Digital Financial Reporting

XBRL For Dummies ®

Welcome to the companion web page to the XBRL For Dummies book! On this page you will find information helpful to you in reading the book. The first URL we want to tell you about is where to find the book on Amazon.com.

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URLs

The following is a list of all the URLs which are used in the book. You can use this list to navigate to a URL, rather than typing the URL in yourself. The URLs are listed by book chapter.

Introduction:

• A "Hello World" example: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/journal/2008/12/18/hello-world-xbrl-example.html
• A comprehensive example: http://www.xbrlsite.com/examples/comprehensiveexample/2008-04-18
• SEC XBRL Viewer (a real financial statement example): http://viewerprototype1.com/viewer.
• Real XBRL taxonomies: http://www.abra-search.com/ABRASearch.html

Part I: The Very Least You Need to Know about XBRL

Chapter 1: Wrapping your Head around XBRL

• Recognizing the Compelling Reasons for Considering XBRL: (Tim Berners Lee presentation on linked data): http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html 
• Seeing an Example of the Benefits of Using XBRL: (the FFIEC white paper): http://xbrl.org/us/us/ffiec%20White%20Paper%2031Jan06.pdf

Chapter 2: Taking to Heart the XBRL's Essential Concepts of XBRL

• XML Family of Specifications: http://www.w3.org/
• Comprehending the Essential Objectives Driving XBRL: (pointer to the XBRL Specification): http://www.xbrl.org/SpecRecommendations/ 
• Comparison of US GAAP, IFRS, EDINET taxonomy architectures: http://www.xbrl.org/TCF-PWD-2009-03-31.html
• Moritz Stefaner "relations browser" (see on the left under Projects): http://moritz.stefaner.eu/projects/
• CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Chapter 3: Glancing at XBRL's Parts

• XBRL International: http://www.xbrl.org/
• XBRL International members: http://www.xbrl.org/viewmembers.aspx
• XBRL International jurisdictions: http://www.xbrl.org/jurisdictions.aspx
• Financial Reporting Taxonomy Architecture (FRTA): http://www.xbrl.org/technical/guidance/FRTA-RECOMMENDATION-2005-04-25.htm
• Financial Reporting Instance Standards (FRIS): http://www.xbrl.org/technical/guidance/FRIS-PWD-2004-11-14.htm
• US GAAP Taxonomies Architecture: http://xbrl.us/Documents/SECOFM-USGAAPT-Architecture-20080428.pdf
• XBRLS: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/xbrls
• High Level Logical Model of XBRL: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/journal/2009/6/21/high-level-model-of-xbrl.html

Chapter 4: An XBRL Primer

• Example XBRL taxonomy: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/examples/Example.xsd
• Example XBRL instance: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/examples/Example-instance.xml
• XBRL 2.1 Specification: http://www.xbrl.org/SpecRecommendations
• XBRL XML schema (for XBRL taxonomies and XBRL instances): http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-instance-2003-12-31.xsd
• XBRL XML schema (for linkbases): http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd
• XLink specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink

Chapter 5: Pinning Down How XBRL Affects You

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Part II: Embracing XBRL for Classic Challenges and New Possibilities

Chapter 6: Exchanging Business Information

• Semantic Web for Dummies: http://www.amazon.com/Semantic-Web-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/0470396792
• Old EDGAR systems: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
• Next-Generation EDGAR systems: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm

Chapter 7: Feeding the Business Information-Supply Chain

• Information about platforms: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2007/id20070216_377845.htm
• Blog: http://www.blogger.com
• Wiki: http://www.wikispaces.com
• Discussion group: http://groups.yahoo.com
• Social network: http://www.ning.com
• Video channel: http://www.youtube.com/members
• Photo gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com
• Information-supply chain: Sorry, still nothing to build your own information supply chain yet!

