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Bruker Corporation
(NASDAQ:BRKR) 

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Bruker Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes scientific instruments, and analytical and diagnostic solutions in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) Life Science, BSI NANO, and...

Founded: 1960
Full Time Employees: 7,230
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Devices

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      product revenue
    797,300,000 691,100,000 634,700,000 643,300,000 808,600,000 709,300,000 654,400,000 586,900,000 715,800,000 615,100,000 559,600,000 567,100,000 597,100,000 536,600,000 485,800,000 490,400,000 576,100,000 508,300,000 474,300,000 458,600,000 526,500,000 419,600,000 347,000,000 345,000,000 509,400,000 440,600,000 411,700,000 383,000,000 385,500,000 368,100,000 352,200,000 364,400,000 345,900,000 318,900,000 328,200,000 305,600,000 312,300,000 334,600,000 336,200,000 298,000,000 362,200,000 398,900,000 366,100,000 385,000,000 395,600,000 339,300,000 378,600,000 370,600,000 351,800,000 366,500,000 352,100,000 312,100,000 269,700,000 267,000,000 244,000,000 230,700,000 222,900,000 202,200,000 209,936,000 278,849,000 207,035,000 79,310,750 115,235,000 106,646,000 95,362,000 120,444,000 91,928,000 67,373,000 64,957,000 71,036,000 61,061,000 60,723,000                 
      service and other revenue
    179,900,000 169,400,000 162,700,000 158,100,000 171,000,000 155,100,000 146,300,000 134,800,000 92,050,000 127,700,000 122,300,000                                                                              
      total revenue
    977,200,000 860,500,000 797,400,000 801,400,000 979,600,000 864,400,000 800,700,000 721,700,000 854,500,000 742,800,000 681,900,000 685,300,000 708,400,000 638,900,000 588,400,000 595,000,000 683,500,000 608,900,000 570,800,000 554,700,000 627,500,000 511,400,000 424,600,000 424,000,000 599,900,000 521,100,000 490,200,000 461,400,000 466,600,000 443,700,000 431,700,000 435,600,000 414,900,000 384,900,000 393,900,000 371,700,000 375,400,000 396,100,000 396,000,000 353,500,000 419,800,000 457,400,000 423,700,000 439,000,000 454,900,000 393,400,000 447,800,000 420,700,000 405,600,000 418,400,000 401,200,000 357,000,000 310,200,000 300,900,000 277,700,000 265,100,000 252,500,000 230,500,000 242,064,000 311,465,000 238,436,000 90,958,250 131,643,000 121,683,000 110,507,000 135,625,000 104,870,000 77,840,000 74,410,000 80,553,000 70,737,000 71,368,000                 
      yoy
    -0.24% -0.45% -0.41% 11.04% 14.64% 16.37% 17.42% 5.31% 20.62% 16.26% 15.89% 15.18% 3.64% 4.93% 3.08% 7.27% 8.92% 19.07% 34.43% 30.83% 4.60% -1.86% -13.38% -8.11% 28.57% 17.44% 13.55% 5.92% 12.46% 15.28% 9.60% 17.19% 10.52% -2.83% -0.53% 5.15% -10.58% -13.40% -6.54% -19.48% -7.72% 16.27% -5.38% 4.35% 12.15% -5.98% 11.62% 17.84% 30.75% 39.05% 44.47% 34.67% 22.85% 30.54% 14.72% -14.89% 5.90% 153.41% 83.88% 155.96% 115.77% -32.93% 25.53% 56.32% 48.51% 68.37% 48.25% 9.07%                     
      qoq
    13.56% 7.91% -0.50% -18.19% 13.33% 7.96% 10.95% -15.54% 15.04% 8.93% -0.50% -3.26% 10.88% 8.58% -1.11% -12.95% 12.25% 6.67% 2.90% -11.60% 22.70% 20.44% 0.14% -29.32% 15.12% 6.30% 6.24% -1.11% 5.16% 2.78% -0.90% 4.99% 7.79% -2.28% 5.97% -0.99% -5.23% 0.03% 12.02% -15.79% -8.22% 7.95% -3.49% -3.50% 15.63% -12.15% 6.44% 3.72% -3.06% 4.29% 12.38% 15.09% 3.09% 8.35% 4.75% 4.99% 9.54% -4.78% -22.28% 30.63% 162.14% -30.91% 8.19% 10.11% -18.52% 29.33% 34.73% 4.61% -7.63% 13.88% -0.88%                  
      cost of product revenue
    429,100,000 389,000,000 346,100,000 322,300,000 397,500,000 349,300,000 326,000,000 291,700,000 342,200,000 293,000,000 272,800,000 257,200,000 284,400,000 240,500,000 230,100,000 229,000,000 278,900,000 243,500,000 236,000,000 220,900,000 256,100,000 210,300,000 193,300,000 180,500,000 250,600,000 220,400,000 210,000,000 197,500,000 197,300,000 188,700,000 185,600,000 196,500,000 192,600,000 172,700,000 172,200,000 162,300,000 170,200,000 193,100,000 191,500,000 161,200,000 214,600,000 217,200,000 207,100,000 208,600,000 217,000,000 185,300,000 205,600,000 209,600,000 186,300,000 198,400,000 188,200,000 167,400,000 143,500,000 149,100,000 134,200,000 127,900,000 125,200,000 111,700,000 113,841,000 161,931,000 104,901,000 41,631,250 59,924,000 58,790,000 47,811,000 63,214,000 50,659,000 38,599,000 36,242,000 39,372,000 35,452,000 34,275,000                 
      cost of service and other revenue
    98,900,000 92,100,000 93,400,000 87,900,000 88,800,000 96,300,000 90,100,000 77,200,000 51,000,000 67,000,000 68,600,000                                                                              
      total cost of revenue
    528,000,000 481,100,000 439,500,000 410,200,000 486,300,000 445,600,000 416,100,000 368,900,000 424,200,000 360,000,000 341,400,000 325,600,000 342,500,000 303,600,000 290,200,000 288,700,000 341,900,000 300,200,000 290,200,000 276,000,000 314,500,000 263,100,000 238,400,000 231,700,000 303,600,000 267,200,000 259,800,000 246,700,000 244,000,000 238,500,000 232,300,000 237,600,000 231,500,000 208,500,000 208,700,000 201,600,000 208,600,000 228,600,000 226,600,000 193,300,000 252,500,000 256,900,000 244,000,000 245,800,000 253,300,000 218,900,000 237,200,000 232,500,000 215,200,000 229,000,000 217,600,000 191,900,000 163,300,000 165,200,000 151,400,000 145,900,000 141,300,000 127,800,000 131,994,000 182,827,000 125,307,000 49,085,250 69,810,000 68,652,000 57,879,000 72,453,000 58,687,000 43,878,000 41,463,000 47,089,000 40,318,000 40,823,000                 
      gross profit
    449,200,000 379,400,000 357,900,000 391,200,000 493,300,000 418,800,000 384,600,000 352,800,000 430,300,000 382,800,000 340,500,000 359,700,000 365,900,000 335,300,000 298,200,000 306,300,000 341,600,000 308,700,000 280,600,000 278,700,000 313,000,000 248,300,000 186,200,000 192,300,000 296,300,000 253,900,000 230,400,000 214,700,000 222,600,000 205,200,000 199,400,000 198,000,000 183,400,000 176,400,000 185,200,000 170,100,000 166,800,000 167,500,000 169,400,000 160,200,000 167,300,000 200,500,000 179,700,000 193,200,000 201,600,000 174,500,000 210,600,000 188,200,000 190,400,000 189,400,000 183,600,000 165,100,000 146,900,000 135,700,000 126,300,000 119,200,000 111,200,000 102,700,000 110,070,000 128,638,000 113,129,000 41,873,000 61,833,000 53,031,000 52,628,000 63,172,000 46,183,000 33,962,000 32,947,000 33,464,000 30,419,000                  
      yoy
    -8.94% -9.41% -6.94% 10.88% 14.64% 9.40% 12.95% -1.92% 17.60% 14.17% 14.19% 17.43% 7.11% 8.62% 6.27% 9.90% 9.14% 24.33% 50.70% 44.93% 5.64% -2.21% -19.18% -10.43% 33.11% 23.73% 15.55% 8.43% 21.37% 16.33% 7.67% 16.40% 9.95% 5.31% 9.33% 6.18% -0.30% -16.46% -5.73% -17.08% -17.01% 14.90% -14.67% 2.66% 5.88% -7.87% 14.71% 13.99% 29.61% 39.57% 45.37% 38.51% 32.10% 32.13% 14.75% -7.34% -1.71% 145.27% 78.01% 142.57% 114.96% -33.72% 33.89% 56.15% 59.74% 88.78% 51.82%                      
      qoq
    18.40% 6.01% -8.51% -20.70% 17.79% 8.89% 9.01% -18.01% 12.41% 12.42% -5.34% -1.69% 9.13% 12.44% -2.64% -10.33% 10.66% 10.01% 0.68% -10.96% 26.06% 33.35% -3.17% -35.10% 16.70% 10.20% 7.31% -3.55% 8.48% 2.91% 0.71% 7.96% 3.97% -4.75% 8.88% 1.98% -0.42% -1.12% 5.74% -4.24% -16.56% 11.57% -6.99% -4.17% 15.53% -17.14% 11.90% -1.16% 0.53% 3.16% 11.21% 12.39% 8.25% 7.44% 5.96% 7.19% 8.28% -6.70% -14.43% 13.71% 170.17% -32.28% 16.60% 0.77% -16.69% 36.79% 35.98% 3.08% -1.54% 10.01%                   
      gross margin %
    45.97% 44.09% 44.88% 48.81% 50.36% 48.45% 48.03% 48.88% 50.36% 51.53% 49.93% 52.49% 51.65% 52.48% 50.68% 51.48% 49.98% 50.70% 49.16% 50.24% 49.88% 48.55% 43.85% 45.35% 49.39% 48.72% 47.00% 46.53% 47.71% 46.25% 46.19% 45.45% 44.20% 45.83% 47.02% 45.76% 44.43% 42.29% 42.78% 45.32% 39.85% 43.83% 42.41% 44.01% 44.32% 44.36% 47.03% 44.73% 46.94% 45.27% 45.76% 46.25% 47.36% 45.10% 45.48% 44.96% 44.04% 44.56% 45.47% 41.30% 47.45% 46.04% 46.97% 43.58% 47.62% 46.58% 44.04% 43.63% 44.28% 41.54% 43.00% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      operating expenses:
                                                                                            
