Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	17. Subsequent Events Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on certain of Bruker’s business and its customers, the Company continues to maintain certain temporary cost control measures in place through the fourth quarter of 2020. These temporary measures principally include short-time work for certain of the Company’s European operations.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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