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Description of Business (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
segment
Description of Business  
Number of reporting segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
BSI  
Description of Business  
Segment revenue (as a percent) 93.00%brkr_SegmentReportingInformationRevenuePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= brkr_ScientificInstrumentsMember
Number of operating segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
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