      selling, general and administrative
    247,200,000 242,500,000 231,400,000 225,400,000 247,300,000 229,900,000 221,300,000 195,300,000 211,200,000 177,600,000 177,900,000 162,700,000 164,700,000 144,800,000 152,200,000 145,700,000 153,300,000 141,300,000 134,800,000 131,800,000 130,400,000 114,600,000 102,400,000 121,200,000 130,300,000 125,300,000 124,500,000 120,100,000 106,500,000 110,600,000 110,300,000 102,900,000 102,800,000 98,100,000 96,800,000 100,900,000 92,700,000 96,100,000 98,500,000 94,600,000 108,000,000 115,000,000 109,500,000 105,700,000 107,100,000 106,800,000 102,900,000 110,600,000 104,400,000 101,300,000 97,500,000 88,700,000 72,200,000 64,000,000                                   
      research and development
    99,600,000 98,300,000 100,200,000 97,100,000 104,400,000 98,100,000 92,200,000 81,800,000 83,500,000 71,300,000 71,000,000 69,000,000 63,500,000 56,200,000 59,600,000 56,600,000 58,100,000 52,100,000 55,800,000 54,800,000 57,100,000 48,300,000 44,100,000 48,500,000 46,700,000 46,100,000 48,500,000 46,400,000 41,800,000 43,600,000 43,200,000 40,900,000 40,700,000 37,600,000 37,900,000 36,800,000 36,100,000 34,300,000 37,500,000 37,200,000 42,100,000 44,500,000 46,000,000 45,500,000 46,500,000 49,400,000 44,900,000 51,900,000 48,200,000 43,500,000 44,300,000 44,700,000 32,500,000 31,200,000 32,800,000 31,600,000 31,100,000 29,100,000 33,089,000 36,514,000 31,205,000 10,575,500 14,763,000 13,926,000 13,613,000 13,464,000 11,936,000 10,619,000 10,374,000 9,406,000 9,969,000 10,962,000                 
      goodwill impairment charge
     96,500,000                                                                                       
      other (gains) charges
    11,300,000 -6,100,000                                                                                       
      total operating expenses
    372,900,000 431,200,000 346,000,000 359,400,000 421,200,000 350,700,000 336,500,000 288,000,000 326,800,000 258,300,000 254,300,000 237,000,000 234,900,000 204,000,000 224,300,000 209,800,000 216,200,000 195,500,000 195,000,000 189,600,000 200,200,000 167,100,000 148,300,000 175,900,000 178,600,000 166,100,000 176,900,000 172,800,000 153,500,000 156,400,000 161,300,000 148,100,000 149,900,000 138,800,000 139,300,000 149,700,000 132,800,000 139,300,000 137,800,000 145,000,000 162,400,000 165,100,000 159,100,000 161,700,000 158,100,000 162,300,000 150,300,000 166,100,000 156,000,000 151,900,000 144,900,000 139,400,000 107,600,000 97,800,000 99,400,000 93,200,000 91,000,000 88,400,000 94,937,000 100,203,000 97,195,000 35,311,750 50,376,000 46,002,000 44,869,000 47,234,000 39,199,000 32,769,000 31,138,000 29,204,000 27,491,000                  
      operating income
    76,300,000 -51,800,000 11,900,000 31,800,000 72,100,000 68,100,000 48,100,000 64,800,000 103,500,000 124,500,000 86,200,000 122,700,000 131,000,000 131,300,000 73,900,000 96,500,000 125,400,000 113,200,000 85,600,000 89,100,000 112,800,000 81,200,000 37,900,000 16,400,000 117,700,000 87,800,000 53,500,000 41,900,000 69,100,000 48,800,000 38,100,000 49,900,000 33,500,000 37,600,000 45,900,000 20,400,000 34,000,000 28,200,000 31,600,000 15,200,000 4,900,000 35,400,000 20,600,000 31,500,000 43,500,000 12,200,000 60,300,000 22,100,000 34,400,000 37,500,000 38,700,000 25,700,000 39,300,000 37,900,000 26,900,000 26,000,000 20,200,000 14,300,000 15,133,000 28,435,000 15,934,000 6,561,250 11,457,000 7,029,000 7,759,000 15,938,000 6,984,000 1,193,000 1,809,000 4,260,000 2,928,000 911,000                 
      yoy
    5.83% -176.06% -75.26% -50.93% -30.34% -45.30% -44.20% -47.19% -20.99% -5.18% 16.64% 27.15% 4.47% 15.99% -13.67% 8.31% 11.17% 39.41% 125.86% 443.29% -4.16% -7.52% -29.16% -60.86% 70.33% 79.92% 40.42% -16.03% 106.27% 29.79% -16.99% 144.61% -1.47% 33.33% 45.25% 34.21% 593.88% -20.34% 53.40% -51.75% -88.74% 190.16% -65.84% 42.53% 26.45% -67.47% 55.81% -14.01% -12.47% -1.06% 43.87% -1.15% 94.55% 165.03% 77.76% -8.56% 26.77% 117.95% 32.09% 304.54% 105.36% -58.83% 64.05% 489.19% 328.91% 274.13% 138.52% 30.95%                     
      qoq
    -247.30% -535.29% -62.58% -55.89% 5.87% 41.58% -25.77% -37.39% -16.87% 44.43% -29.75% -6.34% -0.23% 77.67% -23.42% -23.05% 10.78% 32.24% -3.93% -21.01% 38.92% 114.25% 131.10% -86.07% 34.05% 64.11% 27.68% -39.36% 41.60% 28.08% -23.65% 48.96% -10.90% -18.08% 125.00% -40.00% 20.57% -10.76% 107.89% 210.20% -86.16% 71.84% -34.60% -27.59% 256.56% -79.77% 172.85% -35.76% -8.27% -3.10% 50.58% -34.61% 3.69% 40.89% 3.46% 28.71% 41.26% -5.50% -46.78% 78.45% 142.85% -42.73% 63.00% -9.41% -51.32% 128.21% 485.41% -34.05% -57.54% 45.49% 221.41%                  
      operating margin %
    7.81% -6.02% 1.49% 3.97% 7.36% 7.88% 6.01% 8.98% 12.11% 16.76% 12.64% 17.90% 18.49% 20.55% 12.56% 16.22% 18.35% 18.59% 15.00% 16.06% 17.98% 15.88% 8.93% 3.87% 19.62% 16.85% 10.91% 9.08% 14.81% 11.00% 8.83% 11.46% 8.07% 9.77% 11.65% 5.49% 9.06% 7.12% 7.98% 4.30% 1.17% 7.74% 4.86% 7.18% 9.56% 3.10% 13.47% 5.25% 8.48% 8.96% 9.65% 7.20% 12.67% 12.60% 9.69% 9.81% 8.00% 6.20% 6.25% 9.13% 6.68% 7.21% 8.70% 5.78% 7.02% 11.75% 6.66% 1.53% 2.43% 5.29% 4.14% 1.28% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      interest and other (expense)
    -9,525,000 -20,000,000                                                                                       
      income before income taxes, equity in income of unconsolidated investees, net of tax, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    -11,550,000 -71,800,000 500,000 25,100,000   23,900,000 71,600,000 240,900,000 119,200,000 77,500,000 106,600,000                                                                             
      income tax provision
    37,800,000 -14,100,000 -3,100,000 8,700,000 40,700,000 14,800,000 16,100,000 19,800,000 37,100,000 30,800,000 19,900,000 29,900,000 23,400,000 41,200,000 19,900,000 31,900,000 43,500,000 20,700,000 21,300,000 27,500,000 34,400,000 20,000,000 7,100,000 2,900,000 42,400,000 21,700,000 10,600,000 7,700,000 21,200,000 11,800,000 8,400,000 9,800,000 6,200,000 9,900,000  3,000,000 4,800,000 10,700,000 2,300,000 4,800,000 2,700,000 16,300,000 5,700,000 9,900,000 12,400,000 2,600,000 17,700,000 9,400,000 11,800,000 19,300,000 10,400,000 9,000,000 10,300,000 10,800,000 10,600,000 8,100,000 4,600,000 5,800,000  10,196,000 4,270,000 1,913,750 2,065,000 2,323,000 3,267,000 2,349,500 3,535,000 1,127,000 1,648,000 1,367,000 2,398,000 1,145,000                 
      equity in (losses) income of unconsolidated investees, net of tax
    -1,200,000 -800,000                                                                                       
      consolidated net income
    29,200,000 -58,500,000 4,200,000 16,800,000     204,600,000 88,700,000 57,800,000 77,400,000 98,300,000 88,400,000 49,700,000 62,100,000 76,000,000 88,100,000 58,700,000 57,800,000 71,300,000 55,300,000 24,200,000 10,600,000 68,800,000 61,500,000 37,000,000 30,700,000 44,200,000 31,500,000 27,400,000 37,600,000 24,000,000 21,700,000 47,000,000 14,800,000 23,600,000 12,900,000 23,100,000 6,900,000 6,300,000 16,800,000 10,000,000 16,900,000 23,300,000 5,700,000 39,900,000 9,900,000 15,100,000 20,100,000 22,600,000 11,700,000 27,900,000 22,900,000 16,000,000 16,100,000 12,700,000 8,600,000                               
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    3,200,000 1,100,000 -3,400,000 -600,000 200,000 -600,000  1,100,000 -900,000 600,000 700,000 900,000 900,000 300,000 200,000 500,000 300,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 300,000 1,000,000 100,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 500,000                                                              
      net income attributable to bruker corporation
    26,000,000 -59,600,000 7,600,000 17,400,000 13,700,000 40,900,000 7,600,000 50,900,000 205,500,000 88,100,000 57,100,000 76,500,000 97,400,000 88,100,000 49,500,000 61,600,000 75,700,000 87,100,000 57,600,000 56,700,000 68,900,000 54,300,000 24,100,000 10,500,000 68,600,000 61,300,000 36,500,000 30,800,000 43,400,000 31,200,000 27,000,000 37,000,000 23,400,000 21,600,000 46,500,000 14,500,000 23,600,000 11,800,000 21,900,000 6,500,000 5,500,000 16,400,000 8,700,000 16,600,000 22,900,000 5,400,000 39,700,000 9,900,000 15,100,000 19,800,000 22,100,000 11,300,000 27,400,000 22,600,000 16,100,000 16,400,000 12,900,000                                
      dividends on series a mandatory convertible preferred stock
    11,100,000 2,800,000                                                                                       
      net income attributable to bruker corporation common shareholders
    14,900,000 -62,400,000                                                                                       
      net income per common share attributable to bruker corporation common shareholders:
                                                                                            
      basic
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,410,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 600,000 330,000 410,000 500,000 580,000 380,000 370,000 145,000 350,000 160,000 70,000 207,500 400,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 140,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      diluted
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,400,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 590,000 330,000 410,000 490,000 570,000 380,000 370,000 142,500 350,000 160,000 70,000 205,000 390,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 130,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                            
      basic
    151,800,000 151,800,000 151,600,000 151,600,000 149,000,000 151,500,000 147,400,000 145,200,000 146,400,000 146,600,000 146,800,000 146,800,000 148,600,000 147,800,000 149,000,000 150,400,000 151,400,000 151,400,000 151,300,000 151,800,000 153,400,000 153,200,000 153,600,000 154,200,000 155,200,000 154,200,000 156,100,000 156,700,000 156,400,000 156,100,000 155,900,000 157,500,000 159,500,000 159,700,000 160,800,000 161,400,000 163,300,000 167,800,000 168,300,000 168,300,000 168,000,000 167,600,000 167,300,000 167,000,000 166,800,000 166,400,000 166,000,000  165,700,000 165,600,000 165,400,000 165,100,000 164,500,000    163,300,000 163,300,000 162,847,000 162,440,000 162,303,000  104,377,000 104,183,000 102,820,000 101,512 102,038,000 90,080,000 90,028,000 89,521 89,476,000 89,472,000                 
      diluted
    151,800,000 151,800,000 151,700,000 151,900,000 149,500,000 152,000,000 148,000,000 145,900,000 147,200,000 147,300,000 147,700,000 147,600,000 149,400,000 148,600,000 149,800,000 151,400,000 152,900,000 152,800,000 152,900,000 153,200,000 154,600,000 154,300,000 154,700,000 155,400,000 156,600,000 155,600,000 157,600,000 157,900,000 157,400,000 157,000,000 157,000,000 158,700,000 160,400,000 160,500,000 161,500,000 162,400,000 164,300,000 168,700,000 169,700,000 169,700,000 169,600,000 169,500,000 169,400,000 168,700,000 168,400,000 168,100,000 167,300,000  166,900,000 166,900,000 167,300,000 166,700,000 165,700,000    164,700,000 164,300,000 165,918,000 165,438,000 162,303,000  106,679,000 106,798,000 105,361,000 102,561 102,704,000 90,493,000 90,322,000 89,828 89,669,000 89,599,000                 
      other charges
      14,400,000 36,900,000 69,500,000 22,700,000 23,000,000 10,900,000 32,100,000 9,400,000 5,400,000 5,300,000 6,700,000 3,000,000 12,500,000 7,500,000 4,800,000 2,100,000 4,400,000 3,000,000   1,800,000 6,200,000   3,900,000 6,300,000 5,200,000 2,200,000 7,800,000 4,300,000 6,400,000 3,100,000 4,600,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 8,900,000 1,800,000 13,200,000 12,300,000 5,600,000 3,600,000 10,500,000 4,500,000 6,100,000 2,500,000 3,600,000 3,400,000 2,900,000 2,400,000 2,100,000                                     
      interest and other income
      -11,400,000 -6,700,000 -8,000,000 -12,800,000 -24,200,000 6,800,000 -6,700,000 -5,300,000 -8,700,000 -16,100,000 -10,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,300,000 -2,500,000 -5,900,000 -4,400,000 -5,600,000 -3,800,000 -7,100,000 -5,900,000 -6,600,000 -2,900,000 -6,500,000 -4,600,000 -5,900,000              4,100,000         1,900,000        100,000 814,000 3,527,000    319,000  236,000  459,000 663,000 310,000 577,000 554,000                 
      equity in income of unconsolidated investees, net of tax
      600,000 400,000    200,000 800,000 300,000 200,000 700,000                                                                             
      net income per common share attributable to bruker corporation shareholders:
                                                                                            
