CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 334.5	$ 319.5
Short-term investments	157.8	178.0
Accounts receivable, net	227.6	293.2
Inventories	473.9	477.4
Other current assets	111.0	98.2
Total current assets	1,304.8	1,366.3
Property, plant and equipment, net	228.7	249.9
Intangibles, net and other long-term assets	239.2	248.6
Total assets	1,772.7	1,864.8
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0.7	0.8
Accounts payable	87.1	76.0
Customer advances	185.6	189.5
Other current liabilities	267.1	316.4
Total current liabilities	540.5	582.7
Long-term debt	353.9	354.2
Other long-term liabilities	156.7	156.2
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
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, 168,926,527 and 168,582,988 shares issued and 168,870,601 and 168,527,584 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	1.7	1.7
Treasury stock, at cost, 55,926 and 55,404 shares at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(0.9)	(0.9)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(36.0)	28.2
Other shareholders' equity	751.0	736.9
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Bruker Corporation	715.8	765.9
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	5.8	5.8
Total shareholders' equity	721.6	771.7
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,772.7	$ 1,864.8