CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Product revenue	$ 1,479.5	$ 1,345.4	$ 1,381.1
Service revenue	278.2	254.7	235.5
Other revenue	8.2	11.2	7.2
Total revenue	1,765.9	1,611.3	1,623.8
Cost of product revenue	790.7	714.2	774.2
Cost of service revenue	160.8	150.0	139.7
Cost of other revenue	1.4	4.6	1.3
Total cost of revenue	952.9	868.8	915.2
Gross profit	813.0	742.5	708.6
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	415.9	390.5	392.2
Research and development	162.7	149.0	145.7
Other charges, net	19.7	25.8	25.0
Total operating expenses	598.3	565.3	562.9
Operating income	214.7	177.2	145.7
Interest and other income (expense), net	(16.9)	0.4	(17.7)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	197.8	177.6	128.0
Income tax provision	117.5	23.1	23.1
Consolidated net income	80.3	154.5	104.9
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	1.7	0.9	3.3
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 78.6	$ 153.6	$ 101.6
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.95	$ 0.60
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.95	$ 0.60
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	158.1	161.4	168.2
Diluted (in shares)	159.1	162.2	169.1
Consolidated net income	$ 80.3	$ 154.5	$ 104.9
Foreign currency translation adjustments	97.1	(27.6)	(63.8)
Pension liability adjustments (net of tax of $2.9 million, $2.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively)	6.5	(4.4)	(9.6)
Net comprehensive income	183.9	122.5	31.5
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2.4	0.6	2.3
Comprehensive income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 181.5	$ 121.9	$ 29.2
Dividend declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16