      basic
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,410,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 600,000 330,000 410,000 500,000 580,000 380,000 370,000 145,000 350,000 160,000 70,000 207,500 400,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 140,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      diluted
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,400,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 590,000 330,000 410,000 490,000 570,000 380,000 370,000 142,500 350,000 160,000 70,000 205,000 390,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 130,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      income before income taxes, equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated investees, net of tax, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
        56,100,000 55,300,000                                                                                   
      equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated investees, net of tax
        -1,500,000 -200,000 -200,000                                                                                  
      net income
        24,975,000 40,300,000 7,600,000 52,000,000                                                   17,840,000 21,686,000 -685,000 4,377,500 8,664,000 4,965,000 3,881,000 9,708,000 2,976,000 480,000 776,000 1,866,000 1,079,000 284,000                 
      yoy
                                                              105.91% 336.78% -117.65% -54.91% 191.13% 934.38% 400.13% 420.26% 175.81% 69.01%                     
      qoq
        -38.03% 430.26% -85.38%                                                    -17.73% -3265.84% -115.65% -49.47% 74.50% 27.93% -60.02% 226.21% 520.00% -38.14% -58.41% 72.94% 279.93%                  
      net income margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 2.55% 4.66% 0.95% 7.21% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7.37% 6.96% -0.29% 4.81% 6.58% 4.08% 3.51% 7.16% 2.84% 0.62% 1.04% 2.32% 1.53% 0.40% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      comprehensive income
            50,875,000 58,000,000 52,900,000 92,600,000 206,600,000 44,600,000 15,900,000 53,200,000 47,025,000 73,100,000 73,400,000 41,600,000 27,525,000 64,000,000 34,200,000 12,100,000 23,000,000 26,100,000 49,500,000 17,000,000 41,900,000 -5,400,000 51,800,000 61,200,000 71,600,000 37,500,000 60,300,000 -2,200,000 56,200,000 5,000,000 59,400,000 -57,700,000 -76,700,000 13,300,000 13,100,000 53,500,000 28,300,000 -22,900,000 51,800,000 -23,500,000                                         
      less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
            725,000 300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 2,100,000 -300,000 -400,000 200,000 100,000 700,000 -700,000 900,000 2,500,000 1,400,000 300,000  800,000 200,000 900,000  500,000  600,000 700,000 1,000,000 200,000 600,000 100,000 200,000 1,200,000 800,000 400,000 800,000 500,000 1,600,000 300,000 400,000 300,000 100,000  100,000                                        
      less: comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
            -275,000 -800,000 -300,000  400,000 -600,000 -500,000 -200,000                                                                         
      comprehensive income attributable to bruker corporation
            50,425,000 58,500,000 51,900,000 91,300,000 204,100,000 45,500,000 16,800,000 53,200,000 80,600,000 72,400,000 74,100,000 40,700,000 77,900,000 62,600,000 33,900,000 12,700,000 61,900,000 27,100,000 48,600,000 17,100,000 41,400,000 -5,200,000 51,200,000 60,500,000  37,300,000 59,700,000 -2,300,000 56,000,000  58,600,000 -58,100,000 -77,500,000 12,800,000 11,500,000 53,200,000 27,900,000 -23,200,000 51,700,000 -23,500,000 33,500,000                                        
      service revenue
               115,500,000 109,600,000 100,900,000 100,900,000 103,200,000 105,400,000 99,000,000 94,700,000 94,100,000 99,100,000 90,000,000 76,100,000 78,200,000 87,600,000 78,800,000 78,500,000 77,400,000 79,600,000 73,500,000 77,700,000 70,000,000 67,100,000 63,300,000 62,300,000 63,500,000 60,700,000 58,800,000 58,200,000 54,100,000 56,000,000 57,700,000 57,000,000 53,100,000 52,700,000 53,500,000 50,900,000 47,200,000 52,100,000 49,800,000 46,800,000 43,600,000 39,100,000 32,500,000 31,500,000 32,400,000 28,300,000 26,900,000 30,638,000 31,733,000 29,957,000 11,542,250 16,217,000 14,959,000 14,991,000 15,035,000 12,625,000 10,234,000 8,809,000 9,377,000 8,748,000 9,977,000                 
      other revenue
               2,700,000 1,700,000 1,400,000 1,700,000 1,400,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 800,000 2,900,000 1,700,000  1,000,000 1,500,000 2,100,000 1,800,000 1,200,000 1,900,000 2,700,000 3,400,000 2,600,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 800,000 600,000 900,000 6,600,000 600,000 18,300,000 2,900,000 1,700,000 2,100,000 2,300,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 2,200,000 2,000,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,490,000 883,000 1,444,000 105,250 191,000 78,000 154,000 146,000 317,000 233,000 644,000 140,000 928,000 668,000                 
      cost of service revenue
               68,200,000 58,000,000 63,100,000 60,100,000 59,600,000 62,900,000 56,500,000 54,100,000 54,800,000 58,100,000 52,600,000 44,700,000 51,100,000 53,000,000 46,500,000 49,800,000 49,100,000 46,600,000 49,100,000 46,500,000 40,500,000 38,700,000 35,700,000 35,400,000 38,000,000 37,400,000 34,800,000 35,000,000 31,900,000 37,900,000 39,700,000 36,900,000 37,200,000 36,300,000 33,600,000 31,600,000 22,900,000 28,900,000 26,400,000 25,900,000 24,500,000 19,800,000 16,100,000 17,200,000 18,000,000 16,100,000 16,100,000 18,153,000 20,896,000 20,406,000 7,454,000 9,886,000 9,862,000 10,068,000 9,239,000 8,028,000 5,279,000 5,221,000 7,717,000 4,866,000 6,548,000                 
      cost of other revenue
               200,000 100,000   100,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 400,000 100,000  300,000  100,000 100,000 700,000 200,000 600,000 200,000 100,000 1,100,000 1,300,000 1,000,000 700,000 100,000 200,000                                                 
      income before income taxes, equity in income of unconsolidated investee, net of tax, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                73,225,000 129,300,000                                                                           
      equity in income of unconsolidated investee, net of tax
                75,000 300,000                                                                           
      income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                  69,600,000                                                                          
      income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                   94,000,000 68,525,000 108,800,000 80,000,000 85,300,000 105,700,000 75,300,000 31,300,000 13,500,000 111,200,000 83,200,000 47,600,000 38,400,000 65,400,000 43,300,000 35,800,000 47,400,000 30,200,000 31,600,000 43,000,000 17,800,000 28,400,000  25,400,000 11,700,000 9,000,000 33,100,000 15,700,000 26,800,000 35,700,000 8,300,000 57,600,000 19,300,000 26,900,000 39,400,000 33,000,000 20,700,000 38,200,000 33,700,000 26,600,000 24,200,000                                 
      less: comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                           -500,000                                                                 
      less: comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                        -125,000    300,000 -1,200,000                                                               
      other charges (gain)
                        3,050,000 4,200,000   1,225,000 -5,300,000                                                               
      less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                           -100,000                                                                 
      dividend declared per common share
                            30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000                                                          
      net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                            
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                800,000 300,000 400,000 600,000 600,000 100,000 500,000 300,000  1,100,000 1,200,000 400,000 800,000 400,000 1,300,000 300,000 400,000 300,000 200,000   300,000 500,000 400,000 500,000 300,000                                   
      interest and other expense
                                                                                            
      dividend declared
                                   40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000                                                    
      comprehensive income (loss) attributable to bruker corporation
                                    70,600,000     3,800,000                                                   
      net income per common share attributable to bruker corporation shareholders:
                                                                                            
      basic and diluted
                                      290,000 90,000     30,000 100,000  100,000 140,000 30,000  60,000  120,000                                       
      net income per common share attributable to
                                                                                            
      bruker corporation shareholders:
                                                                                            
      basic and diluted
                                        140,000 70,000 130,000 40,000   50,000    240,000  90,000   70,000 170,000  100,000                                  
      income before income taxes and noncontrolling
                                                                                            
      interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                         23,600,000                                                   
      write-off of deferred offering costs
                                                     3,400,000                                       
      weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                            
      basic
                                                   166,000,000      164,300,000 164,100,000 163,500,000                                 
      diluted
                                                   167,100,000      165,800,000 165,600,000 165,000,000                                 
      net comprehensive income
                                                    33,600,000                                        
      amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
                                                     4,200,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 1,000,000 700,000                                   
      other charges (credits)
                                                        1,900,000 1,900,000                                   
      sales and marketing
                                                          49,100,000 44,100,000 43,900,000 42,600,000 44,173,000 46,151,000 43,393,000 18,727,250 27,057,000 24,088,000 23,764,000 25,212,000 19,063,000 15,426,000 13,972,000 14,056,000 11,845,000 13,385,000                 
      general and administrative
                                                          17,000,000 17,500,000 17,000,000 16,700,000 17,675,000 17,178,000 16,804,000 6,009,000 8,556,000 7,988,000 7,492,000 8,663,000 7,239,000 5,532,000 5,616,000 5,742,000 5,677,000 5,287,000                 
      restructuring charges
                                                          200,000                                  
      acquisition-related charges
                                                          300,000                                  
      acquisition-related charges (credits)
                                                                                            
