CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue
Product	$ 111,596	$ 120,816	$ 302,238	$ 336,941
Services	35,938	24,078	100,532	70,002
Total revenue	147,534	144,894	402,770	406,943
Cost of revenue
Product	69,557	77,128	192,816	221,877
Services	23,814	16,579	68,437	48,766
Total cost of revenue	93,371	93,707	261,253	270,643
Gross profit	54,163	51,187	141,517	136,300
Operating expenses
Research and development	12,819	12,834	39,208	39,001
Selling, general and administrative	31,854	27,825	98,667	86,845
Restructuring and other charges	996	358	9,807	3,711
Total operating expenses	45,669	41,017	147,682	129,557
Operating income (loss)	8,494	10,170	(6,165)	6,743
Interest income	55	199	310	678
Interest expense	(37)	(100)	(56)	(300)
Other (loss) income, net	(107)	460	(289)	2,640
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investments	8,405	10,729	(6,200)	9,761
Income tax provision	220	3,340	75,070	1,790
Income (loss) income before equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investments	8,185	7,389	(81,270)	7,971
Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investments	379	292	1,248	(313)
Net income (loss)	$ 8,564	$ 7,681	$ (80,022)	$ 7,658
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Brooks Automation, Inc. (USD per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.11	$ (1.17)	$ 0.11
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brooks Automation, Inc. common stockholders (USD per share)	0.12	0.11	(1.17)	0.11
Dividend declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net (loss) income per share:
Basic (shares)	68,628	67,454	68,437	67,321
Diluted (shares)	69,166	68,571	68,437	68,520