                                                     
        other liabilities
      282,800,000 263,200,000 274,200,000 261,000,000 311,600,000 277,000,000 277,900,000 281,400,000 239,200,000                                                                            
        total liabilities
      4,155,700,000 4,023,700,000 4,125,500,000 4,094,700,000 4,231,600,000 4,182,800,000 4,243,500,000 4,337,300,000 4,107,900,000 4,168,800,000 4,161,500,000 4,225,400,000 4,317,600,000 4,469,000,000 4,764,200,000 4,736,400,000 2,664,200,000 2,825,200,000 2,851,000,000 2,932,000,000 2,912,700,000 2,988,000,000 2,882,500,000 2,817,600,000 2,645,900,000 2,557,300,000 2,661,200,000 2,873,100,000 2,805,000,000 3,030,300,000 3,226,400,000 3,112,200,000 1,682,900,000 1,689,500,000 1,810,000,000 1,837,300,000 1,775,883,000 1,855,273,000 1,856,472,000 1,795,076,000 1,786,706,000 1,728,747,000 1,776,923,000 1,818,759,000 1,869,900,000 691,097,000 659,902,000 660,846,000 713,767,000 569,266,000 630,236,000 719,996,000 728,226,000 787,272,000 590,605,000 661,910,000 687,030,000 727,656,000 814,866,000 849,639,000 858,242,000 908,929,000 966,497,000 969,344,000 1,011,565,000 1,067,058,000 1,117,770,000 1,171,899,000 1,170,540,000 1,178,922,000 1,195,952,000 1,171,408,000 1,136,682,000 1,105,703,000 1,092,009,000 1,066,353,000 974,092,000 971,810,000 960,499,000 967,594,000 906,605,000 922,204,000 940,971,000 267,400,000 
        contingencies
                                                                                          
        stockholders’ equity*:
                                                                                          
