CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 242.1	$ 246.0
Accounts receivable, net	264.8	282.8
Inventories	632.8	576.2
Other current assets	105.2	89.1
Total current assets	1,244.9	1,194.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	272.5	249.0
Intangibles, net and other long-term assets	282.6	267.4
Total assets	1,800.0	1,710.5
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	38.9	83.7
Accounts payable	78.0	72.3
Customer advances	265.3	268.6
Other current liabilities	304.3	331.2
Total current liabilities	686.5	755.8
Long-term debt	298.0	219.4
Other long-term liabilities	119.8	110.4
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value 260,000,000 shares authorized, 166,314,728 and 165,892,170 shares issued and 166,293,899 and 165,871,905 shares outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	1.7	1.7
Treasury stock, at cost, 20,829 and 20,265 shares at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	(0.2)	(0.2)
Retained earnings	506.2	441.5
Other shareholders' equity	185.0	178.5
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Bruker Corporation	692.7	621.5
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	3.0	3.4
Total shareholders' equity	695.7	624.9
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,800.0	$ 1,710.5