Chapter 8: Seeing the Transformation of Business Information Exchange

• PWC Whitepaper on UPC: http://usnet03.uc-council.org/pressroom/pr_detailNew.cfm?release_id=71
• AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee whitepaper: The Shifting Paradigm in Business Reporting and Assurance
• Whitepaper "Global Capital Markets and the Global Economy: A Vision from the CEOs of the International Audit Network": http://www.globalpublicpolicysymposium.com/CEO_Vision.pdf

Part III: Successfully Pursuing and Executing an XBRL Project

Chapter 9: Exploring Common Uses of XBRL

• XBRL Planet: http://xbrlplanet.org
• XBRL Info Wiki: http://www.xbrlwiki.info/index.php?title=XBRL_PROJECTS
• XBRL Around the World Spreadsheet: http://xbrl.org/BestPractices/WorldWideXBRLProjectsListing-2009-07-15.xls
• Wacoal case study: http://www.xbrl.org/business/companies/breathing-new-life-into-old-systems.pdf
• U.S. FDIC case study: http://xbrl.org/us/us/ffiec%20White%20Paper%2031Jan06.pdf
• Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS): http://www.eurofiling.info
• Dutch Association of Water Boards case study: http://www.semansys.com/PDF/XBRL_Case_Water_Boards.pdf
• Dutch SBR Project: http://www.xbrl-ntp.nl/English
• Nevada's state controller's office: http://www.govtech.com/gt/653427
• United Technologies Corporation: http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2007/Jun/RoiOnXbrl.htm
• Deloitte Australia case study: http://www.ubmatrix.com/downloads/Deloitte_UBmatrix_business_brief.pdf
• State of Oregon CAFR Pilot Project case study: http://www.agacgfm.org/research/downloads/CPAGNo16.pdf

Chapter 10: Making Your Own Business Case for XBRL

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Chapter 11: Evaluating Different Approaches to Implementing XBRL

• FRS Financial Reporting Solutions Pty Ltd (FRS) case study: http://www.xbrl.org/Business/Regulators/SA%20XBRL%20Case%20Study%20-%20Success%20Story.pdf

Chapter 12: Considering How to Implement Your XBRL Solution

• COREP XBRL Project: http://www.eurofiling.info/corepTaxonomy/taxonomy.html
• US GAAP Taxonomy Architecture: http://xbrl.us/Documents/SECOFM-USGAAPT-Architecture-20080428.pdf
• XBRL Simplified Application Profile: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/xbrls
• U.S. SEC Public Validation Criteria: http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/xbrl/publicvalidationcriteria.htm
• U.S. SEC Edgar Interactive Data Testing Suite: http://sec.gov/spotlight/xbrl/interactive_data_test_suite.shtml

Chapter 13: Complying with the SEC Mandate

• Next-Generation EDGAR: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-179.htm
• SEC's broader 21st Century Disclosure Initiative: http://www.sec.gov/disclosureinitiative
• SEC Mandate of XBRL: http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2009/33-9002.pdf
• Information for EDGAR Filers: http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml
• Bowne: http://www.bowne.com/xbrl
• Clarity Systems: http://www.claritysystems.com
• EDGARfilings: http://www.edgarfilings.com
• UBmatrix: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/sec.htm
• XBRL US Web page for XBRL Tools and Services: http://xbrl.us/Learn/Pages/ToolsAndServices.aspx
• Costs of meeting the SEC Mandate: http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2009/33-9002.pdf
• UTC ROI: http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2007/Jun/RoiOnXbrl.htm
• SEC XBRL Submission Previewer: https://ideapreview.sec.gov/previewer