        preferred stock, 0.10 par value, 1.0 shares authorized, zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        common stock
      21,800,000 21,800,000 21,800,000 21,700,000 21,700,000 21,700,000 21,700,000 21,600,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,300,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,208,000 5,203,000 5,174,000 5,168,000 5,156,000 5,154,000 5,151,000 5,121,000 5,099,000 5,097,000 5,064,000 5,056,000 5,034,000 5,033,000 5,007,000 4,975,000 4,945,000 4,897,000 4,892,000 4,819,000  4,791,000 4,711,000 4,648,000  4,598,000 4,589,000 4,573,000  4,552,000 4,552,000 4,552,000  4,536,000 4,534,000 4,534,000  4,518,000 4,511,000 4,500,000  4,495,000 4,495,000 4,494,000 4,490,000 4,459,000 4,440,000 3,334,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      1,975,500,000 1,960,400,000 1,942,700,000 1,928,300,000 1,921,000,000 1,884,700,000 1,866,700,000 1,847,400,000 1,833,400,000 1,817,400,000 1,800,700,000 1,779,200,000 1,765,500,000 1,751,000,000 1,736,800,000 1,719,200,000 1,715,200,000 1,688,100,000 1,667,800,000 1,647,200,000 1,646,800,000 1,637,000,000 1,626,500,000 1,611,600,000 1,615,000,000 1,607,600,000 1,587,700,000 1,574,800,000 1,572,100,000 1,551,400,000 1,542,500,000 1,528,800,000 1,526,700,000 1,516,900,000 1,503,800,000 1,497,000,000 1,493,965,000 1,475,760,000 1,442,735,000 1,431,027,000 1,434,705,000 1,416,639,000 1,399,461,000 1,385,787,000 1,386,800,000 1,375,314,000 1,340,940,000 1,332,280,000 1,329,329,000 1,315,367,000 1,291,779,000 1,271,611,000 1,265,202,000 1,230,850,000 1,218,238,000 1,184,914,000 1,180,250,000 1,173,519,000 1,126,491,000 1,094,552,000 1,083,779,000 1,075,522,000 1,070,678,000 1,066,815,000 1,053,662,000 1,051,076,000 1,048,714,000 1,044,242,000 1,040,945,000 1,034,572,000 1,031,103,000 1,026,039,000 1,018,949,000 1,016,630,000 1,009,880,000 1,002,097,000 993,713,000 992,049,000 990,248,000 984,960,000 977,317,000 968,577,000 962,985,000 327,811,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -406,500,000 -392,100,000 -392,300,000 -490,400,000 -421,700,000 -425,100,000 -422,600,000 -422,000,000 -453,800,000 -374,800,000 -423,800,000 -403,800,000 -466,800,000 -477,300,000 -434,500,000 -377,200,000 -341,300,000 -359,800,000 -347,200,000 -381,300,000 -472,000,000 -444,700,000 -512,800,000 -430,400,000 -447,100,000 -481,800,000 -416,600,000 -398,000,000 -430,700,000 -385,600,000 -316,000,000 -273,000,000 -375,300,000 -384,800,000 -423,100,000 -461,400,000 -489,600,000 -380,032,000 -253,153,000 -305,433,000 -191,643,000 -168,140,000 -185,372,000 -219,747,000 -106,182,000 -726,000  -12,212,000 -15,762,000 -56,387,000 -44,003,000 -29,496,000 -31,261,000 -38,631,000 -21,068,000 -29,980,000 -18,110,000 -4,540,000  -17,011,000 -17,334,000 -33,528,000 -41,701,000 -24,039,000 -12,920,000 -5,947,000 -68,847,000 -89,012,000                 
        retained earnings
      7,643,300,000 7,558,700,000 7,460,400,000 7,372,700,000 7,268,400,000 7,150,900,000 7,046,200,000 6,957,300,000 6,876,100,000 6,791,600,000 6,707,800,000 6,668,000,000 6,584,900,000 6,519,400,000 6,422,500,000 6,295,900,000  6,091,800,000 5,477,500,000 5,360,000,000  3,180,600,000 3,126,900,000 3,115,400,000 3,026,400,000 2,905,400,000 2,786,800,000 2,664,400,000 2,576,000,000 2,470,500,000 2,371,200,000 2,310,300,000 2,434,200,000 2,345,600,000 2,243,400,000 2,138,600,000 2,050,443,000 1,989,906,000 1,903,469,000 1,829,344,000 1,779,440,000 1,742,761,000 1,699,268,000 1,638,555,000 1,578,823,000 1,548,037,000 1,461,419,000 1,382,258,000 1,311,851,000 1,254,455,000 1,166,972,000 1,091,836,000 1,018,618,000 946,698,000 881,259,000 826,338,000 773,136,000 716,498,000 679,793,000 644,432,000 600,522,000 552,324,000 513,967,000 509,512,000 500,078,000 469,961,000 449,407,000 424,758,000 402,242,000 372,762,000 356,233,000 344,992,000 334,127,000 358,320,000 351,484,000 352,011,000 348,000,000 334,398,000 314,757,000 301,056,000 284,437,000 242,034,000 212,524,000 195,021,000 
        treasury stock
      -995,200,000 -796,000,000 -744,700,000 -705,000,000 -706,000,000 -707,200,000 -708,300,000 -709,200,000 -710,300,000 -711,300,000 -712,300,000 -713,300,000 -714,500,000 -715,600,000 -716,600,000 -717,400,000  -640,300,000 -640,900,000 -641,500,000  -618,000,000 -618,600,000 -571,200,000 -571,200,000 -421,200,000 -421,200,000 -421,200,000 -415,100,000 -415,100,000 -415,100,000 -415,100,000 -415,100,000 -389,700,000 -389,700,000 -360,100,000 -360,149,000 -360,149,000 -360,149,000 -360,149,000 -360,149,000 -308,842,000 -308,842,000 -308,842,000 -294,662,000 -270,649,000 -272,103,000 -272,103,000 -225,917,000 -102,946,000 -105,558,000 -106,864,000 -64,753,000 -69,346,000 -45,365,000 -48,734,000 -2,590,000 -2,590,000 -2,744,000 -4,322,000 -4,805,000 -4,805,000 -4,805,000 -4,805,000 -5,035,000 -5,265,000 -5,265,000 -5,419,000 -5,419,000 -5,419,000 -5,419,000 -5,419,000 -5,894,000 -5,894,000 -5,894,000 -6,396,000 -6,412,000 -6,458,000 -6,458,000 -6,488,000 -7,133,000 -7,608,000 -7,608,000 -8,976,000 
        total cooper stockholders' equity
      8,238,900,000    8,083,400,000    7,550,800,000    7,174,500,000            3,628,400,000    3,307,600,000    3,175,700,000    2,699,867,000 2,730,688,000 2,738,076,000 2,599,957,000 2,667,509,000 2,687,572,000 2,609,666,000 2,500,874,000 2,569,878,000 2,657,073,000 2,543,351,000 2,435,279,000 2,404,535,000 2,415,522,000 2,314,197,000 2,232,062,000 2,192,751,000                                
        noncontrolling interests
      200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000  200,000 200,000 200,000  200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 168,000 6,714,000 6,705,000 6,769,000 6,395,000 6,363,000 6,071,000 16,111,000 18,562,000 19,204,000 18,729,000 18,630,000 18,959,000 22,120,000 22,299,000 17,486,000 20,407,000 22,178,000                               
        stockholders’ equity
      8,239,100,000 8,353,000,000 8,288,100,000 8,127,500,000 8,083,600,000 7,925,200,000 7,803,900,000 7,695,300,000 7,551,000,000 7,528,500,000 7,378,000,000 7,335,700,000 7,174,700,000 7,083,100,000 7,013,800,000 6,926,100,000  6,785,400,000 6,162,800,000 5,989,900,000  3,760,400,000 3,627,500,000 3,730,900,000 3,628,600,000 3,615,500,000 3,542,200,000 3,425,500,000 3,307,800,000 3,226,600,000 3,188,000,000 3,156,400,000 3,175,800,000 3,093,300,000 2,939,800,000 2,819,400,000 2,700,035,000 2,737,402,000 2,744,781,000 2,606,726,000 2,673,904,000 2,693,935,000 2,615,737,000 2,516,985,000 2,588,440,000 2,676,277,000 2,562,080,000 2,453,909,000 2,423,494,000 2,437,642,000 2,336,496,000 2,249,548,000 2,213,158,000 2,096,646,000 2,037,956,000 1,937,357,000 1,937,488,000 1,887,678,000 1,810,326,000 1,722,299,000 1,666,776,000 1,594,111,000 1,542,728,000 1,552,056,000 1,540,342,000 1,514,377,000 1,428,561,000 1,379,121,000 1,417,076,000 1,496,604,000 1,433,706,000 1,413,534,000 1,423,589,000 1,435,362,000  1,402,643,000 1,378,509,000 1,356,694,000 1,330,326,000 1,300,664,000 1,273,225,000   544,161,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      12,394,800,000 12,376,700,000 12,413,600,000 12,222,200,000 12,315,200,000 12,108,000,000 12,047,400,000 12,032,600,000 11,658,900,000 11,697,300,000 11,539,500,000 11,561,100,000 11,492,300,000 11,552,100,000 11,778,000,000 11,662,500,000  9,610,600,000 9,013,800,000 8,921,900,000  6,748,400,000 6,510,000,000 6,548,500,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 52.1 at july 31, 2025, and 43.5 at october 31, 2024
       792,300,000                                                                                   
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                          
        total cooper stockholders’ equity
       8,352,800,000 8,287,900,000 8,127,300,000  7,925,000,000 7,803,700,000 7,695,100,000  7,528,300,000 7,377,800,000 7,335,500,000  7,082,900,000 7,013,600,000 6,925,900,000  6,785,200,000 6,162,600,000 5,989,700,000  3,760,200,000 3,627,300,000 3,730,700,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 52.2 at april 30, 2025, and 43.5 at october 31, 2024
        780,900,000                                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 48.1 at january 31, 2025, and 43.5 at october 31, 2024
         716,400,000                                                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 43.5 at october 31, 2024 and 31.3 at october 31, 2023
          717,000,000                                                                                
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 42.8 at july 31, 2024, and 31.3 at october 31, 2023
           739,000,000                                                                               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 39.9 at april 30, 2024, and 31.3 at october 31, 2023
            688,700,000                                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 34.7 at january 31, 2024, and 31.3 at october 31, 2023
             651,000,000                                                                             
        preferred stock, 10 cents par value, 1.0 shares authorized, zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 31.3 at october 31, 2023 and 20.7 at october 31, 2022
              609,700,000                                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 27.6 at july 31, 2023, and 20.7 at october 31, 2022
               629,900,000                                                                           
        accrued pension liability and other
               246,900,000 234,400,000 230,500,000 225,200,000 270,200,000 285,400,000 245,900,000 140,600,000 177,000,000 120,700,000 124,300,000 99,800,000 104,300,000 94,000,000 70,400,000 119,900,000 89,000,000 89,900,000 88,200,000 110,300,000 111,800,000 109,200,000 106,400,000 98,700,000 107,400,000 95,600,000 91,600,000 94,448,000 78,885,000 85,505,000 80,883,000 80,754,000 60,939,000 66,581,000 64,261,000 77,360,000 65,809,000 68,356,000 66,503,000 65,961,000 81,391,000 83,422,000 86,013,000 86,281,000 70,224,000 68,380,000 65,776,000 72,244,000 64,514,000 63,640,000 56,639,000 46,543,000 45,175,000 46,284,000 51,313,000 48,065,000 41,336,000 44,377,000 34,082,000 38,156,000 35,791,000 40,839,000 40,971,000 9,408,000 2,197,000 6,297,000 5,991,000 6,682,000 11,697,000 10,569,000 7,606,000 7,213,000    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 21.0 at april 30, 2023, and 20.7 at october 31, 2022
                564,700,000                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 24.7 at january 31, 2023, and 20.7 at october 31, 2022
                 581,800,000                                                                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 20.7 at october 31, 2022 and 9.2 at october 31, 2021
                  557,800,000                                                                        
        assets held-for-sale
                     106,800,000 89,200,000 88,100,000                                                                   
        liabilities held-for-sale
                     19,000,000 1,700,000 1,600,000                                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 16.6 at july 31, 2022, and 9.2 at october 31, 2021
                   543,600,000                                                                       
        property, plant and equipment, at cost
                   2,746,200,000 2,719,100,000 2,695,600,000 2,655,700,000 2,618,100,000 2,581,400,000 2,555,800,000 2,474,800,000 2,401,800,000 2,309,500,000 2,266,900,000 2,193,900,000 2,086,900,000 2,038,200,000 2,009,300,000 1,930,300,000 1,901,600,000 1,887,300,000 1,846,800,000 1,757,500,000 1,718,500,000 1,675,200,000 1,636,500,000 1,603,243,000 1,660,967,000 1,696,135,000 1,647,837,000 1,650,730,000 1,642,574,000 1,588,778,000 1,522,022,000 1,525,917,000 1,420,878,000 1,371,241,000 1,294,570,000 1,240,576,000 1,127,861,000 1,092,195,000 1,075,953,000 1,060,086,000 1,017,580,000 979,085,000 945,070,000 955,980,000 953,880,000 944,405,000 916,240,000 919,268,000 886,965,000 872,460,000 878,608,000 882,322,000 874,444,000 834,303,000 809,868,000 822,354,000 873,602,000 859,870,000 824,293,000 797,038,000 756,263,000 717,717,000 687,815,000 637,428,000 611,177,000 567,269,000 519,676,000 477,244,000   221,373,000 
        less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
                   1,384,900,000 1,353,500,000 1,334,100,000 1,308,100,000 1,303,800,000 1,271,400,000 1,250,700,000 1,192,900,000 1,164,100,000 1,113,400,000 1,098,400,000 1,061,800,000 1,021,500,000 1,005,500,000 985,500,000 954,300,000 934,200,000 920,800,000 894,800,000 847,400,000 823,600,000 788,700,000 757,400,000 725,571,000 738,756,000 731,776,000 699,663,000 683,633,000 667,698,000 627,016,000 593,395,000 588,592,000 577,465,000 553,799,000 525,173,000 500,709,000 473,761,000 455,313,000 438,954,000 419,831,000 399,965,000 385,482,000 361,831,000 346,775,000 352,786,000 338,400,000 320,415,000 325,381,000 317,217,000 302,974,000 291,892,000 279,754,000 266,102,000 245,913,000 228,643,000 219,700,000 227,681,000 221,727,000 205,013,000 192,508,000 177,546,000 161,614,000 151,632,000 141,071,000 130,630,000 119,838,000 105,563,000     
        operating lease right-of-use assets
                   240,000,000 249,900,000 268,000,000 257,000,000 256,300,000 264,900,000 270,300,000 260,200,000 258,900,000 255,500,000 264,000,000                                                             
        operating lease liabilities
                   35,900,000 36,200,000 36,700,000 35,700,000 29,700,000 34,200,000 34,700,000 33,300,000 32,300,000 31,500,000 31,500,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 13.8 at april 30, 2022, and 9.2 at october 31, 2021
                    532,000,000                                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 11.3 at january 31, 2022 and 9.2 at october 31, 2021
                     525,900,000                                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 9.2 at october 31, 2021 and 10.2 at october 31, 2020
                      515,300,000                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 9.1 at july 31, 2021 and 10.2 at october 31, 2020
                       535,100,000                                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 10.7 at april 30, 2021 and 10.2 at october 31, 2020
                        490,100,000                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 11.9 at january 31, 2021 and 10.2 at october 31, 2020
                         461,200,000                                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 10.2 at october 31, 2020 and 16.4 at october 31, 2019
                          435,400,000                                                                
        preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 1.0; zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 11.9 at july 31, 2020 and 16.4 at october 31, 2019
                           450,500,000                                                               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 13.4 at april 30, 2020 and 16.4 at october 31, 2019
                            368,800,000                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15.2 at january 31, 2020 and 16.4 at october 31, 2019
                             408,000,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 16.4 at october 31, 2019 and 19.0 at october 31, 2018
                              435,300,000                                                            
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17.1 at july 31, 2019 and 19.0 at october 31, 2018
                               404,700,000                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17.2 at april 30, 2019 and 19.0 at october 31, 2018
                                396,200,000                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19.7 at january 31, 2019 and 19.0 at october 31, 2018
                                 389,700,000                                                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19.0 at october 31, 2018 and 10.8 at october 31, 2017
                                  374,700,000                                                        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 18.5 at july 31, 2018 and 10.8 at october 31, 2017
                                   375,600,000                                                       
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15.0 at april 30, 2018 and 10.8 at october 31, 2017
                                    432,600,000                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 11.8 at january 31, 2018 and 10.8 at october 31, 2017
                                     413,800,000                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 10.8 at october 31, 2017 and 8.5 at october 31, 2016
                                      316,600,000                                                    
        prospective adoption of asu 2015-17, balance sheet classification of deferred taxes. refer to note 1.
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 10.0 at july 31, 2017 and 8.5 at october 31, 2016
                                       335,900,000                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 9.4 at april 30, 2017 and 8.5 at october 31, 2016
                                        311,200,000                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 8.9 at january 31, 2017 and 8.5 at october 31, 2016
                                         290,900,000                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 8,517 at october 31, 2016 and 5,956 at october 31, 2015
                                          291,370,000                                                
        preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 1,000; zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 8,101 at july 31, 2016 and 5,956 at october 31, 2015
                                           307,341,000                                               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 7,765 at april 30, 2016 and 5,956 at october 31, 2015
                                            298,825,000                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 7,295 at january 31, 2016 and 5,956 at october 31, 2015
                                             278,891,000                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,956 at october 31, 2015 and 6,025 at october 31, 2014
                                              282,918,000                                            
        accrued income taxes
                                              14,740,000    4,034,000   1,607,000 2,518,000 10,000  3,532,000 3,640,000 1,976,000 2,507,000 383,000 2,828,000 5,933,000 9,426,000 3,068,000 4,494,000 9,745,000 10,466,000 5,981,000 4,400,000 11,713,000 12,819,000 11,504,000 4,378,000 13,178,000 14,596,000 14,083,000 40,322,000 36,864,000 33,457,000 30,037,000 28,534,000 27,997,000 26,797,000 28,034,000 26,454,000 12,582,000 9,295,000 15,171,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,479 at july 31, 2015 and 6,025 at october 31, 2014
                                               280,160,000                                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,450 at april 30, 2015 and 6,025 at october 31, 2014
                                                267,183,000                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,761 at january 31, 2015 and 6,025 at october 31, 2014
                                                 275,899,000                                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 6,025 at october 31, 2014 and 5,261 at october 31, 2013
                                                  276,280,000                                        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,259 at july 31, 2014 and 5,261 at october 31, 2013
                                                   261,964,000                                       
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,823 at april 30, 2014 and 5,261 at october 31, 2013
                                                    239,769,000                                      
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                    8,031,000            2,075,000          -25,240,000 90,153,000 47,255,000 43,388,000 71,882,000 61,788,000 57,759,000 50,431,000 38,711,000    14,114,000 31,621,000   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,678 at january 31, 2014 and 5,261 at october 31, 2013
                                                     235,288,000                                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,261 at october 31, 2013 and 4,374 at october 31, 2012
                                                      229,537,000                                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,116 at july 31, 2013 and 4,374 at october 31, 2012
                                                       247,296,000                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,134 at april 30, 2013 and 4,374 at october 31, 2012
                                                        224,489,000                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,705 at january 31, 2013 and 4,374 at october 31, 2012
                                                         241,168,000                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,374 and 4,826 at october 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                          234,297,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,102 at july 31, 2012 and 4,826 at october 31, 2011
                                                           228,593,000                               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,324 at april 30, 2012 and 4,826 at october 31, 2011
                                                            202,882,000                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,811 at january 31, 2012 and 4,826 at october 31, 2011
                                                             200,160,000                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,826 and 4,238 at october 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                              214,779,000                            
        preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized:
                                                                                          
