Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Net revenue	$ 553.6	$ 466.6	$ 443.7	$ 431.7	$ 530.5	$ 435.6	$ 414.9	$ 384.9	$ 1,895.6	$ 1,765.9	$ 1,611.3
Gross profit	272.8	222.6	205.2	199.4	256.2	198.9	184.5	176.4	900.0	816.0	745.3
Operating income	106.4	69.1	48.8	38.1	95.3	51.3	35.3	37.6	262.4	219.5	181.8
Net income (loss) attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 78.1	$ 43.4	$ 31.2	$ 27.0	$ (3.4)	$ 37.0	$ 23.4	$ 21.6	$ 179.7	$ 78.6	$ 153.6
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.17	$ (0.02)	$ 0.23	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 1.15	$ 0.50	$ 0.95
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.17	$ (0.02)	$ 0.23	$ 0.15	$ 0.13	$ 1.14	$ 0.49	$ 0.95
Incremental income tax provision					$ 68.9