CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Total revenue	$ 1,987.5	$ 2,072.6	$ 1,895.6
Total cost of revenue	1,047.7	1,077.3	995.6
Gross profit	939.8	995.3	900.0
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	468.6	500.2	444.7
Research and development	198.0	187.7	173.4
Other Nonrecurring Expense	24.9	6.5	19.5
Total operating expenses	691.5	694.4	637.6
Operating income	248.3	300.9	262.4
Interest and other income (expense), net	(22.5)	(20.5)	(17.7)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	225.8	280.4	244.7
Income tax provision	64.4	82.4	63.7
Consolidated net income	161.4	198.0	181.0
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	3.6	0.8	1.3
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 157.8	$ 197.2	$ 179.7
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 1.27	$ 1.15
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 1.26	$ 1.14
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	153.4	155.2	156.2
Diluted (in shares)	154.6	156.6	157.2
Consolidated net income	$ 161.4	$ 198.0	$ 181.0
Foreign currency translation (net of tax of $1.2 million, $5.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively) adjustments	21.6	(20.0)	(25.5)
Pension liability adjustments (net of tax of ($1.7) million, $6.3 million and $3.8 million, respectively)	7.5	(23.0)	15.3
Net comprehensive income	190.5	155.0	170.8
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4.0	1.8	1.3
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(0.5)	(1.5)	(0.2)
Comprehensive income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 187.0	154.7	169.7
Dividend declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16
Product
Total revenue	$ 1,638.1	1,744.7	1,576.6
Total cost of revenue	840.2	878.5	801.1
Service
Total revenue	343.4	322.4	311.7
Total cost of revenue	206.5	198.3	193.4
Other
Total revenue	6.0	5.5	7.3
Total cost of revenue	$ 1.0	$ 0.5	$ 1.1