        1,000; zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        70,000; issued 48,015 and 46,140 at october 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                              4,802,000                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,959 at july 31, 2011 and 4,238 at october 31, 2010
                                                               218,416,000                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,875 at april 30, 2011 and 4,238 at october 31, 2010
                                                                203,764,000                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,082 at january 31, 2011 and 4,238 at october 31, 2010
                                                                 189,462,000                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,238 and 4,690 at october 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                  197,490,000                        
        current portion of long-term debt
                                                                     4,021,000 2,793,000           16,000 37,850,000     30,175,000 21,731,000  
        accrued acquisition costs
                                                                  2,379,000 2,904,000 3,260,000 3,442,000 3,599,000 4,133,000 3,895,000 6,407,000 6,318,000 7,920,000 8,117,000 8,740,000 10,303,000 20,553,000 24,530,000 36,766,000 36,901,000 29,443,000 34,696,000 37,836,000 41,110,000 50,895,000 58,113,000 11,843,000 
        70,000; issued 46,140 and 45,572 at october 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                  4,614,000                        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,124 at july 31, 2010 and 4,690 at october 31, 2009
                                                                   190,055,000                       
        accrued litigation settlement
                                                                   27,000,000 27,000,000                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,956 at april 30, 2010 and 4,690 at october 31, 2009
                                                                    174,291,000                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,632 at january 31, 2010 and 4,690 at october 31, 2009
                                                                     174,945,000                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,690 and 4,541 at october 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                      170,941,000                    
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                      44,799,000    55,139,000 62,592,000 59,810,000  58,494,000    45,972,000    51,136,000   36,129,000 
        other accrued liabilities
                                                                      84,912,000    103,147,000    94,192,000    53,994,000 51,255,000 46,807,000  50,860,000   24,564,000 
        70,000; issued 45,572 and 45,482 at october 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                      4,557,000                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,767 at july 31, 2009 and 4,541 at october 31, 2008
                                                                       170,276,000                   
        preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares: authorized 1,000; zero shares issued or outstanding
                                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,631 at april 30, 2009 and 4,541 at october 31, 2008
                                                                        156,409,000                  
        deferred tax liability
                                                                        12,974,000 12,623,000  12,397,000 12,538,000 12,110,000  11,504,000 11,681,000 12,442,000  8,607,000 7,933,000 7,819,000 9,118,000 6,399,000 6,026,000 6,026,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,599 at january 31, 2009 and 4,541 at october 31, 2008
                                                                         158,764,000                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,541 and 6,194 at october 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                          159,158,000                
        70,000; issued 45,482 and 45,253 at october 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                          4,548,000                
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,966 at july 31, 2008 and 6,194 at october 31, 2007
                                                                           180,492,000               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,913 at april 30, 2008 and 6,194 at october 31, 2007
                                                                            176,268,000              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,076 at january 31, 2008 and 6,194 at october 31, 2007
                                                                             164,167,000             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 6,194 and 5,523 at october 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                              164,493,000            
        70,000; issued 45,253 and 44,966 at october 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                              4,525,000            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,818 at july 31, 2007 and 5,523 at october 31, 2006
                                                                               164,332,000           
        accrued interest
                                                                               16,803,000           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,512 at april 30, 2007 and 5,523 at october 31, 2006
                                                                                156,772,000          
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                          
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                1,417,740,000          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,476 at january 31, 2007 and 5,523 at october 31, 2006
                                                                                 156,815,000         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 5,523 and 7,232 at october 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                  146,584,000        
        70,000; issued 44,966 and 44,896 at october 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                  4,497,000        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 6,719 at july 31, 2006 and 7,232 at october 31, 2005
                                                                                   149,923,000       
        accumulated other comprehensive income and other
                                                                                   32,210,000 27,284,000 16,642,000   32,203,000 26,971,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 6,446 at april 30, 2006 and 7,232 at october 31, 2005
                                                                                    148,230,000      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 6,876 at january 31, 2006 and 7,232 at october 31, 2005
                                                                                     155,001,000     
        prepaid expense and other assets
                                                                                     50,118,000     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 7,232 in 2005 and 4,486 in 2004
                                                                                      152,610,000    
        marketable securities
                                                                                         1,829,000 
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                                                      97,459,000   70,308,000 
        trade receivables
                                                                                       155,181,000 145,308,000  
        deferred tax asset
                                                                                       25,598,000 30,864,000  
        other current assets
                                                                                       46,005,000   
        other intangible assets
                                                                                       60,335,000 60,639,000  
        prepaid and other assets
                                                                                       15,202,000   
        other long-term liabilities
                                                                                       6,154,000   
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                       1,239,083,000 1,204,544,000  
        prepaid and other current assets
                                                                                        37,416,000  
        other long term liabilities
                                                                                        9,858,000  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 4,486 in 2004 and 5,924 in 2003
                                                                                         99,269,000 
        commitments
                                                                                          
