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Cooper Companies, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 5/31/19, at 4:20pm ET · For: 4/30/19 · Accession #: 711404-19-26 · File #: 1-08597

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 5/31/19  Cooper Companies, Inc.            10-Q        4/30/19   75:6.9M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    598K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML    136K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML    136K 
 6: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 9: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
10: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     44K 
18: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     82K 
19: R3          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML    126K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss)                                                           
21: R5          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML     43K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     82K 
23: R7          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     85K 
24: R8          General                                             HTML     41K 
25: R9          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     38K 
26: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML     55K 
27: R11         Inventories                                         HTML     31K 
28: R12         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     98K 
29: R13         Debt                                                HTML     58K 
30: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
31: R15         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     66K 
32: R16         Share-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML     46K 
33: R17         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     46K 
34: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     28K 
35: R19         Employee Benefits                                   HTML     44K 
36: R20         Contingencies                                       HTML     26K 
37: R21         Business Segment Information                        HTML    115K 
38: R22         General (Policies)                                  HTML     42K 
39: R23         Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables)                  HTML     48K 
40: R24         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     32K 
41: R25         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     98K 
42: R26         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     41K 
43: R27         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     69K 
44: R28         Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     44K 
45: R29         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     42K 
46: R30         Employee Benefits (Tables)                          HTML     42K 
47: R31         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML    125K 
48: R32         General (Details)                                   HTML     30K 
49: R33         Revenue Recognition (Details)                       HTML     22K 
50: R34         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     75K 
51: R35         Inventories (Schedule of Inventories) (Details)     HTML     32K 
52: R36         Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details)  HTML     35K 
53: R37         Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other Intangible     HTML     59K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
54: R38         Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     48K 
55: R39         Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details)                   HTML     48K 
56: R40         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML    105K 
57: R41         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     36K 
58: R42         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per        HTML     50K 
                Share) (Details)                                                 
59: R43         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Stock Options to    HTML     34K 
                Purchase Common Stock Not Included in Diluted Net                
                Income Per Share Calculation) (Details)                          
60: R44         Share-Based Compensation Plans - Schedule of        HTML     37K 
                Compensation Expense And Related Income Tax                      
                Benefit For Share-Based Awards (Details)                         
61: R45         Share-Based Compensation Plans - Narrative          HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R46         Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Changes in       HTML     71K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                    
                (Details)                                                        
63: R47         Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchases) (Details)  HTML     34K 
64: R48         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends) (Details)          HTML     27K 
65: R49         Employee Benefits (Schedule of Components of Net    HTML     36K 
                Periodic Pension Costs) (Details)                                
66: R50         Employee Benefits (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     29K 
67: R51         Contingencies (Details)                             HTML     25K 
68: R52         Business Segment Information (Schedule of Segment   HTML     58K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
69: R53         Business Segment Information (Schedule of           HTML     30K 
                Identifiable Assets By Segment Information)                      
                (Details)                                                        
70: R54         Business Segment Information (Schedule of Net       HTML     32K 
                Sales To External Customers By Country Of                        
                Domicile) (Details)                                              
71: R55         Business Segment Information (Schedule of           HTML     31K 
                Long-Lived Assets By Country Of Domicile)                        
                (Details)                                                        
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Filing Submission 0000711404-19-000026 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Cooper Companies, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 5/31/19, at 4:20pm ET · For: 4/30/19 · Accession #: 711404-19-26 · File #: 1-08597

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — coo-20190430_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

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Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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