Part IV: Working with XBRL Taxonomies and Instances

Chapter 14: Finding the Tools and Services to Make XBRL Work

• Software tools work in new ways: http://www.xbrl.org/Business/Regulators/SA%20XBRL%20Case%20Study%20-%20Success%20Story.pdf
• Red Hat Linux: http://www.redhat.com
• XBRL software (Bank of Spain XBRL Wiki): http://www.xbrlwiki.info/index.php?title=XBRL_Industry_Solutions
• XBRL processors (Bank of Spain XBRL Wiki): http://www.xbrlwiki.info/index.php?title=Open_Source_and_XBRL
• XBRL products and services (XBRL International): http://xbrl.org/frontend.aspx?clk=SLK&val=96
• XBRL tools (XBRL International): http://xbrl.org/Tools
• XBRL products and services (XBRL U.S.): http://www.xbrl.us/vendors/Pages/default-expand.aspx
• Altova MissionKit: http://www.altova.com/solutions/xbrl-tools.html
• Batavia XBRL Java Library: http://www.batavia-xbrl.com
• CoreFiling True North: http://www.corefiling.com/products/truenorth.html
• CoyoteReporting XBRL Runtime Engine and XBRL Cloud: http://www.xbrlcloud.com
• Fujitsu Interstage XWand: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xwand
• Hitachi XiRUTE Library: http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/xbrl/products.cfm
• Reporting Standard XBRL API: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_API.xhtml
• UBmatrix Processing Engine: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/processing_engine.htm
• ABRA: http://www.xbrlopen.org
• Batavia: http://www.batavia-xbrl.com/
• Gepsio: http://gepsio.codeplex.com
• Reporting Standards: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_API.xhtml
• XBRLAPI: http://www.xbrlapi.org
• XBRL Core: http://http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbrlcore
• Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&words=XBRL
• SEC XBRL Viewer: http://viewerprototype1.com/viewer
• ABRA XBRL Search: http://www.abra-search.com/ABRASearch.html
• CoreFiling Yeti Explore: http://www.corefiling.com/products/yeti/index.html
• Fujitsu Taxonomy Viewer: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/
• Semansys Taxonomy Viewer: http://www.semansys.com/TaxonomyViewer/index.html
• UBmatrix Taxonomy Designer: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/taxonomy_designer.htm
• Snappy Reports XBRL Taxonomy Designer: http://www.snappyreports.com/xbrl_taxonomy_designer.shtml
• MetaSphere Taxonomy Guides: http://www.taxonomyguides.com/
• CoreFiling Touchstone: http://www.corefiling.com/products/touchstone.html
• Fujitsu Instance Dashboard: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrldashboard.html
• Fujitsu Instance Viewer Plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrlviewerplugin.html
• Hitachi Business Reporting Suite: http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/xbrl/products.cfm
• ReportingStandards XBRL Report Viewer: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_Instance_Viewer.xhtml
• Rivet Dragon View: http://www.rivetsoftware.com/Products/Dragon_View/Default.aspx
• Semansys XBRL Reporter: http://www.semansys.com/xbrl_reporter.html
• UBmatrix Taxonomy Designer: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/taxonomy_designer.htm
• Xtensible Data iA Viewer: http://www.xtensibledata.com/portal/products/ia0
• Altova XML Spy: http://www.altova.com/products/xmlspy/xmlspy.html
• CoreFiling SpiderMonkey: http://www.corefiling.com/products/spidermonkey.html
• Fujitsu Taxonomy Editor: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrltaxedit.html
• Reporting Standards XBRL Taxonomy Builder: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_Taxonomy_Builder.xhtml
• Semansys XBRL Composer: http://www.semansys.com/composer_wins_global_contest.html
• UBmatrix Taxonomy Designer: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/taxonomy_designer.htm
• Snappy Reports XBRL Taxonomy Designer: http://www.snappyreports.com/xbrl_taxonomy_designer.shtml
• Antova XML Spy: http://www.altova.com/products/xmlspy/xmlspy.html
• Allocation Solutions DataXchanger: http://www.allocationsolutions.com/products.html
• CoreFiling ReportDirect: http://www.corefiling.com/products/reportdirectdatasheet.pdf
• CoyoteReporting XBRL Report Runner: http://www.coyotereporting.com/products.html
• Fujitsu Instance Creator: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrlinscreate.html