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-07-31 2025-04-30 2025-01-31 2024-07-31 2024-04-30 2024-01-31 2023-07-31 2023-04-30 2023-01-31 2022-07-31 2022-04-30 2022-01-31 2021-07-31 2021-04-30 2021-01-31 2020-07-31 2020-04-30 2020-01-31 2019-07-31 2019-04-30 2019-01-31 2018-07-31 2018-04-30 2018-01-31 2017-07-31 2017-04-30 2017-01-31 2016-07-31 2016-04-30 2016-01-31 2015-07-31 2015-04-30 2015-01-31 2014-07-31 2014-04-30 2014-01-31 2013-07-31 2013-04-30 2013-01-31 2012-07-31 2012-04-30 2012-01-31 2011-07-31 2011-04-30 2011-01-31 2010-10-31 2010-07-31 2010-04-30 2010-01-31 2009-10-31 2009-07-31 2009-04-30 2009-01-31 2008-10-31 2008-07-31 2008-04-30 2008-01-31 2007-10-31 2007-07-31 2007-04-30 2007-01-31 2006-10-31 2006-07-31 2006-04-30 2006-01-31 2005-10-31 2005-07-31 2005-04-30 2005-01-31 
                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                             
          net income
        290,300,000 192,000,000 104,300,000 274,800,000 170,100,000 81,200,000 209,700,000 124,400,000 84,600,000 320,200,000 221,800,000 95,300,000 2,834,400,000 2,218,600,000 2,101,100,000 157,200,000 102,000,000 90,500,000 345,700,000 225,500,000 103,200,000 39,200,000 -61,600,000 -122,500,000 284,300,000 180,700,000 75,800,000 214,439,000 126,196,000 51,741,000 168,129,000 122,886,000 61,749,000 240,572,000 151,901,000 72,265,000 239,594,000 150,401,000 74,935,000 176,419,000 109,544,000 54,623,000 118,792,000 35,360,000 45,295,000 48,198,000 39,727,000 4,455,000 20,423,000 30,118,000 21,908,000 24,649,000 23,873,000 29,479,000 17,879,000 11,241,000 6,877,000 -24,193,000 8,180,000 -527,000 5,348,000 13,602,000 20,977,000 13,701,000 17,954,000 6,370,000 37,356,000 29,510,000 18,486,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                             
          depreciation and amortization
        279,000,000 183,600,000 91,000,000 284,100,000 195,100,000 96,800,000 275,000,000 180,500,000 89,700,000 257,100,000 175,400,000 82,000,000 231,900,000 153,000,000 75,500,000 210,000,000 139,400,000 70,600,000 210,200,000 139,500,000 68,800,000 204,600,000 135,600,000 66,600,000 141,200,000 94,000,000 47,800,000 150,930,000 101,434,000 53,455,000 141,298,000 87,389,000 42,884,000 95,647,000 63,145,000 31,395,000 93,586,000 62,469,000 31,525,000 80,395,000 52,570,000 25,816,000 71,810,000 23,511,000 22,894,000  23,888,000 23,992,000 22,905,000  21,987,000 21,006,000 25,000,000  21,263,000 21,016,000 20,112,000  22,712,000 16,873,000 16,066,000  15,747,000 15,097,000 14,176,000  11,614,000 10,826,000 7,575,000 
          share-based compensation expense
                                                                             
