Nature of the Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Condensed Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the effects of the error on the annual prior period financial statements (in thousands, except per share data):

Revised Consolidated Balance Sheet Amounts

	As of September 30, 2011
	As Previously Reported			Adjustment			As Revised
Equity investments in joint ventures	$	34,612		$	338		$	34,950
Total assets		636,620			338			636,958
Accumulated other comprehensive income		19,480			(2,156	)		17,324
Accumulated deficit		(1,110,599	)		2,494			(1,108,105	)
Total Brooks Automation, Inc. stockholders’ equity		518,009			338			518,347
Total equity		518,598			338			518,936
Total liabilities and equity		636,620			338			636,958

Condensed Statements of Operations

Revised Consolidated Statement of Operations Amounts

	Year Ended September 30, 2011						Year Ended September 30, 2010
	As Previously Reported		Adjustment		As Revised		As Previously Reported		Adjustment		As Revised
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	$	2,782	$	2,033	$	4,815	$	215	$	859	$	1,074
Net income		128,404		2,033		130,437		59,025		859		59,884
Net income attributable to Brooks Automation, Inc.		128,352		2,033		130,385		58,982		859		59,841
Net income per share attributable to Brooks Automation, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	1.99	$	0.03	$	2.02	$	0.92	$	0.01	$	0.94
Diluted	$	1.97	$	0.03	$	2.01	$	0.92	$	0.01	$	0.93

ULVAC Cryogenics, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

	June 30,
	2012		2011
Balance Sheets:
Current assets	$	62,144	$	79,226
Noncurrent assets		13,805		13,904
Current liabilities		24,784		45,518
Noncurrent liabilities		206		192
Shareholders’ equity		50,959		47,420

Condensed Statements of Operations

               Summarized condensed financial information for UCI is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	70,532	$	75,311	$	38,470
Gross profit		19,816		22,974		10,747
Net income		4,004		8,644		2,341

Yaskawa Brooks Automation, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

	September 30,
	2012		2011
Balance Sheets:
Current assets	$	32,046	$	44,211
Noncurrent assets		587		504
Current liabilities		23,801		35,533
Noncurrent liabilities		504		397
Shareholders’ equity		8,328		8,785

Condensed Statements of Operations

Summarized condensed financial information for YBA is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	83,192	$	104,940	$	65,923
Gross profit		8,112		10,445		6,950
Net income		6		1,258		261