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                             200,000                               
      income before income tax provision and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                            17,300,000 14,400,000                               
      less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
      bruker corporation shareholders - basic and diluted
                                                            80,000                                
      net income (loss) attributable to bruker corporation
                                                             8,400,000                               
      net income (loss) per common share attributable to bruker corporation shareholders - basic and diluted
                                                             50,000                               
      income before income tax provision and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                              15,947,000 31,962,000 3,745,000 6,355,000 10,838,000 7,348,000 7,234,000 4,561,500 6,493,000 1,652,000 2,472,000 1,844,750 3,505,000 1,465,000                 
      income before minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                              17,913,000 21,766,000  4,441,250 8,773,000 5,025,000 3,967,000 9,641,000 2,958,000 525,000 824,000 1,775,000 1,107,000                  
      minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                              73,000 80,000 160,000 63,750 109,000 60,000 86,000 -67,000  45,000 48,000 -91,000 28,000 36,000                 
      net income per common share:
                                                                                            
      basic
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,410,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 600,000 330,000 410,000 500,000 580,000 380,000 370,000 145,000 350,000 160,000 70,000 207,500 400,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 140,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      diluted
    100,000 -410,000 50,000 110,000 167,500 270,000 50,000 350,000 1,400,000 600,000 390,000 520,000 660,000 590,000 330,000 410,000 490,000 570,000 380,000 370,000 142,500 350,000 160,000 70,000 205,000 390,000 230,000 200,000 280,000 200,000 170,000 230,000 150,000 130,000                 130,000   140,000  100,000   110                              
      acquisition related charges
                                                               360,000 5,793,000     -105,000 961,000 1,192,000 1,176,000                    
      net income per common share - basic and diluted
                                                               130     40 22.5 30 10 10 10                  
      net income per common share - basic
                                                                 42.5 80                          
      net income per common share - diluted
                                                                 40 80                          
      net income per common share—basic
                                                                   50                         
      net income per common share—diluted
                                                                   50                         
      income before minority interest in consolidated subsidiaires
                                                                           320,000                 
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        assets
                                                                               
        current assets:
                                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      298,800,000 293,100,000 92,000,000 184,200,000 183,400,000 148,100,000 169,700,000 340,100,000 488,300,000 363,600,000 574,800,000 597,900,000 645,500,000 626,200,000 723,000,000 816,100,000 1,068,200,000 573,000,000 608,100,000 696,800,000 681,800,000 567,100,000 746,800,000 795,500,000 678,300,000 296,300,000 282,500,000 298,800,000 270,100,000 258,700,000 283,900,000 263,900,000 217,700,000 277,500,000 278,700,000 232,500,000 209,900,000 331,000,000 320,800,000 334,500,000 329,200,000 389,800,000 454,000,000 306,800,000 250,900,000 269,400,000 242,100,000 240,300,000 229,500,000 195,800,000 169,800,000 193,300,000 188,000,000 187,600,000 203,100,000 148,500,000 152,600,000 148,400,000 84,381,000 125,399,000 298,263,000  38,904,000 41,933,000 55,692,000 52,147,000 44,151,000 96,596,000  53,159,000    
        accounts receivable
      544,900,000 550,900,000 522,600,000 537,800,000 565,500,000 538,400,000 507,200,000 475,400,000 492,000,000 485,400,000 450,800,000 471,700,000 472,700,000 421,300,000 402,600,000 413,800,000 416,900,000 372,100,000 337,000,000 326,000,000 335,300,000 329,900,000 324,500,000 325,500,000 362,200,000 358,800,000 348,000,000 360,400,000 323,400,000 278,800,000 313,600,000 269,800,000 240,400,000 225,400,000 223,600,000 206,900,000 233,400,000 242,300,000 240,300,000 227,600,000 268,900,000 279,600,000 295,000,000 297,700,000 300,500,000 273,400,000 264,800,000 248,800,000 261,800,000 271,100,000 273,700,000 250,500,000 195,400,000 161,500,000 174,900,000 151,700,000 132,900,000 142,900,000 156,068,000 164,236,000 165,081,000  85,840,000 72,171,000 75,110,000 79,604,000 71,912,000 61,709,000 55,579,000 53,744,000 49,370,000 47,222,000  
        inventories
      1,094,600,000 1,196,600,000 1,218,300,000 1,116,500,000 1,067,800,000 1,220,400,000 1,175,900,000 1,060,500,000 968,300,000 916,000,000 914,600,000 858,800,000 800,100,000 749,500,000 759,000,000 739,900,000 710,100,000 732,800,000 730,200,000 700,700,000 692,300,000 695,900,000 665,400,000 625,500,000 577,200,000 586,700,000 594,600,000 541,800,000 518,600,000 509,400,000 518,000,000 515,300,000 505,100,000 476,400,000 483,100,000 471,000,000 460,100,000 478,300,000 486,300,000 473,900,000 566,800,000 612,100,000 620,500,000 632,000,000 601,800,000 621,700,000 632,800,000 620,300,000 648,000,000 601,400,000     431,200,000 443,600,000 436,400,000 420,400,000 456,814,000 487,503,000 511,597,000  184,248,000 169,895,000 157,616,000 134,504,000 133,347,000 103,174,000 101,569,000 96,333,000 99,309,000 98,355,000  
        other current assets
      274,200,000 310,000,000 329,800,000 273,000,000 236,500,000 284,500,000 300,200,000 264,400,000 215,600,000 264,400,000 243,100,000 204,600,000 193,500,000 239,600,000 202,900,000 181,000,000 172,200,000 210,100,000 195,000,000 172,700,000 165,600,000 183,200,000 170,500,000 187,300,000 172,000,000 186,100,000 175,000,000 142,700,000 149,400,000 135,100,000 125,000,000 122,500,000 113,800,000 97,800,000 118,500,000 117,100,000 111,400,000 133,500,000 134,300,000 111,000,000 121,700,000 116,100,000 107,200,000 136,400,000 110,600,000 113,000,000 105,200,000 102,700,000 102,500,000 97,800,000 101,600,000 97,400,000 80,300,000 58,500,000 61,600,000 72,700,000 65,600,000 61,100,000 71,473,000 75,697,000 88,500,000  28,082,000 24,995,000 23,121,000 19,461,000 17,428,000 11,879,000 14,010,000 11,094,000 13,103,000 12,473,000  
        total current assets
      2,212,500,000 2,350,600,000 2,162,700,000 2,111,500,000 2,053,200,000 2,191,400,000 2,153,000,000 2,140,400,000 2,164,200,000 2,029,400,000 2,183,300,000 2,133,000,000 2,113,200,000 2,036,600,000 2,087,500,000 2,250,800,000 2,471,800,000 1,989,300,000 1,968,200,000 1,946,200,000 1,925,000,000 1,826,100,000 1,957,200,000 1,990,000,000 1,796,300,000 1,434,000,000 1,406,400,000 1,343,700,000 1,261,500,000 1,182,000,000 1,240,500,000 1,336,800,000 1,299,600,000 1,264,100,000 1,266,700,000 1,215,400,000 1,225,400,000 1,386,400,000 1,354,500,000 1,304,800,000 1,399,700,000 1,465,400,000 1,476,700,000 1,372,900,000 1,263,800,000 1,277,500,000 1,244,900,000 1,212,100,000 1,245,400,000 1,169,100,000 1,167,100,000 1,115,800,000 954,000,000 834,600,000 874,300,000 818,500,000 789,200,000 774,300,000 771,722,000 859,226,000 1,086,460,000  343,440,000 311,660,000 319,075,000 294,744,000 271,462,000 276,036,000 270,112,000 265,609,000 263,039,000 260,394,000  
        property, plant and equipment
      744,800,000 746,700,000 758,500,000 689,000,000 669,300,000 693,900,000 656,600,000 586,100,000 599,700,000 527,000,000 522,700,000 510,900,000 487,000,000 421,500,000 395,000,000 403,800,000 406,100,000 389,400,000 398,000,000 384,100,000 395,500,000 354,600,000 335,900,000 318,600,000 306,100,000 278,100,000 281,900,000 267,600,000 260,900,000 259,200,000 270,000,000 260,400,000 252,800,000 241,000,000 239,400,000 236,800,000 239,000,000 232,400,000 233,100,000 228,700,000 265,000,000 293,400,000 296,700,000 297,400,000 287,800,000 279,700,000 272,500,000 259,100,000 261,800,000 249,400,000 265,900,000 246,800,000 218,700,000 199,300,000 212,000,000 226,400,000 221,300,000 208,600,000 219,317,000 236,321,000 231,541,000  101,015,000 95,035,000 91,410,000 90,349,000 87,908,000 74,864,000 72,817,000 72,336,000 73,472,000 74,654,000  
        goodwill
      1,547,700,000    1,507,300,000 1,474,600,000 1,443,800,000 751,900,000 582,600,000 561,100,000 557,900,000 527,300,000 457,600,000 381,500,000 396,200,000 384,300,000 339,500,000 324,200,000 314,900,000 313,300,000 320,400,000 312,800,000 295,000,000 290,000,000 293,000,000 282,300,000 284,700,000 275,300,000 199,900,000 192,400,000 171,100,000 168,600,000 165,400,000                                 39,777,000    17,516,000    
        intangible assets
      899,600,000    912,500,000 1,026,500,000 1,024,300,000 449,200,000 330,500,000 291,900,000 300,400,000 298,500,000 270,900,000 214,000,000 233,500,000 227,500,000 211,800,000 217,700,000 205,900,000 213,400,000 229,100,000    233,200,000                                         5,579,000        
        operating lease assets
      165,800,000    145,500,000 147,500,000 136,200,000 105,100,000 91,700,000    51,200,000    59,900,000    67,400,000 60,700,000 60,000,000 62,300,000 65,600,000 68,900,000 74,500,000 77,400,000                                              
        deferred tax assets
      421,700,000    286,200,000 340,900,000 303,200,000 280,100,000 297,200,000    76,800,000    90,100,000    72,000,000    60,500,000                                                 
        other long-term assets
      249,300,000 868,800,000 799,800,000 698,000,000 232,700,000 238,100,000 185,500,000 193,600,000 184,000,000 410,200,000 292,700,000 294,200,000 155,100,000 283,300,000 272,600,000 284,300,000 70,800,000 206,700,000 200,000,000 177,900,000 39,600,000    16,800,000                                                 
        total assets
      6,241,400,000 6,434,900,000 6,339,800,000 5,933,100,000 5,806,700,000 6,112,900,000 5,902,600,000 4,506,400,000 4,249,900,000 3,819,600,000 3,857,000,000 3,763,900,000 3,611,800,000 3,336,900,000 3,384,800,000 3,550,700,000 3,650,000,000 3,127,700,000 3,087,000,000 3,034,900,000 3,049,000,000 2,879,400,000 2,943,400,000 2,961,900,000 2,771,500,000 2,352,100,000 2,349,700,000 2,242,500,000 1,889,100,000 1,806,000,000 1,830,500,000 1,961,500,000 1,912,900,000 1,839,900,000 1,797,900,000 1,720,500,000 1,739,800,000 1,842,900,000 1,820,400,000 1,772,700,000 1,910,600,000 2,003,900,000 2,027,700,000 1,936,200,000 1,801,800,000 1,811,900,000 1,800,000,000 1,750,100,000 1,797,300,000 1,670,400,000 1,699,900,000 1,623,900,000 1,277,100,000 1,140,500,000 1,159,600,000 1,124,200,000 1,087,500,000 1,059,100,000 1,077,510,000 1,171,442,000 1,397,429,000  498,364,000 460,486,000 463,094,000 433,187,000 409,367,000 379,726,000 369,980,000 360,887,000 351,346,000 350,041,000  
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity
                                                                               
        current liabilities:
                                                                               
