Out of the Clouds and Into Reality: XBRL for the Business Usertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16094402010-03-12T15:33:21-05:00TypePadtypepad/1205961915s3498/xbrlhttp://feedburner.google.comUpdate to SEC EDGAR Filer Manual Now Availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef03488340120a92dc052970b2010-03-12T15:33:21-05:002010-03-12T15:33:21-05:00Today the SEC made available a DRAFT version of the EDGAR Filer Manual that includes changes to Section 6, the Interactive Data (XBRL) section. Draft Version 14 is available for download here, and includes the following changes: 6.5.2 Corrected to clarify that an EDGAR submission may have at most one...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2010/03/update-to-sec-edgar-filer-manual-now-available.htmlRolling the K to the Q: Extension Taxonomy Impacttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef03488340120a9200bf0970b2010-03-10T10:17:57-05:002010-03-10T10:14:08-05:00With most mandate Group 1 companies coming off their 12/31 10-K XBRL submission and already preparing for the 3/31 XBRL submission, the company's extension taxonomy comes into focus a bit more than in the previous filing seasons. The reason for this is that as companies roll from the K to...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2010/03/rolling-from-the-10k-to-10q-impact-on-extension-taxonomy.htmlSEC Updates XBRL Viewerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef034883401310f69a920970c2010-03-05T12:47:13-05:002010-03-05T12:47:13-05:00Today the SEC announced updates to their XBRL Viewers. Overview information can be found at: http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/xbrl/viewers.shtml The updates to the rendering engine that drives their Viewers include: Support for rendering submissions based on the Mutual Fund Risk/Return Summary Taxonomy (available when the final 2010 taxonomy is published at http://sec.gov/info/edgar/ edgartaxonomies.shtml)...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2010/03/sec-updates-xbrl-viewers.htmlXBRL Webinar for New Filers in 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef0348834012875c9f7b7970c2009-11-23T08:34:53-05:002009-11-23T08:34:53-05:00If you're getting started with XBRL we've got an introductory webinar available on Mondays and Thursdays through December 21st. Overview of Bowne XBRL Solutions and Process Results of First Filing Season Preparing For The Mandate Impacts on Existing Processes XBRL and SEC Mandate OverviewEd Hodderhttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/11/xbrl-webinar-for-new-filers-in-2010.htmlSEC Staff Observations: Element Selection Part 1, Searchingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef03488340120a6242042970b2009-10-27T10:32:09-04:002009-10-27T10:37:26-04:00Most of the SEC's recent Staff Observations From Review of Interactive Data Financial Statements document deals with element selection. The ideas are largely summed up in a single sentence, ". . . filers should select the element with the narrowest definition that captures all material information." The section starts out...Ed Hodderhttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/10/sec-staff-observations-element-selection-part-1-searching-1.htmlSEC Staff Observations of XBRL Datatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef03488340120a66f51a4970c2009-10-26T10:01:40-04:002009-10-26T10:01:40-04:00The SEC recently posted Staff Observations From Review of Interactive Data Financial Statements. It is an excellent opportunity to understand what the SEC is looking at in these early days and part of Shelly Parratt's promise (subscription required) to help filers succeed. I think the fact that we're getting this...Ed Hodderhttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/10/sec-staff-observations-of-xbrl-data.htmlSEC EDGAR System Now Supports 2009 US GAAP Taxonomiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5514ef03488340115721b85ed970b2009-07-20T10:47:48-04:002009-07-20T10:47:48-04:00Tom Watson making a run at the British Open...Lance Armstrong in second place on the Tour de France...the SEC EDGAR System updated to support the 2009 US GAAP taxonomies. I guess old dogs can continue to show us new tricks...=). Initially announced for this coming Wednesday, the SEC started off...