Acquisitions - 2023 (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price		$ 44,700,000	$ 26,800,000
Bargain purchase gain		144,100,000	0	$ 0
Asset Impairment		22,200,000	1,600,000	0
Acquisition related expense		16,800,000	19,300,000	6,100,000
Revenue		2,964,500,000	2,530,700,000	2,417,900,000
Pre-tax net loss		427,200,000	$ 296,600,000	$ 277,100,000
PhenomeX, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage acquired	100.00%
Cash purchase price	$ 109,400,000
Cash acquired	11,800,000
Total cash consideration	121,200,000
Acquisition of outstanding stock, cash consideration	107,200,000
Assumed liability for employee awards	8,000,000
Bargain purchase gain		144,100,000
Asset Impairment		0
Acquisition related expense		10,000,000
Bruker Cellular Analytics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue		7,000,000
Pre-tax net loss		$ 43,400,000
Notes | PhenomeX, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 14,000,000