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Business Definition for: XBRL
- Extensible Business Reporting Language: a computer language for financial reporting. It allows companies to publish, extract, and exchange financial information through the Internet and other electronic means.
Additional Resources
- Media Advisory: Representatives From the SEC, FDIC and XBRL US to Discuss XBRL in Series of Informational Webinars
- The use of XBRL software is rapidly accelerating driven in large part by the adoption of XBRL as a reporting standard by leading regulatory agencies. The US FDIC and many European Union Central Banks, under Basel II, have adopted XBRL as their required standard for reporting banks -- and...
- Research articles 2008-04-15
- Reviewing an XBRL GAAP Taxonomy
- As part of ensuring that an XBRL taxonomy captures GAAP appropriately this paper describes the two basic review techniques that are recommended by the authors. The reader needs to note that the review is driven by GAAP rather than XBRL and, accordingly, compliance review with the XBRL Specification is undertaken...
- White papers 2002-09-02
- Hitachi Unveils TMLink XBRL Tool; XBRL 2.1 Compliant Tool Provides End Users the Capability to Port XBRL Financial Information Directly into Microsoft Excel
- BRISBANE, Calif. -- Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), today introduced TMLink, an XBRL 2.1 compliant tool that provides end users the capability to port XBRL financial information directly into Microsoft Excel. With TMLink, end users can perform examination and analysis on XBRL financial data and generate...
- Research articles 2005-04-26
- European Commission to Fund Development, Adoption of XBRL
- The European Commission has pledged one million Euros to accelerate development and adoption of XBRL in the European Union. The grant recipient, a new organization called "XBRL in Europe," is dedicated to increasing awareness of XBRL in the EU aThe European Commission has pledged one million Euros to accelerate development...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Ventana Research Releases Report Detailing Real-World XBRL Case Studies
- UBmatrix, Inc., the leading provider of XBRL information exchange solutions, today announced that its clients have been featured in a new research report published by Ventana Research. The report, "XBRL is Not Just for Analysts and Regulators," provides real-world case studies to illustrate the breadth of XBRL usage at...
- Research articles 2007-12-03
- Creating XBRL Instance Documents in Excel
- If it isn't part of an accountant's vocabulary yet, XBRL extensible business reporting language is sure to be soon. The FDIC requires banks to file their quarterly call reports using XBRL-compliant documents. The sec encourages registrants to report their financial information using XBRL and is updating its EDGAR system to...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- FAF Advisors Files Quantitative Funds' Financial Statements in XBRL
- This is FAF Advisors' Second XBRL Filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission MINNEAPOLIS -- FAF Advisors today announced the filing of financial statements, financial highlights, and the schedule of investments for its First American Quantitative Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC in eXtensible Business Reporting Language...
- Research articles 2008-03-06
- JustSystems, SEC, XBRL International, EDGAR Online Lead XBRL Survival Course
- Webinar Shows How to Thrive in New World of Interactive Data, Financial Reporting NEW YORK -- XBRL can help to transform business, dramatically simplifying filing and reporting and improving transparency and information access in ways never before imaginable. Now, SEC Chairman Cox says an XBRL mandate is on its...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- XBRL workshop is available
- XBRL US is sponsoring a special webinar on March 18 from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. EST that will demonstrate how to create XBRL-enabled financial documents and how to participate in the public review of the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomies. The workshop also will feature case studies from companies who...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- EDGAR Online Creates Repository for Financial Statements Tagged in XBRL; XBRL Expert Joins Company
- Business & Technology Editors SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 4, 2000 EDGARROnlineR, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDGR) announced today at the XBRL committee meeting in Washington, D.C. that it is establishing the first public repository for company financial statments in XBRL eXtensible Business Reporting Language format. The Company also announced it...
- Research articles 2000-12-04
- Business Wire Introduces the XBRL Smart News Release, a Cost-Effective Tool for Distributing XBRL-Validated Financial Documents to Investors, Media and Other Stakeholders
- NEW YORK -- Business Wire today announced the XBRL Smart News Release, an economical and efficient solution for providing fully validated XBRL documents to the investment community, news media, and key stakeholders anxious to access corporate data in the financial format that is quickly emerging as the global standard for...
- Research articles 2005-09-15
- Xbrl Initiative Seeks Comments - enhancements to XBRL for Financial Statements - Brief Article
- XBRL.org has prepared enhancements to its current specification, XBRL for Financial Statements, for public comment. The enhanced version of XBRL is designed to harmonize with the new World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) XML Schema to better align itself with initiatives of the W3C and other XML organizations for global use.
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- SEC establishes voluntary program for reporting financial information using XBRL.(front page)(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release adopting amendments to establish a voluntary program related to eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL. Registrants may voluntarily furnish XBRL data in an exhibit to specified EDG The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Coming out party: SEC program allows companies to file financial info using XBRL
- Like a debutante, XBRL is being introduced to society. Although former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt first mentioned XBRL in 2000, it was not until 2004 that the SEC embraced XBRL with the release of two documents--Concept Release: Enhancing Commission Filings Through the Use of Tagged Data, www.sec.gov/rules/concept/33-8497.htm, and Proposed Rule:...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- XBRL-US to Become Independent Organization; SEC to Fund U.S. Financial Reporting Taxonomy Development
- XBRL-US will become an independent, not-for-profit organization early next year. Initially formed as a volunteer committee of the AICPA, the new entity will continue as the chartered U.S. jurisdiction of XBRL International, Inc., and as a membersupported XBRL-US will become an independent, not-for-profit organization early next year. Initially formed as...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- AICPA Merges Staff Support of XBRL, Enhanced Business Reporting to Facilitate Improving Business Information
- A strategic merger of the AICPA's support of two principal initiatives for the profession - Enhanced Business Reporting and XBRL - was announced last month. Both Enhanced Business Reporting and XBRL have as their fundamental goals improved quality and traA strategic merger of the AICPA's support of two principal initiatives...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- New Ruling by SEC Mandates XBRL Adoption Makes "XBRL for Dummies" Sponsored by Hitachi XBRL Business Unit a Must-Have for Mastering XBRL and Financial Reporting
- -- Designed for CFO's, CPA's, Financial Analysts and Investors, Complimentary Book Provides Easy to Understand Content About XBRL Including "Barcoding" --
- Research articles 2008-06-09
- XBRL: not just for external reporting; If you think XBRL is just for financial reporting by public companies to the SEC, think again. XBRL promises to be for business reporting what the Universal Product Code (UPC) has become for retailers--a means of sta
- In February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting CIFiR recommended that "the SEC should, over the long-term, mandate the filing of XBRL-tagged financial statements, subj In February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's SEC Advisory Committee on...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- XBRL International, Inc. to Host 14th International XBRL Conference in Philadelphia Dec 4-6th, 2006; Keynotes by SEC Chairman Cox, Sir David Tweedie, Chairman, IASB, and US Labor CFO Samuel Mok
- NEW YORK -- XBRL International, Inc. the global consortium using a cooperative effort to create a common business reporting language based on XML, today announced that the 14th International XBRL Conference & Exhibition addressed by SEC Chairman Cox and other leading international government and business figures, will take place in...
- Research articles 2006-07-18
- RR Donnelley and EDGAR Online Are Top Solution Providers for SEC XBRL Filers
- CHICAGO -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) and EDGAR[R] Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDGR) announced today that through their full-service XBRL translation and EDGAR filing offering, they have successfully transmitted more XBRL filings with the SEC than any other full-service XBRL translation and SEC filings provider. The solution offered by...
- Research articles 2007-09-25
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