        current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations
      16,600,000 24,300,000 55,700,000 37,700,000 32,500,000 32,800,000                                                                    
        accounts payable
      215,900,000 184,400,000 243,000,000 244,600,000 234,100,000 227,500,000 220,300,000 199,100,000 202,700,000 181,500,000 188,800,000 196,200,000 178,400,000 157,700,000 154,900,000 161,200,000 147,400,000 141,100,000 142,600,000 152,300,000 134,600,000 113,900,000 119,200,000 127,000,000 118,400,000 116,600,000 123,700,000 126,500,000 100,000,000 104,600,000 104,700,000 94,800,000 91,700,000 94,700,000 93,300,000 88,000,000 95,100,000 87,400,000 84,400,000 87,100,000 98,500,000 102,200,000 116,400,000 82,900,000 69,500,000 75,800,000 78,000,000 77,400,000 87,000,000 76,500,000 82,000,000 81,000,000 60,100,000 53,600,000 53,700,000 45,500,000 40,800,000 47,500,000 46,528,000 54,288,000 59,210,000  31,102,000 27,597,000 26,370,000 23,102,000 21,112,000 12,340,000 16,126,000 14,118,000 14,804,000 15,698,000  
        current portion of deferred revenue and customer advances
      441,300,000                                                                         
        other current liabilities
      605,400,000 604,000,000 570,600,000 592,000,000 576,500,000 595,100,000 555,900,000 477,000,000 478,200,000 388,600,000 343,800,000 334,400,000 499,200,000 514,400,000 452,800,000 493,600,000 481,200,000 492,300,000 510,900,000 500,600,000 465,900,000 413,000,000 379,900,000 401,200,000 388,800,000 400,000,000 379,100,000 371,200,000 337,300,000 302,300,000 313,700,000 292,500,000 265,400,000 271,200,000 290,900,000 272,900,000 279,800,000 288,000,000 270,100,000 267,100,000 300,800,000 302,000,000 302,800,000 314,400,000 294,600,000 303,200,000 304,300,000 309,600,000 308,000,000 321,800,000 332,800,000 309,900,000 292,700,000 252,500,000 248,400,000 247,500,000 233,200,000 215,800,000 217,465,000 235,455,000 244,064,000  84,672,000 96,959,000 99,306,000 94,807,000 76,948,000 62,203,000 59,293,000 56,319,000 54,816,000 50,404,000  
        total current liabilities
      1,279,200,000 1,268,100,000 1,347,400,000 1,344,900,000 1,281,300,000 1,322,100,000 1,304,500,000 1,182,500,000 1,202,100,000 1,072,300,000 1,050,900,000 1,048,500,000 914,300,000 864,600,000 818,400,000 880,500,000 938,500,000 921,200,000 954,600,000 943,500,000 791,900,000 683,200,000 749,700,000 765,800,000 645,600,000 643,000,000 641,000,000 632,700,000 563,100,000 531,500,000 558,700,000 513,500,000 493,600,000 514,900,000 552,600,000 535,100,000 541,700,000 676,100,000 652,000,000 540,500,000 610,000,000 628,500,000 671,100,000 646,800,000 602,800,000 643,200,000 686,500,000 751,900,000 771,500,000 919,500,000 901,700,000 871,300,000 591,600,000 543,200,000 544,000,000 521,000,000 519,200,000 491,900,000 509,353,000 576,428,000 831,611,000  210,449,000 189,757,000 199,711,000 195,128,000 177,586,000 116,390,000 114,486,000 111,528,000 108,691,000 103,857,000  
        long-term debt
      1,852,500,000 1,984,200,000 2,379,600,000 2,076,100,000 2,061,800,000 2,264,500,000 2,132,000,000 1,357,300,000 1,160,300,000 1,098,600,000 1,122,500,000 1,109,000,000 1,200,500,000 1,136,800,000 1,171,000,000 1,205,400,000 1,221,800,000 717,500,000 721,100,000 715,800,000 842,300,000 828,200,000 924,200,000 914,800,000 812,800,000 518,500,000 493,900,000 332,000,000 225,200,000 205,600,000 205,600,000 480,500,000 430,700,000 384,700,000 344,700,000 322,700,000 281,800,000 241,100,000 241,400,000 353,900,000 354,500,000 354,900,000 354,100,000 354,700,000 335,400,000 335,500,000 298,000,000 243,300,000 243,300,000 40,800,000 60,200,000 79,000,000 94,300,000 101,600,000 109,600,000 120,400,000 127,600,000 172,700,000 169,703,000 175,719,000 169,428,000  18,078,000 17,564,000 22,782,000 22,863,000 27,022,000 21,969,000 21,372,000 21,423,000 21,821,000 23,910,000  
        long-term deferred revenue and customer advances
      109,100,000    100,000,000 94,200,000 93,900,000 105,600,000 91,500,000                                                                 
        deferred tax liabilities
      112,500,000    118,500,000 178,400,000 178,500,000 81,800,000 67,700,000    62,300,000    46,000,000    43,100,000    48,800,000                                                 
        operating lease liabilities
      138,600,000    118,900,000 120,500,000 111,300,000 85,700,000 74,800,000    34,800,000    41,800,000    47,000,000 42,100,000 42,400,000 44,300,000 47,000,000 50,700,000 55,400,000 58,300,000                                              
        other long-term liabilities
      239,200,000 690,200,000 746,000,000 660,900,000 311,000,000 206,300,000 178,300,000 166,700,000 163,600,000 404,500,000 421,000,000 395,600,000 166,200,000 381,800,000 404,700,000 426,700,000 162,200,000 399,100,000 395,600,000 393,900,000 176,100,000 363,200,000 320,500,000 312,400,000 113,900,000 264,300,000 267,300,000 275,700,000 275,600,000 283,600,000 275,900,000 227,600,000 225,500,000 208,700,000 199,700,000 192,300,000 207,200,000 157,700,000 159,500,000 156,700,000 133,000,000 135,100,000 134,200,000 154,100,000 140,900,000 140,600,000 119,800,000 113,300,000 120,400,000 107,000,000 107,200,000 102,100,000 97,200,000 83,100,000 88,100,000 109,300,000 104,200,000 96,700,000 103,274,000 109,713,000 106,005,000  31,321,000 31,515,000 26,023,000 12,375,000 28,288,000 23,293,000 21,748,000 11,383,000 13,915,000 15,997,000  
        total liabilities
      3,731,100,000    3,991,500,000 4,269,800,000 4,078,100,000 3,055,600,000 2,836,600,000                                                                 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                               
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      36,800,000 42,900,000 47,400,000 18,300,000 18,100,000 18,000,000 17,500,000 17,900,000 18,700,000 17,100,000 11,900,000 12,000,000 6,100,000 5,700,000 6,300,000                                                           
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                               
        preferred stock, par value 0.01; authorized - 5,000,000 shares
                                                                               
        series a 6.375% mandatory convertible; 250 per share liquidation preference of 693.8 million in the aggregate; issued and outstanding - 2,760,000 shares
                                                                               
        common stock
          1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000                
        issued - 183,047,629 shares
      1,800,000                                                                         
        treasury stock
          -1,237,200,000 -1,237,200,000 -1,237,200,000 -1,237,200,000 -1,237,200,000 -1,186,900,000 -1,107,200,000 -1,107,200,000 -1,085,000,000 -1,058,600,000 -986,200,000 -925,900,000 -820,300,000 -738,100,000 -738,100,000 -699,800,000 -667,000,000 -598,800,000 -593,800,000 -543,800,000 -543,800,000 -543,800,000 -501,500,000                                               
        purchased - 30,904,588 shares
      -1,242,200,000                                                                         
        additional paid-in capital
      1,414,600,000 1,404,300,000   713,400,000 704,100,000 701,300,000 291,100,000 282,900,000    256,300,000    237,800,000    216,300,000    199,700,000                                         149,460,000    215,164,000    
        retained earnings
      2,361,800,000 2,352,200,000   2,406,700,000 2,400,600,000 2,367,300,000 2,367,400,000 2,323,800,000    1,926,000,000    1,659,500,000    1,406,500,000    1,274,700,000                      506,200,000 466,500,000                  17,467,000        
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
      -79,500,000 -79,200,000            -92,100,000 -49,300,000 -17,100,000                                                          
        total shareholders’ equity attributable to bruker corporation
      2,456,500,000 2,431,900,000   1,781,200,000 1,807,000,000 1,789,200,000 1,415,300,000 1,377,200,000 1,208,800,000 1,231,200,000 1,180,300,000 1,113,800,000 937,000,000 970,500,000 1,017,000,000 1,070,500,000 1,075,600,000 1,002,000,000 967,700,000 961,200,000    906,800,000   913,200,000 816,900,000 776,600,000 781,500,000 731,800,000 755,700,000 724,700,000 693,900,000 663,300,000 702,100,000 760,300,000 760,900,000 715,800,000 807,500,000 880,300,000 862,600,000 777,100,000 718,900,000 689,200,000 692,700,000 638,700,000 658,600,000 599,500,000 627,400,000 568,300,000 491,800,000 410,900,000 416,300,000                   
        noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
      17,000,000 17,600,000   15,900,000 18,100,000 17,800,000 17,600,000 17,400,000 18,300,000 19,500,000 18,500,000 11,900,000 11,000,000 13,900,000  14,100,000                                                         
        total shareholders’ equity
      2,473,500,000 2,449,500,000 1,819,400,000 1,832,900,000 1,797,100,000 1,825,100,000 1,807,000,000 1,432,900,000 1,394,600,000 1,227,100,000 1,250,700,000 1,198,800,000 1,125,700,000 948,000,000 984,400,000 1,031,300,000 1,084,600,000 1,089,600,000 1,015,400,000 981,700,000 974,300,000    917,100,000   921,600,000 825,200,000 785,300,000 790,300,000 739,900,000 763,100,000 731,600,000 700,900,000 670,400,000 709,100,000 768,000,000 767,500,000 721,600,000 813,100,000 885,400,000 868,300,000 780,600,000 722,700,000 692,600,000 695,700,000 641,600,000 662,100,000 603,100,000 630,800,000 571,500,000 494,000,000 412,600,000 417,900,000 372,700,000  297,800,000 294,370,000 308,829,000 289,713,000  238,516,000 221,650,000 214,578,000 191,466,000 176,471,000 218,074,000 212,374,000 207,802,000 206,919,000 206,277,000  
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity
      6,241,400,000 6,434,900,000 6,339,800,000 5,933,100,000 5,806,700,000 6,112,900,000 5,902,600,000 4,506,400,000 4,249,900,000 3,819,600,000 3,857,000,000 3,763,900,000 3,611,800,000 3,336,900,000 3,384,800,000                                                           
        goodwill and intangible assets
       2,468,800,000 2,618,800,000 2,434,600,000                                                                      
        deferred revenue and customer advances
       455,400,000 478,100,000 470,600,000 438,200,000 466,700,000 501,900,000 485,200,000 400,000,000 381,200,000 397,400,000 397,800,000                                                              
        series a 6.375% mandatory convertible; 250 per share liquidation preference or 692.6 million in the aggregate; issued and outstanding - 2,760,000 shares
                                                                               
        issued - 182,170,700 shares
       1,800,000                                                                        
        purchased - 30,979,610 shares
       -1,247,200,000                                                                        
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2024 and 2023
                                                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
          -103,500,000 -62,300,000 -44,000,000 -7,700,000 6,000,000 -5,200,000 24,400,000 29,600,000 14,800,000                                                             
        accrued pension
           83,800,000 79,600,000 76,000,000 76,600,000    45,700,000    104,700,000    123,400,000    122,400,000                                         11,116,000    8,518,000    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding
                                                                               
        current portion of long-term debt
            26,400,000 21,200,000 121,200,000 121,000,000 120,900,000 120,100,000 18,700,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 112,400,000 109,500,000 108,200,000 108,400,000 2,200,000 1,700,000 100,700,000 95,800,000 500,000 300,000 300,000 2,600,000 15,400,000 15,000,000 15,000,000  100,000 100,000 20,200,000 20,300,000 20,400,000 130,300,000 123,200,000 700,000 700,000 800,000 700,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 38,900,000 77,600,000 76,300,000 53,600,000 42,100,000 30,900,000  25,100,000 23,500,000 30,500,000 42,500,000 24,900,000        2,461,000    1,104,000    
        assets held for sale
                  1,400,000    4,400,000 4,500,000                                                        
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2023 and 2022
                                                                               
        other shareholders’ equity
               2,399,200,000 2,312,300,000 2,256,200,000  2,086,000,000 2,004,300,000 1,958,300,000  1,822,700,000 1,734,100,000 1,677,900,000        1,309,700,000 1,204,000,000 1,161,500,000 1,129,900,000 1,100,500,000 1,060,300,000 1,032,500,000 942,500,000 899,000,000 886,300,000 792,200,000 777,100,000 751,000,000 708,000,000 697,500,000 676,300,000 625,200,000 603,400,000 578,500,000 185,000,000 170,700,000 657,100,000 598,100,000 626,000,000 566,900,000 490,400,000 409,500,000 414,900,000 371,200,000  295,500,000 292,852,000 307,310,000 288,185,000             
        short-term investments
                     100,000,000 100,000,000 96,800,000 97,900,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 56,200,000 6,600,000 6,100,000 6,300,000     165,300,000 222,600,000 187,000,000 162,800,000 187,900,000 210,600,000 201,300,000 172,800,000 157,800,000 113,100,000 67,800,000                   23,019,000        29,271,000 46,419,000    
        customer advances
                  218,000,000 175,500,000 196,700,000 214,700,000 197,500,000 178,300,000 192,900,000 182,200,000 189,200,000 154,600,000 149,900,000 141,800,000 137,900,000 126,100,000 137,900,000 132,400,000 110,400,000 109,600,000 125,300,000 126,200,000 136,400,000 148,900,000 148,200,000 153,900,000 146,400,000 170,400,000 174,300,000 185,600,000 210,000,000 223,500,000 251,200,000 248,500,000 237,600,000 263,100,000 265,300,000 287,300,000 300,200,000 250,600,000 259,300,000 264,000,000 211,700,000 212,000,000 218,300,000 197,100,000 202,100,000 197,700,000 201,084,000 220,254,000 275,241,000  44,345,000 44,033,000 52,518,000 49,461,000 42,403,000 28,762,000 26,320,000 29,232,000 25,254,000 22,008,000  
        long-term deferred revenue
                  56,200,000    50,200,000    50,900,000    42,800,000                                                 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2022 and 2021
                                                                               