          non-cash operating lease expense
                                                                             
          other including asset impairment charges
                                                                             
          change in fair value of contingent consideration
              -31,800,000 -31,800,000 -31,800,000 -10,700,000   56,800,000                                                         
          deferred income taxes
        122,200,000 78,300,000 34,600,000       55,000,000 35,600,000 14,700,000 -2,489,500,000 -1,977,600,000 -1,981,300,000                                                       
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                             
          accounts receivable
                                                                             
          inventories
                                                                             
          other assets
                                                                             
          operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities
                                                                             
          accounts payable
                                                                             
          accrued liabilities
                                                                             
          accrued income taxes
                                                                             
          other long-term liabilities
                                                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        548,200,000 286,800,000 190,600,000 441,200,000 233,700,000 122,700,000 433,300,000 290,800,000 166,600,000 561,700,000 297,800,000 166,000,000 564,100,000 340,300,000 147,700,000 268,300,000 155,500,000 129,700,000 513,300,000 316,600,000 101,800,000 432,300,000 197,100,000 26,200,000 394,600,000 240,100,000 108,400,000 316,273,000 187,387,000 89,539,000 286,449,000 190,481,000 79,841,000 302,767,000 194,906,000 68,574,000 265,584,000 162,526,000 47,623,000 200,304,000 122,191,000 41,550,000 225,291,000 64,891,000 72,931,000  75,293,000 71,618,000 56,142,000  75,913,000 43,835,000 24,904,000  44,029,000 17,084,000 -5,592,000  47,428,000 47,673,000 761,000    33,054,000  39,136,000 43,428,000 36,660,000 
          capital expenditures
        -264,400,000 -167,500,000 -89,400,000 -281,200,000 -192,200,000 -118,100,000 -247,500,000 -156,600,000 -83,000,000 -147,100,000 -100,500,000 -57,100,000 -149,400,000 -105,800,000 -55,900,000 -203,400,000 -158,300,000 -69,000,000 -207,300,000 -131,900,000 -79,200,000 -150,200,000 -97,900,000 -51,400,000 -95,400,000 -57,300,000 -28,700,000 -117,378,000 -86,332,000 -45,156,000 -184,713,000 -118,365,000 -64,995,000 -177,936,000 -122,176,000 -60,979,000 -106,062,000 -67,490,000 -29,315,000 -67,141,000 -43,057,000 -19,953,000 -71,156,000 -23,231,000 -28,785,000  -16,869,000 -11,208,000 -12,911,000  -19,881,000 -19,966,000 -34,095,000  -25,408,000 -34,146,000 -42,728,000  -38,598,000 -40,047,000 -50,043,000    -45,960,000  -37,037,000 -27,190,000 -11,630,000 
          free cash flows
        283,800,000 119,300,000 101,200,000 160,000,000 41,500,000 4,600,000 185,800,000 134,200,000 83,600,000 414,600,000 197,300,000 108,900,000 414,700,000 234,500,000 91,800,000 64,900,000 -2,800,000 60,700,000 306,000,000 184,700,000 22,600,000 282,100,000 99,200,000 -25,200,000 299,200,000 182,800,000 79,700,000 198,895,000 101,055,000 44,383,000 101,736,000 72,116,000 14,846,000 124,831,000 72,730,000 7,595,000 159,522,000 95,036,000 18,308,000 133,163,000 79,134,000 21,597,000 154,135,000 41,660,000 44,146,000  58,424,000 60,410,000 43,231,000  56,032,000 23,869,000 -9,191,000  18,621,000 -17,062,000 -48,320,000  8,830,000 7,626,000 -49,282,000    -12,906,000  2,099,000 16,238,000 25,030,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                             
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -264,400,000 -167,500,000 -89,400,000 -281,200,000 -192,200,000 -118,100,000 -247,500,000 -156,600,000 -83,000,000 -147,100,000 -100,500,000 -57,100,000 -149,400,000 -105,800,000 -55,900,000 -203,400,000 -158,300,000 -69,000,000 -207,300,000 -131,900,000 -79,200,000 -150,200,000 -97,900,000 -51,400,000 -95,400,000 -57,300,000 -28,700,000 -117,378,000 -86,332,000 -45,156,000 -184,713,000 -118,365,000 -64,995,000 -177,936,000 -122,176,000 -60,979,000 -106,062,000 -67,490,000 -29,315,000 -67,141,000 -43,057,000 -19,953,000 -71,156,000 -23,231,000 -28,785,000 -32,769,000 -16,869,000 -11,208,000 -12,911,000 -19,964,000 -19,881,000 -19,966,000 -34,095,000 -22,603,000 -25,408,000 -34,146,000 -42,728,000 -54,937,000 -38,598,000 -40,047,000 -50,043,000 -26,080,000 -43,217,000 -39,607,000 -45,960,000 -41,236,000 -37,037,000 -27,190,000 -11,630,000 
          acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired, and other
        -9,700,000 -8,500,000 -7,400,000 -241,800,000 -206,700,000 -206,000,000 -40,700,000 -38,700,000 -30,300,000 -1,636,500,000 -1,637,100,000 -1,612,200,000 -234,900,000 -170,900,000 -79,800,000 -17,900,000 -11,200,000 -9,400,000 -59,100,000 -50,800,000 -50,000,000                                                 
          net cash from investing activities
        -274,100,000 -176,000,000 -96,800,000 -523,000,000 -398,900,000 -324,100,000 -288,200,000 -195,300,000 -113,300,000 -1,731,500,000 -1,685,000,000 -1,669,300,000 -384,300,000 -276,700,000 -135,700,000 -221,300,000 -169,500,000 -78,400,000 -266,400,000 -182,700,000 -129,200,000 -1,471,000,000 -1,418,600,000 -1,244,600,000 -292,400,000 -231,100,000 -202,100,000 -368,653,000 -231,754,000 -106,028,000 -185,891,000 -119,117,000 -65,199,000 -175,823,000 -119,757,000 -58,131,000 -113,805,000 -74,366,000 -32,445,000 -205,486,000 -38,964,000 -18,785,000 -112,122,000 -27,381,000 -61,234,000  -18,340,000 -33,672,000 -21,418,000  -20,232,000 -22,417,000 -35,349,000  -26,057,000 -35,494,000 -44,442,000  -47,441,000 -74,900,000 -83,983,000         
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs
        2,174,900,000 1,418,900,000 670,300,000 2,807,800,000 1,403,100,000 795,100,000 1,652,000,000 1,199,300,000 702,000,000                                                             
          repayments of long-term debt
        -2,294,700,000 -1,444,100,000 -729,500,000 -2,749,200,000 -1,256,400,000 -593,100,000 -1,490,400,000 -985,500,000 -426,300,000 -549,600,000 -549,000,000 -548,600,000 -1,019,400,000 -545,600,000 -223,200,000 -2,022,800,000 -1,781,300,000 -263,100,000 -1,140,800,000 -938,800,000 -560,800,000 -971,100,000 -650,100,000 -445,800,000 -984,600,000 -374,000,000 -169,100,000 -1,397,398,000 -1,250,394,000 -338,500,000 -924,329,000 -658,229,000 -218,800,000 -1,363,061,000 -935,421,000 -486,900,000 -1,108,034,000 -708,201,000 -311,169,000 -1,038,427,000 -628,750,000 -292,025,000 -1,355,000,000 -590,705,000 -514,200,000          -445,250,000 -118,420,000 -103,450,000  -165,400,000 -83,527,000 -756,437,000  -56,278,000 -65,590,000 -557,110,000  -38,385,000 -51,809,000 -98,425,000 
          net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt, other
                                                                             
