Using Xbrl: a Technical Reference and Guide for Using the Digital Language of Business

Using XBRL is a comprehensive technical reference and a cookbook to help make use of the public specification which has been called the "digital language of business." This book explains to application developers, "power-users", and others who are interested in how to use XBRL to express, exchange, and consume business information. The book explains XBRL syntax, provides detailed examples, consolidates into one place information which is useful in working with XBRL and in terms useful to application developers who wish to take advantage of this free, public specification.