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity
                                                                               
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
                     6,800,000 200,000 300,000 300,000      21,100,000 20,900,000 22,000,000 22,000,000                                              
        noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                     14,300,000  14,000,000 13,400,000 14,000,000 13,100,000 10,600,000 9,200,000 9,000,000 10,300,000 9,500,000 9,300,000 8,400,000 8,300,000 8,700,000 8,800,000 8,100,000 7,400,000 6,900,000 7,000,000 7,100,000 7,000,000 7,700,000 6,600,000 5,800,000 5,600,000 5,100,000 5,700,000 3,500,000 3,800,000 3,400,000 3,000,000 2,900,000 3,500,000 3,600,000 3,400,000 3,200,000 2,200,000 1,700,000 1,600,000                   
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity
                     3,550,700,000 3,650,000,000 3,127,700,000 3,087,000,000  3,049,000,000    2,771,500,000                                                 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2021 and 2020
                                                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                      -8,200,000 -10,700,000  -12,100,000 3,700,000 -5,200,000   -25,500,000 -18,800,000 15,400,000 3,300,000 12,700,000 14,800,000 51,200,000 10,500,000       200,000  98,700,000 181,700,000 185,200,000 150,800,000 114,200,000 109,200,000                    23,519,000    10,284,000    
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                        4,300,000    -13,500,000 -23,300,000                                                  
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                               
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                         3,034,900,000        2,242,300,000 1,889,100,000 1,806,000,000 1,830,500,000 1,961,500,000 1,912,900,000 1,839,900,000 1,797,900,000 1,720,500,000 1,739,800,000 1,842,900,000 1,820,400,000 1,772,700,000 1,910,600,000 2,003,900,000 2,027,700,000 1,936,200,000 1,801,800,000 1,811,900,000 1,800,000,000 1,750,100,000 1,797,300,000 1,670,400,000 1,699,900,000 1,623,900,000 1,277,100,000 1,140,500,000 1,159,600,000 1,124,200,000  1,059,100,000 1,077,510,000 1,171,442,000 1,397,429,000  498,364,000 460,486,000 463,094,000 433,187,000 409,367,000 379,726,000 369,980,000 360,887,000 351,346,000 350,041,000  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2020 and 2019
                                                                               
        ​
                           2,020,000,000 2,020,000,000 2,020,000,000  2,019,000,000 2,019,000,000                                               
        intangibles, net and other long-term assets
                           325,200,000 295,300,000 301,000,000  288,800,000 302,200,000 278,500,000 166,800,000 172,400,000 148,900,000 195,700,000 195,100,000 334,800,000 291,800,000 268,300,000 275,400,000 224,100,000 232,800,000 239,200,000 245,900,000 245,100,000 254,300,000 265,900,000 250,200,000 254,700,000 282,600,000 278,900,000 290,100,000                         
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
                                                                               
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                               
        other shareholders' equity
                           1,554,400,000 1,503,000,000 1,481,000,000  1,406,100,000 1,345,200,000                              333,800,000                 
        total shareholders' equity attributable to bruker corporation
                           952,100,000 897,400,000 915,600,000  845,200,000 860,800,000                                               
        total shareholders' equity
                           962,700,000 906,600,000 924,600,000  854,700,000 870,100,000                              335,300,000                 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                           2,879,400,000    2,352,100,000 2,349,700,000                              1,087,500,000                 
        product revenue
                           419,600,000 347,000,000 345,000,000  440,600,000 411,700,000                                               
        service revenue
                           90,000,000 76,100,000 78,200,000  78,800,000 78,500,000                                               
        other revenue
                           1,800,000 1,500,000 800,000  1,700,000                                                
        total revenue
                           511,400,000 424,600,000 424,000,000  521,100,000 490,200,000                                               
        cost of product revenue
                           210,300,000 193,300,000 180,500,000  220,400,000 210,000,000                                               
        cost of service revenue
                           52,600,000 44,700,000 51,100,000  46,500,000 49,800,000                                               
        cost of other revenue
                           200,000 400,000 100,000  300,000                                                
        total cost of revenue
                           263,100,000 238,400,000 231,700,000  267,200,000 259,800,000                                               
        gross profit
                           248,300,000 186,200,000 192,300,000  253,900,000 230,400,000                                               
        operating expenses:
                                                                               
        selling, general and administrative
                           114,600,000 102,400,000 121,200,000  125,300,000 124,500,000                                               
        research and development
                           48,300,000 44,100,000 48,500,000  46,100,000 48,500,000                                               
        other charges (gain)
                           4,200,000    -5,300,000                                                
        total operating expenses
                           167,100,000 148,300,000 175,900,000  166,100,000 176,900,000                                               
        operating income
                           81,200,000 37,900,000 16,400,000  87,800,000 53,500,000                                               
        interest and other income
                           -5,900,000 -6,600,000 -2,900,000  -4,600,000 -5,900,000                                               
        income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                           75,300,000 31,300,000 13,500,000  83,200,000 47,600,000                                               
        income tax provision
                           20,000,000 7,100,000 2,900,000  21,700,000 10,600,000                                               
        consolidated net income
                           55,300,000 24,200,000 10,600,000  61,500,000 37,000,000                                               
        net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                           1,000,000 100,000 100,000  200,000 500,000                                               
        net income attributable to bruker corporation
                           54,300,000 24,100,000 10,500,000  61,300,000 36,500,000                                               
        net income per common share attributable to bruker corporation shareholders:
                                                                               
        basic
                           350,000 160,000 70,000  400,000 230,000                                               
        diluted
                           350,000 160,000 70,000  390,000 230,000                                               
        weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                               
        comprehensive income
                           64,000,000 34,200,000 12,100,000  26,100,000 49,500,000                                               
        less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                           1,400,000 300,000   200,000 900,000                                               
        less: comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                               -1,200,000                                                
        comprehensive income attributable to bruker corporation
                           62,600,000 33,900,000 12,700,000  27,100,000 48,600,000                                               
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
                            2,943,400,000 2,961,900,000                                                  
        other charges
                            1,800,000 6,200,000   3,900,000                                               
        less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                             -100,000                                                  
        less: comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                             -500,000                                                  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at december 31, 2019 and 2018
                                                                               
        dividend declared per common share
                               40,000 40,000                                               
        restricted cash
                                                      3,600,000 3,000,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 3,500,000 2,000,000 1,700,000 1,500,000        1,107,000    1,010,000    
        intangibles and other long-term assets
                                                       251,900,000 266,900,000 261,300,000 104,400,000 106,600,000 73,300,000 79,300,000 77,000,000 76,200,000                
        short-term borrowings
                                                       217,000,000 185,500,000 185,500,000 27,100,000  100,000 400,000 600,000 6,000,000 44,276,000 66,431,000 253,096,000  21,014,000 15,395,000 11,601,000 19,396,000 29,377,000 9,613,000 9,466,000 6,898,000 10,960,000 9,274,000  
        inventory
                                                        618,700,000 571,600,000 487,800,000 424,500,000                    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at september 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                               
        noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries
                                                             800,000 1,200,000 800,000                
        total shareholders’ equity of bruker corporation
                                                             373,500,000  297,000,000                
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at june 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                               
        total shareholders' equity of bruker corporation
                                                              336,500,000                 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at march 31, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                               
        short term investments and restricted cash
                                                                2,986,000 6,391,000              
        intangibles and other assets
                                                                86,471,000 75,895,000 79,428,000    52,609,000  49,997,000 28,826,000 27,051,000  14,835,000 14,993,000  
        minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                810,000 753,000 672,000     239,000    233,000    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                1,633,000 1,628,000 1,626,000  1,047,000 1,047,000 1,046,000 1,020,000 1,017,000 901,000 901,000 898,000 895,000 895,000  
        due from affiliated companies
                                                                    6,366,000 2,666,000 7,536,000 9,028,000 4,624,000 2,678,000 2,983,000 4,860,000 5,920,000 10,306,000  
        goodwill, intangible and other assets
                                                                    53,909,000 53,791,000          
        due to affiliated companies
                                                                    7,526,000 5,773,000 9,916,000 5,901,000 7,746,000 3,472,000 3,281,000 3,857,000 2,857,000 6,473,000  
        deferred revenue
                                                                    21,790,000           
        other stockholders’ equity
                                                                    237,561,000 220,695,000 213,565,000  175,454,000 217,173,000 211,473,000  206,024,000 205,382,000  
        other assets
                                                                       1,631,000    2,883,000    
        cash, cash equivalents
                                                                          66,700,000     
        other intangible assets
                                                                           1,533,000    
        accumulated deficit
                                                                               
        cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
                                                                            95,337,000 92,038,000  
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 
                                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          consolidated net income
        29,200,000 -58,500,000 4,200,000 16,800,000     204,600,000 88,700,000 57,800,000 77,400,000 98,300,000 88,400,000 49,700,000 62,100,000 76,000,000 88,100,000 58,700,000 57,800,000 71,300,000 55,300,000 24,200,000 10,600,000 68,800,000 61,500,000 37,000,000 30,700,000 44,200,000 31,500,000 27,400,000 37,600,000 24,000,000 21,700,000 47,000,000 14,800,000 23,600,000 12,900,000 23,100,000 6,900,000 6,300,000 16,800,000 10,000,000 16,900,000 23,300,000 5,700,000 39,900,000 9,900,000 15,100,000 20,100,000 22,600,000 11,700,000 27,900,000 22,900,000 16,000,000  12,700,000 8,600,000             
          adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        58,100,000 55,700,000 56,100,000 50,400,000 52,900,000 51,000,000 45,200,000 34,700,000 37,300,000 26,600,000 25,900,000 25,100,000 24,500,000 21,000,000 21,600,000 21,700,000 23,000,000 22,200,000 21,600,000 22,300,000 21,700,000 20,500,000 19,200,000 19,000,000 18,300,000 18,900,000 19,400,000 19,000,000 15,900,000 16,600,000 15,800,000 17,100,000 16,000,000 15,100,000 13,700,000 13,500,000 13,200,000 13,300,000 13,200,000 13,500,000 17,600,000 14,800,000 15,200,000 15,200,000 15,000,000 15,200,000 13,900,000 15,000,000 13,600,000 13,600,000 13,800,000 11,900,000 9,100,000 7,200,000 7,500,000 7,100,000 7,000,000 6,800,000             
          stock-based compensation expense
            6,800,000 6,300,000 6,900,000 5,300,000 6,200,000 5,700,000 5,600,000 6,500,000 4,700,000 5,300,000 9,700,000 8,000,000 5,300,000 4,200,000 3,900,000 3,800,000 5,100,000 4,500,000 3,100,000 3,300,000 -500,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,100,000 3,300,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 3,100,000 2,700,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,100,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 1,400,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,800,000                         
          deferred income taxes
        -39,300,000 -26,600,000 -15,900,000 -22,700,000 -19,600,000 -21,900,000 -20,200,000 -2,100,000 -37,200,000 3,400,000 8,200,000 1,200,000 10,900,000 -17,500,000 -4,200,000 -4,000,000 700,000 -2,700,000 -8,700,000 4,900,000 -23,000,000 1,600,000 -2,200,000 1,100,000 -4,900,000 -200,000        400,000        300,000                            
          bargain purchase gain on acquisition and associated measurement period adjustments
                                                                              
          impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, other long-lived assets, and certain minority investments
        4,800,000                                                                      
          write down of inventories
                                                                              
          acquisition-related hybrid liability adjustments
                                                                              
          foreign currency transaction loss
                                                                              
          other non-cash expenses
        61,600,000 -33,300,000 -11,600,000 11,200,000 33,900,000 2,500,000 -1,000,000 -6,100,000 13,800,000 2,300,000 11,000,000 5,000,000 6,500,000 7,900,000 10,100,000 -6,200,000 2,100,000 4,000,000 15,900,000 4,900,000  6,300,000 7,500,000 11,700,000  -4,400,000 1,600,000 4,500,000 -8,900,000 6,600,000 18,200,000 4,300,000 500,000 1,300,000 3,700,000 7,300,000 1,700,000 8,600,000 -6,400,000 7,300,000 9,900,000 500,000 700,000         600,000                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                              
          accounts receivable
            -51,300,000 -18,800,000 13,900,000 15,600,000 11,500,000 -42,900,000 22,200,000 8,300,000 -28,200,000 -35,300,000 -2,000,000 -2,400,000 -47,600,000 -39,200,000 -9,300,000 800,000 3,900,000 2,600,000 4,800,000 29,500,000 3,000,000 -18,600,000    26,600,000 10,000,000  -8,700,000 25,600,000 -14,900,000 23,100,000 7,200,000 -4,900,000 -8,900,000 51,500,000 -7,400,000 16,100,000 12,800,000   8,700,000 -11,400,000 7,700,000 28,900,000     4,900,000 4,500,000 -13,400,000 19,700,000 20,600,000             
          inventories
            35,300,000 -11,100,000 -29,200,000 -64,800,000 22,300,000 -32,900,000 -59,400,000 -55,000,000 1,200,000 -34,500,000 -55,600,000 -49,000,000 14,300,000 -13,000,000 -26,700,000 -41,600,000 18,100,000 -12,700,000 -36,000,000 -61,000,000 20,700,000 -11,100,000                                             
          accounts payable
                                                       -6,800,000 10,800,000 -1,400,000 -1,300,000 14,300,000 1,500,000 3,400,000 5,900,000   6,600,000             
          accrued compensation
                                                                              
          income taxes payable
        36,500,000 -25,200,000   2,100,000 5,000,000 -10,500,000 -11,900,000 57,200,000 4,300,000 -12,000,000 -5,800,000 -17,400,000 27,100,000 -17,100,000 600,000 -10,900,000 -40,400,000 -3,100,000 10,100,000 52,000,000 -6,000,000 11,900,000 -15,000,000 19,500,000 12,800,000                6,800,000 2,000,000                            
          deferred revenue and customer advances
            -3,500,000 -51,400,000 -29,600,000 31,700,000 -7,100,000 -14,600,000 -13,700,000 34,800,000                                                           
          other changes in operating assets and liabilities
        15,600,000 100,000   114,100,000 8,000,000 -12,300,000 -30,300,000 25,400,000 -12,400,000 -20,900,000 -20,200,000 15,900,000 200,000 -15,300,000 1,800,000 31,300,000 -20,300,000 -13,100,000 -17,100,000 23,100,000 -1,600,000 10,200,000 -20,400,000 -13,600,000 -10,300,000     2,300,000 2,700,000 -2,800,000 5,500,000                   24,300,000                  
          net cash from operating activities
        229,800,000 -33,200,000 -127,500,000 65,000,000 190,000,000 38,400,000 1,100,000 21,800,000 205,500,000 44,100,000 13,000,000 87,500,000 171,500,000 69,500,000 -44,400,000 77,800,000 138,600,000 23,900,000 21,900,000 98,000,000 203,000,000 82,400,000 11,800,000 35,000,000 136,200,000 52,400,000        32,600,000      27,000,000 13,500,000 13,000,000 18,500,000    300,000      9,600,000 47,600,000 5,500,000      22,333,000    19,858,000     3,918,000 
          capital expenditures
        -22,600,000 -20,900,000 -21,300,000 -26,000,000 -36,700,000 -32,600,000 -24,600,000 -21,400,000 -31,500,000 -26,900,000 -23,500,000 -25,000,000 -34,600,000 -57,700,000 -17,900,000 -19,000,000 -28,400,000 -16,300,000 -22,600,000 -24,700,000 -28,800,000 -17,600,000 -20,300,000 -30,500,000 -28,200,000 -16,200,000                                 
          free cash flows
        207,200,000 -54,100,000 -148,800,000 39,000,000 153,300,000 5,800,000 -23,500,000 400,000 174,000,000 17,200,000 -10,500,000 62,500,000 136,900,000 11,800,000 -62,300,000 58,800,000 110,200,000 7,600,000 -700,000 73,300,000 174,200,000 64,800,000 -8,500,000 4,500,000 108,000,000 36,200,000        32,600,000      27,000,000 13,500,000 13,000,000 18,500,000    300,000      9,600,000 47,600,000 5,500,000      22,333,000    19,858,000     3,918,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                              
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -22,600,000 -20,900,000 -21,300,000 -26,000,000 -36,700,000 -32,600,000 -24,600,000 -21,400,000 -31,500,000 -26,900,000 -23,500,000 -25,000,000 -34,600,000 -57,700,000 -17,900,000 -19,000,000 -28,400,000 -16,300,000 -22,600,000 -24,700,000 -28,800,000 -17,600,000 -20,300,000 -30,500,000 -28,200,000 -16,200,000                                             
          cash paid for minority investments
            -2,300,000 -36,000,000 -10,000,000                                                               
          cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired
                                                                              
          cash paid for in-process research and development and related assets
                                                                              
          other investing activities
        7,900,000 -2,700,000 -1,400,000 1,000,000                                                                   
          net cash from investing activities
        -55,500,000 -23,800,000 -91,100,000 -26,100,000 -60,600,000 -67,600,000 -1,324,900,000 -304,200,000 -36,800,000 -155,000,000 -26,000,000 -108,200,000 -149,300,000 -57,600,000 57,100,000 -101,800,000 -48,600,000 -48,400,000 -71,400,000 -24,000,000 -28,800,000 -48,200,000 -15,100,000 -100,600,000 -39,200,000 -12,600,000   -29,100,000 -46,100,000 108,100,000                                        
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                              
          repayments of revolving lines of credit
                            -208,500,000   -311,400,000 -22,000,000                                             
          proceeds from revolving lines of credit
                            100,000,000 197,500,000 50,000,000 160,000,000 40,600,000 20,000,000   75,000,000 46,000,000 33,000,000 22,000,000 41,000,000 36,000,000 7,000,000                                 
          repayment of long-term debt
        -145,200,000 -299,000,000 -14,600,000 -7,700,000    -3,400,000                                                               
          proceeds from long-term debt
        600,000 2,900,000      400,000                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of series a mandatory convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
        200,000                                                                      
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        3,800,000 -1,200,000 4,900,000 400,000    3,400,000 4,700,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 700,000 2,000,000 -2,500,000 200,000 3,100,000 1,100,000 3,700,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 2,200,000 -800,000 1,300,000 600,000 2,800,000 2,300,000 2,700,000 3,100,000 1,900,000 4,400,000 2,600,000 6,100,000 8,000,000 1,200,000 600,000 2,100,000 7,500,000 800,000 2,900,000 3,300,000 2,500,000 1,800,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 400,000 4,100,000 200,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 100,000 500,000 2,500,000          447,000 455,000 17,962,000  369,000 40,000 9,000  202,000 
          payment of dividends to series a mandatory convertible preferred shareholders
                                                                              
          payment of dividends to common shareholders
        -7,500,000 -7,600,000 -7,700,000 -7,600,000 -7,600,000 -7,700,000 -7,300,000 -7,300,000 -7,400,000 -7,300,000 -7,400,000 -7,400,000                                                          
          repurchase of common stock
        -10,000,000     -50,400,000 -79,500,000 -22,400,000 -26,300,000 -70,900,000 -60,300,000 -105,600,000     -68,800,000 -4,400,000   -42,300,000                                             
          other financing activities
        -9,400,000 6,500,000 -4,300,000 -1,100,000                                                                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -167,600,000 258,400,000 95,500,000 -51,200,000 -75,000,000 -2,700,000 1,155,800,000 151,700,000 -59,900,000 -92,500,000 -10,300,000 -30,700,000 -36,100,000 -82,000,000 -79,800,000 -217,400,000   -44,900,000 -38,100,000 -74,300,000 -225,500,000 -53,100,000 191,300,000 277,900,000 -19,500,000              4,100,000 3,000,000 700,000 2,500,000 22,100,000 2,400,000 300,000 15,700,000              355,935,000          
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                                                                              
          net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
              -170,100,000 -148,300,000 124,700,000 -211,300,000 -23,200,000 -47,300,000 19,400,000 -97,000,000 -93,300,000 -252,100,000 495,200,000 -35,200,000 -88,700,000 14,900,000 114,900,000 -179,800,000 -48,500,000 117,000,000 381,900,000 13,500,000                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                              
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                              
          cash paid for interest
        20,800,000 14,700,000                                                                     
          cash paid for taxes
        36,300,000 38,700,000                                                                     
          restricted cash period beginning balance
        3,300,000 3,300,000 3,200,000 3,500,000 3,700,000                                                 
          restricted cash period ending balance
        100,000 700,000 3,500,000 -300,000 100,000 300,000 3,200,000 -100,000 -100,000 3,500,000 100,000 -200,000 -200,000 3,500,000 -100,000 3,600,000 200,000 -100,000                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                              
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
             20,900,000 9,300,000 -3,700,000 12,000,000 14,500,000 -16,500,000 13,100,000 12,900,000 17,600,000 -17,200,000 -100,000 15,500,000 32,900,000 -22,500,000 35,500,000 12,900,000 800,000 -35,200,000 19,100,000 5,600,000 7,500,000 -8,200,000 11,000,000             15,800,000 -13,000,000 21,900,000                            
          cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
         -200,000 -68,400,000 -1,100,000 -22,900,000 -200,000 -1,302,000,000 -274,500,000 -4,300,000 -119,600,000 -14,600,000 -88,100,000 -96,800,000 -100,000   -20,000,000 -41,000,000 -4,000,000 -400,000 -34,200,000 -2,600,000 -22,000,000 -11,000,000 -7,100,000                                             
          repayments of revolving line of credit
         -574,700,000 -51,200,000 -167,900,000  -148,500,000 -839,600,000 -500,000                                                               
          proceeds from revolving line of credit
         457,300,000 168,300,000 139,900,000  100,000 804,400,000 268,900,000                                                               
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         -300,000 31,600,000 13,300,000 -19,400,000 10,400,000 -2,100,000 -17,600,000 15,900,000 -7,900,000 100,000 4,100,000 33,300,000 -26,900,000 -26,200,000 -10,700,000 900,000 -8,100,000 5,700,000 -21,000,000 15,000,000 11,500,000 7,900,000 -8,700,000 7,000,000 -6,800,000     5,800,000 2,700,000 6,900,000 5,800,000                                     
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
           1,000,000                                                                   
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
         186,700,000  491,600,000  648,700,000  1,071,700,000  685,500,000  681,900,000  326,300,000 328,900,000 345,900,000                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
         201,100,000 -91,500,000 187,700,000  -21,500,000 -170,100,000 343,300,000  -211,300,000 -23,200,000 601,400,000  -97,000,000 -93,300,000 819,600,000  -35,200,000 -88,700,000 700,400,000  -179,800,000 -48,500,000 798,900,000  13,500,000 -16,100,000 302,600,000 12,300,000 -25,300,000 287,800,000 46,400,000 -59,300,000 280,700,000                                     
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                              
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures
           9,300,000                                                                   
          impairment of minority investments and other long-lived assets
            1,000,000 5,900,000 20,200,000 1,400,000    6,900,000                                                           
          loss on sale of minority investment
                                                                              
          gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
                900,000 200,000 200,000 -9,800,000                                                           
          maturity of short-term investments
                      97,500,000                       21,500,000                               
          proceeds from sale of minority investment
                                                                              
