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Nature of the Business	12 Months Ended
Nature of the Business	Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of the Business	1. Nature of the Business Brooks Automation, Inc. (“Brooks”, or the “Company”) is a leading global provider of automation and cryogenic solutions for multiple applications and markets. The Company primarily serves the semiconductor capital equipment market and the life sciences sample management market. The Company’s semiconductor capital equipment market offerings include mission critical automated transport, vacuum, contamination controls solutions and services that are designed to improve throughput, yield and cost of ownership. The Company’s life science sample management market offerings include automation, consumables and instruments, sample storage and support services, as well as informatics that manage samples throughout the customers’ research discovery and development work flows. 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.