How to visualize your XBRL Instance document in a few steps with Altova StyleVision.

Charles Hoffman posted two demos of using SEC Edgar Information in a simple way. You can read those articles oh his site “Financial Reporting Using XBRL”.

Explore the history of “our language” from the beginning of the journey. Meet the famous persons, read about key decisions, important dates…

XBRL International has published a list of XBRL projects around the world. For each project you can find name, type, brief description, appropriate link,…

Here you can find an explanation of the most important terms related to XBRL standard.

XBRL application software classification:

Classification standard editing software (Taxonomy editor)
Examples of software documentation (Instance creator)
Examples of the document browser software (Instance viewer)
Examples of the document authentication software (Instance validator)
File conversion software (Document converter)
Version of the conversion software (Version converter)
Financial analysis software (Analyzer)
File audit software (Auditor)
File search software (Searcher)
XBRL GL applications

Check detail description of each item.

Item 7. management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (in thousands).

The SEC posted a Sunshine Act notice late yesterday (props to XBRL-US for circulating link to the Sunshine Act Notice) that they will hold an open commission meeting on Dec. 17 to “consider whether to adopt amendments to provide for companies’ financial statement information to be filed with the Commission in interactive data format, according [...]

In mid-2009 the International Journal of Disclosure and Governance will publish a special issue on XBRL and its impact on financial reporting and national and corporate governance worldwide. There will be a combination of invited papers from high profile members of the XBRL community and submitted papers from leading accounting practitioners, user groups and academic researchers.

The IASB is seeking a number of board members over the next three years who will serve a five year term, with eligibility for renewal for a further five years. The roles are full-time and are based in London. The members of the Board meet monthly to review and discuss new papers and projects.