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XBRL: History, Standards & Companies

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 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Standards and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around XBRL.

Related topics
43
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
50
Extracted relationships
188
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
50

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 18 topics
XBRL document structure · 9 topics
IXBRL · 8 topics
XBRL modules · 4 topics
Lack of accuracy · 2 topics
History · 1 topics
Impact of XBRL · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

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

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How XBRL connects Entity context

The extracted context around XBRL shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, XBRL → April, COREP, Dimensions, Each, EBA, EIOPA, February, FINREP, Formula, HTML, IFRS, In, Inline XBRL, Interactive, It, June, Many, Recommendation, September, Solvency II Another extracted example is 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. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

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

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

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

XBRL relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around XBRL. Examples in this analysis include XBRL → Developed by → XBRL International and XBRL → Extended from → XML. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around XBRL bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Taxonomies, Documents and Define. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • reporting
    • International
    • Financial
    • Xbrl
    • Taxonomy
    • Specification
    • Information
    • Ifrs
    • Standard
    • Definition
    • Instance
    • Linkbase
    • Use
  • xml
    • Schema
    • Single
    • Document
    • Element
    • Standard
    • Definition
    • Instance
    • Format
    • Use
    • Xbrl
    • Specification
    • Linkbase
  • xbrl international
    • Reporting
    • Taxonomy
    • Xbrl
    • Ifrs
    • Specification
    • Standard
    • Published
    • Instance
    • Taxonomies
    • Documents
    • Define
    • Facts
  • xbrl instance
    • Taxonomy
    • Xbrl
    • Element
    • One
    • Taxonomies
    • Documents
    • International
    • Schema
    • Facts
    • Reporting
    • Specification
    • Xml
  • xml schema
    • Taxonomies
    • Schema
    • Xml
    • Single
    • Document
    • Element
    • Standard
    • Definition
    • Instance
    • Format
    • Use
    • Xbrl
  • international financial reporting standards
    • Reports
    • Ifrs
    • International
    • Reporting
    • Financial
    • Taxonomy
    • Xbrl
    • Report
    • Specification
    • Standard
    • Published
    • Information
  • xbrl document structure
    • Ixbrl
    • Metadata
    • Report
    • Used
    • Documents
    • Specification
    • Xml
    • Format
    • Schema
    • Single
    • Instance
    • Taxonomies
  • ixbrl
    • Report
    • Format
    • Documents
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Standard
    • Metadata
    • Reports
    • Xbrl
    • Data
    • Published
    • Schema

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For XBRL, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects XBRL with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
XBRL — Overview · splits 32 ⟂ 19
XBRL — XBRL document structure · splits 41 ⟂ 10
XBRL — IXBRL · splits 42 ⟂ 9
XBRL — XBRL modules · splits 46 ⟂ 5
XBRL — Lack of accuracy · splits 48 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

XBRL

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

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around XBRL to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Standards & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — XBRL · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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