The Cloud Report is a validation tool created by a third party to assist with the XBRL filing process. In fact, some printers use this tool as their validation tool for their XBRL clients. Rivet currently uses its own proprietary tool to perform this function and does not rely on a third party for its validation.

Edgar Online posted in his monthly newsletter a list of online resources where you can learn more about XBRL.

Initially announced for this coming Wednesday, the SEC started off their week by announcing support for the 2009 US GAAP taxonomies two days ahead of schedule.

Other than acknowledging that the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a mandatory XBRL filing rule for reporting companies, and then outlining the compliance deadlines for that rule, the tech press hasn’t said much about what that rule will require. So when a client alert on the proprosed rule from the law firm of White [...]

Rob Blake Senior Director of Interactive Services for Bowne & Co., Inc., has authored XBRL: the Dawn of the New EDGAR white paper. This white paper provides an overview and analysis of XBRL, the business reporting technology that signals the transformation of a significant portion of the corporate disclosure process in the ever-changing world of U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) compliance filing.