XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a language based on XML for the electronic communication of business and financial data. This paper is intended to: (1) give a brief presentation of the XBRL language and its applicability to financial analysis; (2) define the requirements of a software application supporting financial analysis and planning capable of processing financial data in...

The adoption of XBRL presents new opportunities for considerably enhancing the business information supply chain. However, its diffusion has proved to be very challenging. This paper draws upon stakeholder and social network theories to evaluate issues surrounding the diffusion of XBRL in Australia. Qualitative empirical evidence is used to identify XBRL stakeholders and to assess their salienc...

XBRL is a financial reporting language, which is based on XML. Since 2003 we have tried to use financial reporting based on XBRL for listed company disclosure in China. This study mainly stands on the perspective of small investors, using empirical research methods to investigate whether XBRL reduced the level of information asymmetry in China’s capital market or not and further explaining XBRL...

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) as an application of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) technology in the field of business reporting, uses information technology to add tags for the financial reporting metadata, to achieve unstructured data processing effectively. At first, this paper analyzes the XBRL technology framework, finds out the concepts and relationships between them, and...

In this brief theoretical narrative, the author intends to present a thought piece which would suggest that study of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is not relevant to technological or financial domains alone. XBRL usage in the World of finance can easily bring out its impact on the society at large through its users in the finance and investment areas. XBRL is simply not a techno...

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) presents opportunities for integrating the flow of financial information within communities of diverse organizations which can significantly enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of underlying business information supply chains. Using the organizing vision framework to examine the emergence of XBRL in the United Kingdom, we explore how institutio...

The XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) data interoperability standard has been adopted by regulators worldwide, improving the efficiency, accuracy, and reliability of financial reporting systems. But XBRL also aims to support analysis by standardizing terminology and format across platforms. While XBRL clearly stores financial statements formatting instructions, it may or may not be ...

The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) was recently mandated in the USA as the standard for electronic financial reporting. Since June 2009, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required all listed companies to provide their financial reports in XBRL. Similarly, from 2011 all German companies will be mandated to use XBRL in the context of reporting to tax authorities. ...

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an XML-based innovation which has the potential to play an important role in the production and consumption of financial information. In this paper, in-depth interviews are used to explore a range of issues surrounding the adoption of XBRL in Australia. Drivers that promote successful adoption of XBRL are discussed, together with inhibitors that ...