• Hitachi XBRL Business Reporting Suite: http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/xbrl/products.cfm
• Just Systems xfy: http://na.justsystems.com/content-xfy-and-xbrl
• NeoClarus iFile: http://www.neoclarus.com
• Reporting Standard XBRL Report Editor: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_Report_Editor.xhtml
• Rivet Dragon Tag: http://www.rivetsoftware.com/Products/Dragon_Tag/Default.aspx
• Semansys XBRL Reporter: http://www.semansys.com/xbrl_reporter.html
• Snappy Reports Heartbeat Reports: http://www.snappyreports.com/xbrl_products_regulatory.shtml
• UBmatrix Report Builder RBME: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/report_builder.htm
• XBRLit: http://www.xbrlit.com
• Xtensible Data iF: http://www.xtensibledata.com/portal/products/if
• Altova Mapforce: http://www.altova.com/products/mapforce/xbrl_mapping.html
• Edgar-Online I-Metrix Professional: http://www.edgar-online.com/OnlineProducts/IMetrixProfessional.aspx
• Fujitsu Instance Dashboard: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrldashboard.html
• Microsoft FRx: http://www.microsoft.com/frx/using/XBRL.mspx
• Quantrix Modeler: http://www.quantrix.com/QuantrixandXBRL.pdf
• Rivet Crossfire Analyst: http://www.rivetsoftware.com/Products/Crossfire/Default.aspx
• SavaNet Analyst: http://www.savanet.com/AboutAnalyst.aspx
• Altova MapForce: http://www.altova.com/products/mapforce/data_mapping.html
• Fujitsu Mapping Tool: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrlmapping.html
• Reporting Standards XBRL Mapper: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_Mapper.xhtml
• AllocationSolutions DataXchanger: http://www.allocationsolutions.com/
• Snappy Reports Tagging and Mapping: http://www.snappyreports.com/xbrl_tagging_mapping.shtml
• Altova XML Spy: http://www.altova.com/xbrl.html
• CoyoteReporting XBRL Cloud: http://www.xbrlcloud.com
• DecisionSoft TrueNorth: http://www.corefiling.com/products/truenorth.html
• Fujitsu Validator: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xbrltools/xbrlval21.html
• UBmatrix Taxonomy Designer: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/taxonomy_designer.htm
• Reporting Standard XBRL Database: http://www.reportingstandard.com/XBRL_Database.xhtml
• UBmatrix Database Adaptor: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/database_adaptor.htm
• CoyoteReporting XBRL Cloud: http://www.xbrlcloud.com
• CoreFiling True North Enterprise: http://www.corefiling.com/products/truenorth.html
• Fujitsu Inerstage XWand: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/xwand/
• Hitachi Business Reporting Processor: http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/xbrl/products.cfm
• Snappy Reports Enterprise Network: http://www.snappyreports.com/xbrl_enterprise_network.shtml
• Reporting Standards XBRL Enabled Portal: http://www.xbrl4.org/regulators/
• UBmatrix Enterprise Application Suite: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/enterprise_application_suite.htm
• Clarity Systems Clarity FSR: http://www.claritysystems.com/Product/FSR.aspx
• Microsoft FRx: http://www.microsoft.com/frx/using/XBRL.mspx
• Oracle-Hyperion Financial Reporting Manager: http://www.oracle.com/
• SAP Enterprise Performance Management: http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/enterprise-performance-management/index.epx
• Wolters Kluwer Accounting Software: http://www.ubmatrix.com/downloads/Wolters_Kluwer_Business_Brief.pdf
• Business Reporting Advisory Group: http://www.br-ag.eu
• CoreFiling: http://www.corefiling.com/services/index.html
• Deloitte: http://www.deloitte.org/dtt/section_node/0,1042,sid%253D195357,00.html
• Ernst & Young: http://www.ey.com/xbrl
• Fujitsu: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage
• Hitachi: http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/xbrl/products.cfm
• IRIS: http://www.irisindia.net/xbrl/index.php
• KPMG: http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/WhatWeDo/Special-Interests/XBRL/Pages/default.aspx
• KPMG: (Dutch) http://www.kpmg.com/NL/nl/IssuesAndInsights/Transparantie-in-verslaggeving/Pages/XBRL.aspx
• NTT Data: http://www.nttdata.co.jp/en/media/2009/012200.html
• PricewaterhouseCoopers: http://www.pwc.com/extweb/service.nsf/docid/8e1b9090174497ba85256bf10038d5d7
• UBmatrix: http://www.ubmatrix.com/products/targeted_solutions.htm
• XBRLit: http://www.XBRLit.com