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
            200,000 400,000 500,000 200,000 200,000 10,700,000 100,000 1,100,000 12,700,000 900,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 100,000   10,700,000     300,000 6,600,000 300,000 600,000   1,800,000                              
          net proceeds from cross-currency swap agreements
            1,100,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 2,400,000 1,400,000 2,900,000      3,500,000                                                   
          payment of deferred financing costs
            -800,000 -4,700,000                                                             
          proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs
            100,000                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
            3,200,000 -2,900,000                                                                 
          payment of contingent consideration
            -3,300,000 -900,000   -200,000 -1,500,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 3,100,000 -3,600,000 -1,200,000 -400,000 -1,300,000 -5,000,000 -900,000 -300,000 -600,000 -1,000,000                                             
          proceeds from the sale (payment for the purchase) of noncontrolling interests
                                                                              
          net income
             40,300,000 7,600,000 52,000,000                                                               
          gain on sale of minority investment
                                                                              
          loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
             1,700,000                                                                 
          repayment of other debt
             -6,000,000    -2,500,000 -2,400,000 -2,100,000  -300,000 -500,000 -400,000 -100,000 -500,000 -1,300,000 -400,000 -300,000 -100,000 -300,000 200,000 -200,000                                             
          proceeds from 2024 note purchase agreements
                                                                             
          proceeds from 2024 term loan agreements
             166,100,000                                                                 
          proceeds from other long-term debt
             700,000                                                                 
          repayment of 2012 note purchase agreement
             -100,000,000     -105,000,000                                                       
          repayment of 2019 term note agreement
             -3,800,000 -3,700,000 -3,800,000                                                               
          proceeds from (payment for) the sale of noncontrolling interests
             -100,000 -900,000 -500,000 -1,500,000                                                             
          net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                              
          bargain purchase gain on acquisition
                                                                              
          purchases of short-term investments
                            -50,000,000 -50,000,000                                              
          proceeds from issuance (repayment) of long-term debt
                                                                              
          repayment of 2019 term loan agreement
                                                                              
          impairment of strategic investments and other long-lived assets
                 1,200,000                                                             
          gain on sale of strategic investment
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale of strategic investment
                                                                             
          cash paid for strategic investments
                 -10,000,000 -1,100,000 -8,200,000 -19,400,000 -2,700,000                                                         
          repayment of 2019 note purchase agreement
                 -3,800,000 -3,700,000 -3,800,000 -3,700,000 -800,000 -700,000 -800,000                                                       
          proceeds from the sale of noncontrolling interests
                   5,300,000                                                           
          deferred revenue
                    10,400,000 -2,400,000 -6,300,000 22,700,000 900,000 -600,000 5,900,000 14,100,000 -3,200,000 500,000 -1,000,000 20,600,000 -2,400,000 500,000 -4,700,000 13,900,000 -4,900,000 3,800,000 5,900,000  2,400,000 900,000 -2,400,000 -3,800,000 9,200,000    300,000 -3,100,000 5,000,000 -3,700,000 2,100,000 2,900,000                         
          customer advances
                    31,800,000 -8,300,000 -17,800,000 22,600,000 28,000,000 -11,300,000 -700,000 2,500,000 19,300,000 10,600,000 5,300,000 16,500,000 13,300,000 -8,200,000 -7,400,000 6,500,000   17,800,000         8,900,000      3,700,000      13,800,000      5,900,000             
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                              
          proceeds (repayment) of other debt
                                          -100,000 -200,000 400,000                                  
          purchase of minority interest
                    -1,200,000 -3,200,000                                                         
          payment of dividends to common stockholders
                      -7,500,000 -7,500,000 -6,000,000 -6,100,000 -6,000,000 -6,100,000                                                   
          cash paid for strategic investments, at cost
                       -12,000,000                                                       
          cash paid for acquisitions; net of cash acquired
                       -83,800,000                                                       
          net proceeds from cross currency swap agreements
                       300,000  7,100,000    3,600,000                                                 
          purchase of short-term investments
                                                                              
          purchase of investments held to maturity
                                                                              
          cash payments to noncontrolling interests
                                                                              
          purchases of investments held to maturity
                                                                              
          proceeds from other debt
                         300,000 -200,000 300,000   -700,000 1,200,000                                               
          purchases of common stock
                         -38,500,000 -32,600,000                                                   
          cash payments to noncontrolling interest
                             -1,200,000                                               
          net cash used in financing activities
                                                                              
          impairment and other non-cash expenses
                                                                              
          purchase of available for sale debt securities
                                                                              
          proceeds from 2019 note purchase agreement
                                                                              
          proceeds from 2019 term loan agreement
                                                                              
          maturities of short-term investments
                                    117,000,000 64,600,000 10,700,000 58,700,000 72,300,000 28,400,000 21,700,000 1,000,000                                 
          repayments of 2012 note purchase agreement
                                                                              
          proceeds of other debt
                                 -100,000 300,000 200,000                                           
          payment of dividends
                             -6,200,000 -6,100,000 -6,200,000  -6,200,000                                             
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                                                                              
          net proceeds from cross- currency swap agreements
                               1,900,000                                               
          repayments of note purchase agreement
                                                                             
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                   14,200,000 27,500,000 36,100,000 43,800,000 35,300,000   35,900,000   54,100,000                   38,200,000 13,100,000 899,000     451,000       
          net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
                                                                              
          write-down of inventories to net realizable value
                                                       7,300,000 6,800,000                      
          repayments of the note purchase agreement
                                                                              
          (repayment) proceeds of other debt
                                                                              
          excess tax benefit related to stock option awards
                                                                              
          write-down of demonstration inventories to net realizable value
                                         2,800,000 4,000,000 3,700,000 4,800,000 5,100,000 4,900,000 5,000,000 7,400,000 7,600,000 7,600,000 8,000,000 8,200,000 7,800,000                         
          loss on disposal of product line
                                                                             
          changes in restricted cash
                                          -100,000   600,000 800,000                               
          excess tax benefits related to stock option awards
                                            2,200,000                               
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                          1,900,000 -1,200,000 5,800,000      2,200,000        5,000,000 6,500,000   200,000    -10,520,000            
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
                                             10,200,000 -13,700,000 15,000,000   15,300,000                     3,545,000   29,896,000 13,541,000 2,966,000 3,299,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                          267,100,000 319,500,000 438,700,000 310,600,000 246,000,000 230,400,000 207,100,000 166,200,000 332,368,000 52,147,000  9,473,000 53,159,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                          46,200,000 22,600,000 209,900,000 10,200,000 -13,700,000 334,500,000 -60,600,000 -64,200,000 454,000,000 55,900,000 -18,500,000 269,400,000 1,800,000 10,800,000 229,500,000 26,000,000 -23,500,000 193,300,000 400,000 -15,500,000 203,100,000 -4,100,000 4,200,000 148,400,000 -41,018,000 -172,864,000 298,263,000 -3,029,000 -13,759,000 55,692,000  -52,445,000 29,896,000 66,700,000   
          net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
                                                                     -3,797,000      -1,675,000   
          net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposal of product line
                                                12,100,000                              
          gain on disposal of product line
                                                                              
          sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                  600,000 200,000 600,000 800,000                        
          disposal of product line
                                                  700,000 500,000                         
          proceeds from note purchase agreement
                                                      240,000,000                      
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                      200,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000                
          stock-based compensation
                                                      2,100,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,800,000             
          gain on disposal of business
                                                                              
          other non-cash expense
                                                      800,000 -1,000,000 1,800,000 400,000   -1,200,000                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                              
          disposal of business
                                                                              
          (repayments) proceeds of revolving lines of credit
                                                                              
          non-cash financing activities:
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of michrom bioresources inc.
                                                                             
          customer deposits
                                                        25,700,000 4,600,000     6,100,000                
          net cash from (used) in operating activities
                                                        4,800,000                      
          repayment of term debt and capital leases
                                                                              
          net cash from (used) in financing activities
                                                        14,800,000                      
          write down of inventories to net realizable value
                                                         11,000,000                     
          loss on divestiture of business
                                                                              
          net cash (used) in provided by operating activities
                                                                              
          proceeds (repayments) of revolving lines of credit
                                                                              
          repayment of term debt
                                                                              
          write down of demonstration inventories to net realizable value
                                                           6,500,000                   
          gain on bargain purchase
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock under stock plans
                                                            500,000 600,000 1,600,000                
          other non-cash income
                                                                              
          net income attributable to bruker corporation
                                                                              
          gain on acquisition
                                                                              
          redemption of short-term investments
                                                                    742,000      29,301,000 17,159,000   
          payments in connection with the acquisition of bruker biospin
                                                                              
          proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                  -11,302,000 9,542,000 5,554,000          
          proceeds from (repayments of) long-term debt
                                                                  -9,358,000 -175,008,000 353,297,000          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of repurchases
                                                               500,000               
          deemed dividend in connection with the acquisition of bruker biospin
                                                                              
          cash payments to shareholders
                                                                              
          effective of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                              
          operating activities:
                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from operating activities:
                                                                              
          other noncash reconciling items
                                                                              
          investing activities:
                                                                              
          payments in connection with the acquistion of bruker biospin
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of short-term investments
                                                                  -189,000            
          financing activities:
                                                                              
          payments of deferred financing costs
                                                                              
          deemed dividend in connection with the acquistion of bruker biospin
                                                                              
          purchases of property and equipment
                                                                              
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                    28,215,000 1,774,000 299,000 441,000 746,000 1,195,000 1,335,000 632,000   
          (repayments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                              
          (repayments of) proceeds from long-term debt
                                                                              
          non-cash financing activities
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock related to acquisitions
                                                                             
          repayments of long-term debt
                                                                              
          net cash provided by financing activities
                                                                      -806,000 7,183,000    1,250,000   
          write down of investments and other non-cash charges
                                                                              
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                                              
          stock compensation
                                                                              
          minority interest in consolidated subsidiary
                                                                              
          gain on disposal of assets
                                                                              
          loss on fair market value of derivative instruments
                                                                              
          other assets and prepaid expenses
                                                                              
          accrued pension
                                                                              
          other liabilities
                                                                              
          restricted cash
                                                                              
          proceeds from (repayment of) short-term borrowings
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                              
          noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock for bruker optics acquisition
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock for other acquisitions
                                                                              
          sales of short-term investments
                                                                              
          net cash from (used in) investing activities
                                                                              
          proceeds from (payments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                              
          proceeds from (payments of) long-term debt
                                                                              
          payments to shareholders
                                                                              
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                          100,000 1,459,000   
          net cash provided by investing activities
                                                                           13,334,000   
          other special charges
                                                                              
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                              
          reversal of patent litigation settlement
                                                                              
          foreign currency exchange gain on intercompany loans
                                                                              
          net cash from (used in) operating activities
                                                                              
          issuance of long-term debt
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock for acquisition
                                                                              
          issuance of common stock and options exchanged related to merger
                                                                              
          purchases (redemptions) of short-term investments
                                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at beginning of period
                                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at end of period
                                                                             3,299,000 
          proceeds (repayment) of short-term borrowings
                                                                              
          proceeds (repayment) of long-term debt