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XBRL

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a freely available global framework for exchanging business information. XBRL allows the expression of semantics commonly required in business reporting. The standard was originally based on XML, but now supports reports in JSON and CSV formats in addition to the original XML-based syntax. XBRL is also…

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XBRL document structure

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IXBRL

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Developed by
XBRL International
Extended from
XML
Initial release
December 31, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-12-31)
Internet media type
application/xml
Latest release
v2.1 (with errata corrections) February 20, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02-20)
Standard
XBRL 2.1 Specification

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Overview

XBRL document structure

XBRL modules

  • Well-formed Well-formed document
  • Solvency II Solvency II Directive 2009
  • EIOPA European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
  • EBA European Banking Authority

IXBRL

History

  • DTDs Document type definition

Lack of accuracy

Impact of XBRL

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XBRL

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples188
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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XBRL

Top relations

related to XBRL modules · 37
XBRL → April, COREP, Dimensions, Each, EBA, EIOPA, February, FINREP, Formula, HTML, IFRS, In, Inline XBRL, Interactive, It, June, Many, Recommendation, September, Solvency II
related to External links · 35
XBRL → ACT-IAC, American Council, Archived, Challenges Ahead, Companies House, Converging Financial Data, CS1, Curry, Exchange Commission, FAQXBRL US, February, Financial Data, Harth, Holland, Improving Access, Industry Advisory Council, Inline XBRL, O'Riain, Official, PDF
related to XBRL Taxonomy · 21
XBRL → An XBRL Taxonomy, Concepts, In, Item, Items, Label LinkbaseReference LinkbaseCalculation LinkbaseDefinition, LinkbasePresentation Linkbase, Linkbases, Links, Locators, Object, Other, Some, Taxonomy, The, The XBRL, This, Tuple, Tuples, XLink
has impact · 15
XBRL → An, Debreceny, December, ESEF, European Securities, European Single Electronic Format, Financial Reporting, IFRS, Markets Authority, On, Regulatory Technical Standards, Roger, RTS, SEC's EDGAR System, Under
related to history · 10
XBRL → AICPA, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Public Accountants, Charles Hoffman, Tacoma, The, The American Institute, Washington, XBRL International, XBRL's
related to Lack of accuracy · 10
XBRL → Accounting College, Department, Du, Forms, In April, Management, North Carolina State University, Results, SEC's, The
related to Extensibility · 9
XBRL → Besides, Functions Registry, Inline XBRL, January, Link Role Registry, This, Transformation Rules Registry, XBRL International, XPath
related to iXBRL · 8
XBRL → HTML, Inline XBRL, It, Most, The, Typically, XHTML, XML
related to XBRL Instance · 8
XBRL → Business Facts, Items, The XBRL, There, They, Tuples, Xbrl Instance, XML
related to XBRL document structure · 6
XBRL → Discoverable Taxonomy Set, DTS, In, XLink, XML Schema, XPointer

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Important terminology

taxonomy ixbrl linkbase financial instance xml elements information element reporting concepts specification business document use taxonomies example documents data used

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XBRLDeveloped byXBRL International1.00infobox
XBRLExtended fromXML1.00infobox
XBRLFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .xbrl, .xml1.00infobox
XBRLInitial releaseDecember 31, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-12-31)1.00infobox
XBRLInternet media typeapplication/xml1.00infobox
XBRLLatest releasev2.1 (with errata corrections) February 20, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02-20)1.00infobox
XBRLStandardXBRL 2.1 Specification1.00infobox
XBRLType of formatMarkup language1.00infobox
XBRLis aexchange of financial information0.90text
XBRLis astandards-based way to communicate and exchange business information between business systems0.90text
the U.Sinstance ofInformation being communicated or exchanged is provided within an XBRL instance.Early users of XBRL included regulators0.80text
the Securitiesinstance ofagencies0.80text

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