XBRL is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data, which is revolutionizing business reporting around the world. It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis, and communication of business information. This note takes a foundational step toward a...

As an open standard for electronic communication of business and financial data, XBRL has the potential of improving the efficiency of the business data supply chain. A number of jurisdictions have developed different XBRL taxonomies as their data standards. Semantic heterogeneity exists in...

XBRL, the eXtensible Business Reporting Language, is an open standards-based reporting system being built to accommodate the electronic preparation and exchange of business reports around the world. XBRL is all about the electronic tagging of data. It has been compared to the introduction of...

The most important role of financial statements is to present a true and fair picture of the business activities to the stakeholders so that they can use the information for meaningful decision making. To achieve that goal, stakeholders today are asking for integration of both financial and...

This paper examines both Internet Financial Reporting (IFR) and Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL). It begins by summarizing the perspectives and directions for further research from regulators and standards setters. It then develops a taxonomy on a sample of research that has appeared...

Based on a survey of 52 U.S.-based organizations, this study investigates the influence of perceptions of environmental factors on an organization's intention to adopt XBRL, after controlling for the SEC mandate. Reflecting the view of XBRL as both a technical innovation and a standard for...

The primary purpose of a data standard is to improve the comparability of data created by multiple standard users. Given the high cost of developing and implementing data standards, it is desirable to be able to assess the quality of data standards. We develop metrics for measuring completeness...

Mandatory use of XBRL in financial statement filings offers a new opportunity of reading electronic filing data in the same format it was submitted to U.S. SEC. The attempt was made to read this data and to access its suitability for the financial research. In this research we read 2260 filings...