Chapter 15: Creating and Using XBRL Step by Step

• Viewing an XBRL taxonomy: http://bigfoot.corefiling.com/yeti/resources/yeti-gwt/Yeti.jsp
• Navigating direction to a taxonomy concept: http://tinyurl.com/cqad9k
• Viewing an XBRL instance: http://viewerprototype1.com/viewer
• Ceating an XBRL taxonomy: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample/HelloWorldExample-2009-05-23.zip
• Completed version of XBRL taxonomy: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample/HelloWorld.xsd
• Completed version of XBRL instance: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample/HelloWorld.xml
• CoreFiling SpiderMonkey download: www.corefiling.com/products/spidermonkey.html
• Creating relations between concepts taxonomy: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample2/HelloWorld2.xsd
• Extending someone else's taxonomy: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample2/HelloWorld2.xsd
• Completed extended taxonomy: http://www.xbrlsite.com/Examples/Extension/My.xsd
• CoreFiling TrueNorth validator download: http://www.corefiling.com/products/truenorth.html
• Completed XBRL instance with using extention: http://www.xbrlsite.com/Examples/Airplanes/Airplanes.xml
• Excel spreadsheet which generates XBRL instance: http://www.xbrlsite.com/Examples/Airplanes/Airplanes-2009-05-23.zip
• SEC XBRL instance viewer: http://viewerprototype1.com/viewer
• Another XBRL viewer: http://xbrl.rienks.biz/examples

Chapter 16: Differentiating XBRL Modules

• XBRL roadmap: http://www.xbrl.org/XSB/XBRL-International-Technical-WGs-Roadmap-2008-11-26.htm
• XBRL Dimensions specification: http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/XDT-REC-2006-09-18.htm
• Business rules group: http://www.businessrulesgroup.org/first_paper/br01c0.htm
• XBRL Rendering specifications: http://www.xbrl.org/Specifications
• XBRL Versioning specifications: http://www.xbrl.org/SpecCRs
• XBRL Infoset specification: http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/Infoset/PWD-2009-02-04/infoset-PWD-2009-02-04.html
• Generic Linkbase specification: http://www.xbrl.org/SpecCRs
• Link Role Registry: http://www.xbrl.org/LRR
• XBRL GL Taxonomy Introduction: http://www.xbrl.org/GLTaxonomy
• XBRL GL Files: http://www.xbrl.org/GLFiles
• XBRL GL Taxonomy: http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2006-10-25/gl-2006-10-25.htm
• XBRL GL samples and examples: http://www.gl.iphix.net

Chapter 17: Digging Deeper into XBRL Taxonomies

• Semantic Web: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw
• OWL: http://www.w3.org/2004/OWL
• RDF: http://www.w3.org/RDF
• Looking at physical files of taxonomy: http://xbrl.iasb.org/taxonomy/2009-04-01
• Looking at taxonomy with viewer: http://tinyurl.com/8b3kz4
• Official taxonomy web page: http://xbrl.us/taxonomies/Pages/US-GAAP2009.aspx
• Taxonomy documentation: http://xbrl.us/Documents/PreparersGuide.pdf
• Official taxonomy documentation: http://www.iasb.org/XBRL/IFRS+Taxonomy/Support+materials.htm
• EDGAR Filer Manual documentation: http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml
• USFRTF Patterns Guide files: http://www.xbrl.org/us/USFRTF/USFRTF-PatternsFiles-PWD-2007-04-17.zip
• USFRTF Patterns Guide docuentation: http://www.xbrl.org/us/USFRTF/USFRTF-PatternsGuide-PWD-2007-04-17.doc
• XBRLS Business Use Cases files: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrls/XBRLS-BusinessUseCases-2008-04-18.zip
• XBRLS Business Use Cases documentation: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrls/XBRLS-BusinessUseCases-2008-04-25.pdf
• XBRLS Comprehensive Example: http://www.xbrlsite.com/examples/comprehensiveexample/2008-04-18
• US GAAP Taxonomy home page: http://xbrl.us/taxonomies/Pages/US-GAAP2009.aspx
• US GAAP Taxonomy files: http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/index.html
• US GAAP Taxonomy viewer: http://viewer.xbrl.us/yeti/resources/yeti-gwt/Yeti.jsp
• XBRL US classes: http://xbrl.us/Pages/feedback.aspx
• US GAAP Taxonomy documentation: http://xbrl.us/Documents/PreparersGuide.pdf
• EDGAR Filer Manual: http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edgarxfdltechspec.htm
• IFRS Taxonomy home page: http://www.iasb.org/XBRL/IFRS+Taxonomy/IFRS+Taxonomy+2009.htm
• IFRS Taxonomy viewer: http://www.abra-search.com/ABRASearch.html?locale=en&taxonomy=ifrs_2009-04-01
• IFRS Taxonomy files: http://xbrl.iasb.org/taxonomy/2009-04-01
• IFRS Taxonomy human readable rendering: http://www.iasb.org/XBRL/IFRS+Taxonomy/IFRS+Taxonomy+2009.htm
• IFRS Taxonomy translations: http://www.iasb.org/Translations/Available+translations.htm
• IFRS Taxonomy Module Manager: http://www.xbrl-ifrs.org/ITMM
• IFRS Taxonomy docuentation: http://www.iasb.org/XBRL/IFRS+Taxonomy/Support+materials.htm
• EDINET Taxonomy files: http://www.fsa.go.jp/search/20090309/editaxonomy20090309.zip
• EDINET Taxonomy documentation: http://www.fsa.go.jp/search/20090309/tsummary_en20090309.zip
• EDINET Taxonomy human readable rendering: http://www.fsa.go.jp/search/20090309/alist20090309.xls
• EDINET Taxonomy home page: http://info.edinet-fsa.go.jp
• EDINET filings: https://info.edinet-fsa.go.jp/E01EW/BLMainController.jsp
• Comparison of US GAAP, IFRS and EDINET taxonomies: http://www.xbrl.org/TCF-PWD-2009-03-31.html
• Looking at other taxonomies: http://www.abra-search.com/ABRASearch.html?locale=en&taxonomy=p_all
• US GAAP Taxonomy Style Guide: http://www.xbrl.org/us/usfrtf/XBRL-StyleGuide-RECOMMENDATION-2007-03-08.doc

