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Nature of the Business	12 Months Ended
Nature of the Business	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of the Business	Nature of the Business Brooks Automation, Inc. (“Brooks” or the “Company”) is a leading worldwide provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing, technology device manufacturing and life sciences. The Company's technologies, engineering competencies and global service capabilities provide customers speed to market and ensure high uptime and rapid response, which equate to superior value in their mission-critical controlled environments. Since 1978, the Company has been a leading partner to the global semiconductor manufacturing markets and through product development initiatives and strategic business acquisitions Brooks has expanded its reach to meet the needs of customers in technology markets adjacent to semiconductor and life sciences.