          repurchase of common stock
        -93,300,000 -40,600,000        -78,500,000 -78,500,000 -78,500,000 -24,800,000 -24,800,000 -24,800,000 -47,800,000 -47,800,000  -6,100,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000    -29,500,000 -29,500,000     -15,996,000 -15,996,000 -15,996,000 -50,000,000 -50,000,000 -50,000,000 -44,363,000 -44,363,000 -44,363,000 -71,150,000 -46,143,000 -46,143,000                            
          proceeds related to share-based compensation awards
                                         6,880,000                                    
          payments related to share-based compensation awards
                                       -6,662,000 -10,770,000                                     
          dividends on common stock
              -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,500,000 -1,500,000  -1,452,000 -1,452,000  -1,448,000 -1,448,000  -1,436,000 -1,436,000  -1,449,000 -1,449,000  -1,421,000 -1,421,000  -1,385,000   -1,370,000   -1,357,000   -1,350,000 -1,349,000 -1,344,000 -1,337,000 -1,336,000 -1,335,000 -1,323,000 -983,000 
          issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan
        6,500,000 4,200,000 2,200,000 5,900,000 3,700,000 1,900,000 5,800,000 3,700,000 1,800,000 5,400,000 3,400,000 1,600,000 4,100,000 2,500,000 1,200,000 1,800,000 900,000                                                     
          acquisition installment payment
        -47,100,000 -47,100,000 -47,100,000                                                                   
          net cash provided (used in) by financing activities
                                                                             
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        4,600,000 2,900,000 -3,900,000 3,100,000 1,700,000 3,500,000 1,200,000 2,400,000 4,200,000 -8,000,000 -6,300,000 -3,700,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,500,000 2,000,000 -3,100,000 -200,000 -1,600,000 -500,000 900,000                                                 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                  303,000,000   -10,400,000 2,900,000 38,800,000 -8,700,000 -12,100,000 33,000,000 24,700,000 66,700,000                                                 
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                             
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                             
          cash paid for:
                                                                             
          interest
                                                                             
          income taxes
                                                                             
          operating lease liabilities
                                                                             
          operating lease rou assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
                                                                             
          net changes in operating capital
        -259,700,000 -241,200,000 -75,600,000 -302,500,000 -252,700,000 -109,600,000 -188,800,000 -103,000,000 -28,000,000 -8,700,000                                                            
          other non-cash items
        116,400,000 74,100,000 36,300,000 184,800,000 121,200,000 54,300,000 124,200,000 75,700,000 52,100,000 -10,500,000 -41,900,000 -32,200,000 12,100,000 7,700,000 2,300,000 57,000,000 33,900,000 19,200,000 -1,500,000 -9,700,000 -16,900,000 305,200,000 286,300,000 82,700,000 27,800,000 24,900,000 15,100,000 5,534,000 21,424,000 14,729,000 36,892,000 45,564,000 31,365,000 27,486,000 32,364,000 24,481,000 13,306,000 23,188,000 11,973,000 23,786,000 19,924,000 9,394,000 18,626,000 5,158,000 10,108,000  8,327,000 -3,684,000 12,169,000  8,286,000 30,814,000 -16,744,000  16,629,000 4,046,000 2,268,000  -3,758,000 4,739,000 14,446,000  8,266,000 24,409,000 8,870,000  4,952,000 4,921,000 3,013,000 
          net proceeds from short-term debt
        11,900,000 23,200,000 16,000,000       462,700,000 832,300,000        351,800,000 417,400,000 407,500,000                                                 
          net proceeds related to share-based compensation awards
        -19,700,000 -19,700,000 -8,500,000 6,500,000 6,800,000 8,200,000 2,200,000 2,100,000  -8,000,000   6,000,000 -1,300,000 -11,000,000 -7,800,000   7,700,000      -5,600,000      -5,696,000    -11,287,000                                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -261,500,000 -105,200,000 -96,600,000 67,600,000 155,200,000 212,300,000 -167,400,000 -124,400,000 -77,600,000 1,327,800,000 1,696,500,000 1,693,600,000 -187,600,000 -79,000,000 -13,600,000 -10,200,000 8,400,000 -63,200,000 -212,300,000 -108,700,000 93,200,000 1,107,700,000 1,296,300,000 1,217,400,000 -160,900,000 10,000,000 83,500,000 101,450,000 72,458,000 17,759,000 -104,172,000 -74,490,000 -20,247,000 -30,085,000 -70,129,000 -58,584,000 -138,139,000 -86,326,000 -14,125,000 13,809,000 -80,569,000 -20,197,000 -109,193,000 -32,801,000 -11,945,000  -63,545,000 -29,944,000 -36,830,000  -56,621,000 -18,947,000 10,538,000  -16,493,000 17,704,000 49,417,000  -3,958,000 15,323,000 98,560,000  529,000 -7,535,000 61,407,000   -19,624,000 578,624,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        17,200,000 8,500,000 -6,700,000   14,400,000 -21,100,000 -26,500,000                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
        107,700,000 107,700,000 107,700,000 120,900,000 120,900,000 120,900,000 138,600,000 138,600,000                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
        124,900,000 116,200,000 101,000,000 109,800,000 112,600,000 135,300,000 117,500,000 112,100,000                                                              
          reconciliation of cash flow information:
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents
        124,900,000 116,200,000 100,900,000 109,700,000 112,400,000 135,200,000 117,300,000 111,900,000 118,200,000 246,300,000 399,200,000 280,700,000 112,200,000 105,900,000 119,100,000 127,400,000 79,800,000 76,800,000 112,700,000 104,600,000 146,600,000                                                 
          restricted cash included in other current assets
          100,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 200,000 300,000 300,000 400,000 2,200,000 600,000 500,000 600,000 900,000 1,000,000 600,000 500,000 300,000 300,000                                                 
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        124,900,000 116,200,000 101,000,000 109,800,000 112,600,000 135,300,000 117,500,000 112,100,000           113,200,000 104,900,000 146,900,000                                                 
          settlement of contingent consideration
                 -40,700,000 -40,700,000                                                           
          proceeds from sale of interest in a subsidiary
                 52,100,000 52,600,000                                                           
          accrual for acquisition termination fee
              45,000,000 45,000,000                                                              
          net repayments of short-term debt
           -3,400,000 -2,000,000                    -202,300,000 -192,400,000 -5,900,000   -678,000   -10,684,000        -8,762,000 -13,788,000                            
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
           -11,100,000 -8,300,000                                                                 
          net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt
             200,000                         131,548,000      8,380,000 8,550,000 8,483,000                               
          asset impairment charges, and other
                                                                             
          acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired
                                                                             
          net (repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt
              -335,500,000 -342,500,000 -351,700,000                   -23,093,000 -23,552,000     -3,735,000 -13,127,000 -534,000    -63,057,000                              
          net payments related to share-based compensation awards
                -3,400,000  -7,500,000 -10,800,000     -8,400,000 -13,200,000  -4,300,000 -9,000,000 -9,800,000 -10,500,000 -10,500,000  -10,000,000 -8,100,000  -11,525,000 -10,947,000                                        
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale
                -20,100,000 150,000,000                                                            
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale at beginning of period
                138,600,000                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale at end of period
                118,500,000 246,600,000                                                            
          cash held for sale
                   300,000 200,000                                                         
          total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale
                118,500,000                                                             
          impairment of intangibles
                             24,400,000 24,400,000                                               
          impairment and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, and other
                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt
                 1,503,000,000 1,503,000,000 1,503,000,000 815,000,000 486,300,000 253,000,000 2,086,400,000 1,862,000,000 234,000,000 576,800,000 424,800,000 261,800,000 2,073,100,000 1,946,100,000 1,672,800,000 1,064,800,000 619,000,000 266,100,000 1,514,300,000 1,367,300,000 367,300,000 714,300,000 483,400,000 240,600,000 1,362,900,000 935,300,000 486,900,000 975,000,000 651,400,000 340,400,000 1,152,575,000 576,388,000 335,686,000 1,169,930,000 528,518,000 508,947,000 209,854,000 76,092,000 165,482,000 112,686,000 151,942,000 101,527,000 226,512,000 256,486,000  432,150,000 141,920,000 151,550,000  155,500,000 83,400,000 854,800,000  69,000,000 49,000,000 613,750,000  39,036,000 27,000,000 675,000,000 
          debt issuance costs
                 -3,500,000 -3,500,000 -3,500,000    -5,500,000 -5,500,000                                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
                 96,600,000 96,600,000  116,800,000 116,800,000 116,800,000 89,500,000 89,500,000 89,500,000 80,200,000 80,200,000 80,200,000                                                 
          total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale at end of period
                 246,600,000                                                            
          increase in operating capital
                  -52,400,000  -81,600,000 -61,400,000 -49,900,000 -155,900,000  -50,600,000 -22,100,000 -19,700,000 -53,300,000 -141,100,000 -187,600,000                   -48,283,000 -424,000 -15,625,000 714,000  3,351,000 19,855,000 645,000  23,732,000 -32,634,000 -7,225,000            -7,946,000  -14,786,000   
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
                  399,600,000   106,400,000 119,700,000 128,300,000 80,800,000 77,400,000 113,200,000 104,900,000 146,900,000                                                 
          total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                  399,600,000   106,400,000 119,700,000 128,300,000 80,800,000 77,400,000                                                    
          decrease in operating capital
                   6,200,000     -119,800,000       -177,000,000 -58,700,000 -59,500,000 -30,300,000 -54,630,000 -61,667,000 -30,386,000 -59,870,000 -65,358,000 -56,157,000 -60,938,000 -52,504,000 -59,567,000 -80,902,000 -73,532,000 -59,626,000 -81,700,000 -59,847,000              -11,742,000 -19,219,000 -34,849,000   26,588,000 -35,099,000        7,586,000 
          net proceeds (repayments) from short-term debt
                   830,400,000 33,000,000 5,400,000        21,000,000 16,400,000 4,800,000                                              
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale
                   186,600,000 -3,800,000                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at beginning of period
                   96,600,000                                                          
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at end of period
                   283,200,000 113,000,000                                                         
          total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale
                   283,200,000                                                          
          gain on sale of an intangible
                          -19,000,000 -19,000,000                                                  
          inventory step-up release
                                                                             
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                                             
          cloud computing arrangements cost amortization
                                                                             
          interest income on convertible note
                                                                             
          debt acquisition costs
                         -100,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000 -3,900,000 -3,900,000 -3,900,000    -12,547,000 -12,541,000           -1,317,000   -9,582,000 -317,000 -9,207,000              -270,000 -839,000 -10,387,000  -625,000  -7,697,000 
          proceeds from construction allowance
                                2,100,000 2,100,000 500,000 4,288,000   710,000 710,000 219,000 8,865,000 6,019,000 4,074,000 4,781,000                                 
          years ended october 31,
                                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at end of year
                                                                             
          total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash held for sale at end of period
                    113,000,000                                                         
          net (repayments) proceeds from short-term debt
                      -8,800,000 -13,000,000 -10,000,000 -20,800,000                                                    
          impairment and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                                             
          cca cost amortization
                                                                             
          payment of contingent consideration
                             -100,000 -200,000  -4,300,000 -3,700,000     -2,906,000 -2,406,000 -2,407,000 -3,820,000 -3,322,000 -3,323,000 -3,600,000 -3,600,000 -3,600,000 -1,314,000 -1,314,000 -1,314,000                            
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                                             
          depreciation and amortization expense
                                                                             
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation awards
                                   11,836,000 5,005,000 584,000 9,100,000   15,000,000 4,600,000  15,700,000 7,134,000                                
          cash from operating activities
                                                                             
          acquisitions of assets and businesses, net of cash acquired, and other
                             -1,320,800,000 -1,320,700,000 -1,193,200,000                                              
          cash from investing activities
                                                                             
          net proceeds (repayments of) from short-term debt
                                                                             
          purchase of origio shares from noncontrolling interests
                                            -2,641,000 -2,641,000 -2,641,000                               
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                   -697,000 -383,000  -816,000 -816,000 -394,000 -1,678,000 -1,455,000 -749,000 -1,007,000 -694,000 -694,000                               
          cash from financing activities
                                                                             