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/07/sec-edgar-system-now-supports-2009-us-gaap-taxonomies.htmlBowne Viewer Updated With Latest SEC XBRL Rendering Enginetag:typepad.com,2003:post-680272052009-06-12T11:51:43-04:002009-06-12T11:51:43-04:00In a previous post I provided an overview of the different XBRL viewers currently in place at the SEC. The "original"/Voluntary Program XBRL Viewer has been relegated to "the cheap seats" now that a new XBRL rendering engine is driving the display of live-filed XBRL mandate submissions (click on the...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/06/bowne-viewer-updated-with-latest-sec-xbrl-rendering-engine.htmlUS GAAP 2009 Taxonomy Support Announced; Reminder for SEC Webcasttag:typepad.com,2003:post-678463212009-06-08T14:09:23-04:002009-06-08T14:20:48-04:00Today the SEC updated their official SEC EDGAR Standard Taxonomies page to announce forthcoming support for the US GAAP 2009 taxonomies. On the site, the SEC states that July 22, 2009 is when the EDGAR system will officially support these new taxonomies. This means that as of that day, XBRL...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/06/us-gaap-2009-taxonomy-support-announced-reminder-for-webcast.htmlHere A (XBRL) Viewer, There A Viewer...And the Fox and the Chrometag:typepad.com,2003:post-663543612009-05-04T13:56:43-04:002009-05-04T13:57:57-04:00Sounds like a complicated kid's story, doesn't it? Well, it kind of is...but this story has to do with XBRL viewers at the SEC instead of a weird mix of farm and forest animals. With the start of the interactive data mandate on April 13th, there seems to be some...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/05/here-a-viewer-there-a-viewer.htmlNew US GAAP 2009 XBRL Taxonomies Now Availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-658249732009-04-21T17:27:27-04:002009-04-22T20:49:55-04:00[First paragraph updated as my original post was done while XBRL US was still getting their web site set up.] Today XBRL US rolled out the long-awaited new US GAAP 2009 XBRL taxonomies. The new taxonomies can be found here and are available for reviewing using their online taxonomy viewer....Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/04/new-xbrl-us-gaap-2009-taxonomies-now-available.htmlSEC Publishes Lists of Detailed XBRL IDEA Errors and Warningstag:typepad.com,2003:post-644054172009-03-20T10:56:43-04:002009-03-20T11:05:25-04:00The SEC has published a list of XBRL "error" and "warning" messages that accompany the checking they'll be doing on test and live-filed XBRL documents that are filed under the mandated program: SEC XBRL IDEA Errors and Warnings List This list can be thought of as as the implementation side...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/03/sec-publishes-list-of-detailed-xbrl-idea-errors-and-warnings.htmlSEC EDGAR Manual XBRL Changes: More Than Meets The Eyetag:typepad.com,2003:post-636427932009-03-04T15:16:11-05:002009-03-04T15:37:53-05:00Yesterday I was tipped off by a big West Coast tech company that felt the tracked changes identified by the SEC in the latest draft version of the EDGAR Manual that came out yesterday (available here) weren't all they were tracked up to be...;o). Curiosity was getting the best of...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/03/when-tracked-changes-arent-really-tracked-changes.htmlLatest Draft of EDGAR Manual and XBRL Validation Rules Releasedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-635914052009-03-03T12:56:27-05:002009-03-03T13:04:01-05:00The SEC has released an updated draft version of the EDGAR Manual (now officially referred to as Version 11) that contains detailed validation rules for mandated XBRL filings. The link to the PDF is here (be ready...it's 18 MB) and although still a draft, the SEC is expected to vote...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/03/latest-draft-of-edgar-manual-now-available-expected-to-take-effect-march-16-2009.htmlXBRL Final Rule for Mutual Funds Now Availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-628180272009-02-13T13:36:37-05:002009-02-13T13:36:37-05:00Another proverbial shoe dropped in place today as the SEC released the XBRL Final Rule for Mutual Fund Risk Return Summary on their website. At first glance, the rule looks to follow many of the items originally included in the Proposed Rule (save for the start date), and with the...Rob Blakehttp://blog.bowne.com/xbrl/2009/02/xbrl-final-rule-for-mutual-fund-riskreturn-now-available.html