Chapter 18: Understanding the XBRL Instance

• Looking at physical XBRL instance: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample/HelloWorld.xml
• Style sheet used to render XBRL instance: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrlfordummies/helloworldexample/HelloWorld-ToFO.xsl
• XBRLS: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/xbrls
• XBRL instance samples and examples: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/samplerepositorymini/rss-RepositoryMini.xml
• USFRTF Patterns Guide files: http://www.xbrl.org/us/USFRTF/USFRTF-PatternsFiles-PWD-2007-04-17.zip
• USFRTF Patterns Guide docuentation: http://www.xbrl.org/us/USFRTF/USFRTF-PatternsGuide-PWD-2007-04-17.doc
• XBRLS Business Use Cases files: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrls/XBRLS-BusinessUseCases-2008-04-18.zip
• XBRLS Business Use Cases documentation: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/storage/xbrls/XBRLS-BusinessUseCases-2008-04-25.pdf
• XBRLS Comprehensive Example: http://www.xbrlsite.com/examples/comprehensiveexample/2008-04-18
• Next-Generation EDGAR systems with XBRL instances: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
• List of SEC XBRL filings: http://www.xbrlsite.com/demos/console/Console.htm
• SEC XBRL RSS feed: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/usgaap.rss.xml
• SEC XBRL viewer prototype: http://viewerprototype1.com/viewer

Chapter 19: Predicting What XBRL Will Become

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Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Ways to Flattent the XBRL Learning Curve

• Learning from an approach taken by a public taxonomy, such as the US GAAP Taxonomy: http://xbrl.us/Documents/SECOFM-USGAAPT-Architecture-20080428.pdf
• XBRL International Web site: http://xbrl.org/
• Yahoo! mailing lists related to XBRL: http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=XBRL
• XBRL-public mailing list: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/xbrl-public
• XBRL-dev mailing list: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/xbrl-dev
• Google Groups mailing lists related to XBRL: http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=XBRL
• Sample XBRL Whitepaper for a business domain: http://www.cfapubs.org/toc/ccb/2009/2009/3

Chapter 21: (Nearly) Ten Keys to Understanding How XBRL Works

• How XBRL Works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nATJBPOiTxM

Chapter 22: Top Ten (or So) Technical Odds and Ends

• XLink specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink
• Segment and Scenario Contextual Information (XBRL instance): http://www.xbrlsite.com/patterns/2005-07-07/BasicCalculation-instance.xml
• Segment and Scenario Contextual Information (XBRL taxonomy used by XBRL instance): http://www.xbrlsite.com/patterns/2005-07-07/segments.xsd  
• Linkparts: http://www.xbrl.org/2004/ref-2004-08-10.xsd
• XBRL Dimensions Specification: http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/XDT-REC-2006-09-18.htm
• Expressing blocks of text: http://www.xbrlsite.com/patterns/2005-07-07/DifferentLevels-instance.xml
• JSON: http://json.org/

 

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