Minor "Errata Corrections" Issued to the Base Specification

Issue Date: 2008-07-02

The Base Specification and Maintenance Working Group have issued a new version of the XBRL 2.1 Specification containing a small number of additional minor errata corrections. This is the first set of corrections issued in 18 months which demonstrates the stability of the specification. Accompanying this document is an updated conformance suite.

Inline XBRL Specification

   Issue Date: 2008-06-30

Inline XBRL is a standard for embedding XBRL fragments into an HTML document. The objective is to provide documents which can be viewed in a browser while making use of XBRL tags which can be processed automatically by consuming applications.

"Final" XBRL US (2008) Taxonomies Granted "Acknowledged" Status by XBRL International

  Issue Date: 2008-06-05

XBRL International has formally "Acknowledged" the series of taxonomies published by XBRL US in May 2008, which supersede those issued in 2005 and 2006. Links to these taxonomies can be found at

Second Public Working Draft of Part 1 of the Versioning Specification Published

  Issue Date: 2008-06-03

The Versioning Working Group has published the first Second Working Draft of Part 1 (Report Content) of the Versioning Specification. This specification defines the semantics of the versioning report. Part 2 will define the syntax used to express the report and is still being worked on by the Working Group.

XBRL International Best Practices Board Issue Call for Participation in the Software Interoperability Practice Working Group

  Issue Date: 2008-05-30

The Interim Best Practices Board of XBRL International, Inc. announced today that it is chartering a Working Group to address the issues of Best practices as they apply to the interoperability of XBRL related software, and issued a Call for Participation in this Working Group.

Updated Irish GAAP Taxonomy Granted Acknowledged Status by XBRL International

  Issue Date: 2008-05-29

XBRL International, Inc. has granted "Acknowledged" status to the latest release of the Irish GAAP taxonomy

XBRL International Appoints Gilles Maguet as Secretary General of XBRL Europe

    Issue Date: 2008-05-29

XBRL International, Inc. announced today that Gilles Maguet has been appointed Secretary General of XBRL Europe, the organization recently formed by XBRL International and the European jurisdictions to coordinate XBRL actions in Europe. In this newly created position, Mr. Maguet will lead the organization’s efforts in Europe to promote adoption of XBRL and interactive data for business reporting and will report jointly to the Executive Committee of XBRL Europe and to Anthony Fragnito, CEO of XBRL International.

Second Public Working Draft of the Registry Specification Published

  Issue Date: 2008-04-18

A set of specifications produced by the Formula Working Group that defines a framework for registries and conformance suites has been published. The initial focus is on a Functions Registry to support the Formula Specification.

Mandatory XBRL - Here It Comes

  Issue Date: 2008-04-16

On Monday, the SEC will hold an open Commission meeting to vote on a proposal to mandate XBRL. Given that this has been one of Chairman Cox's top priorities since he took office - and the Chairman and SEC Staff have not been shy about their timeframe to kick-start mandatory XBRL - this is no surprise.

SEC Announces Open Meeting on XBRL Rule

Issue Date: 2008-04-15

"The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments to provide for corporate financial statement information to be filed with the Commission in interactive data format, and a near- and long-term schedule therefore."

XII Announces the Formation of the XBRL International Best Practices Board

  Issue Date: 2008-03-13

The XBRL International Steering Committee (ISC) announces the formation of the XBRL International Best Practices Board (BPB) to actively manage the production, dissemination and continual improvement of work products that describe methods and processes for successful development, implementation, integration, maintenance and usage of XBRL specifications.

MIX Standardizes on XBRL to Strengthen and Expand Its Lending to the Poor

    Issue Date: 2008-01-24

Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX) is a business information provider for the microfinance industry. MIX tracks the performance of more than 900 microfinance institutions.These microfinance institutions provide financial services and small loans—often less than $100—to poor people and businesses in emerging nations. MIX has decided to standardise on XBRL for its offerings.