          interest, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                             
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                             -2,200,000 1,300,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 1,500,000 500,000 -2,883,000 -53,000 -1,649,000 -4,603,000 -4,185,000 -3,189,000 -466,000 246,000 -424,000 -998,000 -233,000 552,000 -1,070,000 -88,000 -62,000 323,000 401,000 -5,000 145,000 3,000 5,000 -4,000 14,000 258,000 116,000 -152,000 -313,000 48,000 31,000 -23,000 90,000 -1,000 393,000 -18,000 -42,000 16,000   -258,000 -1,686,000 -114,000 204,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                             66,800,000 76,100,000 2,900,000 -54,800,000 20,500,000  46,187,000 28,038,000  -8,217,000 -7,311,000  96,393,000 5,266,000 -48,565,000 12,642,000 1,601,000 1,605,000 7,557,000 2,570,000 2,506,000 4,299,000   333,000 -6,589,000   142,000 -682,000    1,527,000 -675,000 -640,000   -11,511,000 15,320,000         
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
                             88,800,000 88,800,000 88,800,000 100,800,000 100,800,000 100,800,000 16,426,000 16,426,000 16,426,000 25,222,000 25,222,000 25,222,000 77,393,000 77,393,000 77,393,000 12,840,000 12,840,000 12,840,000 5,175,000 5,175,000 5,175,000 3,573,000 3,573,000  3,932,000  1,944,000  3,226,000    8,224,000  30,826,000  39,368,000 
          cash and cash equivalents - end of period
                             155,600,000 164,900,000 91,700,000 46,000,000 121,300,000 91,100,000 62,613,000 44,464,000 16,047,000 17,005,000 17,911,000 16,428,000 173,786,000 82,659,000 28,828,000 25,482,000 14,441,000 14,445,000 12,732,000 7,745,000 7,681,000 7,872,000 5,110,000 3,320,000  -6,589,000 8,007,000 1,822,000  -682,000 2,587,000 1,885,000  1,527,000 -675,000 2,586,000    23,544,000  -3,831,000 -8,042,000 24,597,000  930,000 -11,375,000 28,494,000 
          increase in long-term tax payable
                               176,400,000                                              
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, and other
                                -197,000,000 -173,800,000 -173,400,000 -251,275,000 -145,422,000 -60,872,000   -204,000 754,000 1,060,000 1,489,000 -9,235,000 -8,130,000 -3,690,000 -144,969,000 -647,000 -398,000 -40,966,000 -4,150,000 -32,449,000  -1,471,000 -22,464,000 -8,507,000  -351,000 -2,451,000 -1,254,000  -649,000 -1,348,000 -1,714,000             
          payment of loan notes issued for sauflon acquisition
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                             
          litigation settlement charges
                                                                             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                  -9,700,000   -379,000   -8,794,000            -253,000    -2,110,000    -59,000     -4,835,000    -4,500,000 -3,831,000 -8,042,000 -6,229,000  930,000 -11,375,000 -10,874,000 
          insurance proceeds received
                                         1,359,000 1,359,000 1,359,000 1,254,000 1,254,000 560,000 6,624,000 4,740,000 1,566,000                            
          net proceeds related to share-based compensation
                                   6,213,000                                          
          purchase of shares from noncontrolling interests
                                      -8,639,000 -8,557,000 -2,015,000                                     
          litigation settlement charge
                                      17,000,000                                       
          loss on divestiture of aime
                                                                             
          net (payments for) proceeds from other investing activities
                                      -1,178,000 -752,000                                      
          net proceeds from (repayments) of short-term debt
                                       135,514,000                                      
          accrued litigation settlements
                                                                             
          loss on extinguishment of debt and other
                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of common stock for employee stock plans
                                            19,094,000 7,538,000                                
          cash from (used) in financing activities
                                                                             
          insurance proceeds receivable
                                              -11,184,000                               
          issuance of common stock for employee stock plans
                                           -8,052,000   -541,000 27,160,000 23,857,000 -2,613,000 76,874,000 29,977,000 6,188,000  2,732,000 1,788,000 919,000  -1,000                   
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                               1,404,000   16,487,000                           
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                            238,000                                 
          repayments and repurchase of long-term debt
                                                     -232,250,000 -151,100,000 -194,300,000 -158,910,000  -147,797,000 -249,500,000 -244,860,000                 
          long-term debt acquisition costs
                                                                             
          repayment of capital lease
                                                                             
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements
                                               10,760,000 5,576,000  2,895,000   407,000 -1,000 136,000      -340,000       
          purchase or origio shares from noncontrolling interests
                                                                             
          accrued litigation settlement
                                                                            
          in-process research and development expense
                                                                             
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                 -3,333,000 -8,843,000 -34,853,000 -33,940,000  -1,816,000 -6,505,000 -54,730,000  -3,249,000 -7,875,000 -616,511,000 
          capital lease repayment
                                                                             
          proceeds (repayments) under short-term agreements
                                                                             
          issuance of common stock for stock plans
                                                                             
          net proceeds of short-term debt
                                                  7,075,000              340,000    10,430,000    4,183,000    26,000 
          gain on settlement of preexisting relationship
                                                   -6,080,000                         
          net (repayments) proceeds of short-term debt
                                                   1,111,000 -3,673,000        -1,224,000  -2,364,000               
          impairment of property, plant and equipment
                                                                             
          (gain) write-off on extinguishment of debt
                                                                             
          income taxes payable
                                                                             
          net proceeds (repayments) of short-term debt
                                                        8,068,000                     
          cash used by investing activities
                                                                             
          repayment and repurchase of long-term debt
                                                                             
          acquisition costs of long-term line of credit
                                                                             
          principal repayments on long-term obligations
                                                                             
          (repayments) borrowings under short-term agreements
                                                                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                             3,557,000 321,000 46,000 2,326,000 1,680,000 2,265,000 3,822,000 1,491,000 489,000 31,000       
          write-off of debenture issuance costs and discounts
                                                                             
          change in operating assets and liabilities excluding effects from acquisitions:
                                                                             
          receivables
                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term line of credit
                                                                             
          repayment of long-term line of credit
                                                                             
          principal (repayments) proceeds on long-term obligations
                                                                             
          borrowings (repayments) under short-term agreements
                                                                             
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                             
          sale of marketable securities and other
                                                                         1,779,000 
          principal proceeds (payments) on long-term obligations
                                                                             
          net borrowings (repayments) under short-term agreements
                                                                             
          cash paid (received) for:
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in operating capital
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
                                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents—end of period
                                                                  -3,972,000           
          acquisitions of assets and businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                             
          on january 6, 2005, the cooper companies, inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of ocular sciences, inc. the aggregate consideration paid for the stock of ocular was about 1.2 billion plus transaction costs, less acquired cash and cash equivalents.
                                                                             
          year ended october 31, 2005
                                                                             
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                             
          ocular sciences, inc. acquisition
                                                                             
          fair value of assets acquired
                                                                         12,722,000 -24,855,000 1,379,737,000 
          less:
                                                                             
          cash paid
                                                                         -605,250,000 
          company stock issued
                                                                         -622,912,000 
          liabilities assumed and acquisition costs accrued
                                                                         47,469,000 -24,855,000 116,828,000 
          sale of marketable securities
                                                                             
          net cash provided from operating activities
                                                                             
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                                       -46,112,000 -100,690,000  -40,286,000 -35,065,000 -626,362,000 
          exercise of stock options
                                                                        2,544,000 7,879,000 970,000 5,611,000 10,703,000 
          depreciation expense
                                                                             
          amortization expense
                                                                             
          acquisitions of assets and businesses
                                                                             
          proceeds from debenture offering
                                                                             
          issuance costs of debenture offering
                                                                             
          principal payments on long-term obligations
                                                                             
          cash from (used by) financing activities
                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                             
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                             
          cash acquired
                                                                          -34,747,000 
          other
                                                                             
          cash (used by) provided by financing activities