Open data standards support many kinds of reporting organizations, and many kinds of data, from statutory financial statements to greenhouse gas emissions to descriptive narratives.
Because XBRL is a semantic data model that describes the structure of whatever data is reported, it is technology-agnostic and can be transported by commonly used technical formats, including XML, CSV, JSON, and XHTML. While these are today’s widely used formatting technologies, tomorrow new technologies may be introduced. The XBRL standard is designed to adapt to changes in technologies as well as industry and regulatory need.
Explore the many ways XBRL is used through papers, blog posts and infographics.
February, 2026 The Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) and XBRL US announce AI and Structured Data Forum: Optimizing Performance, a full-day conference taking place May 15, 2026, in Hoboken, New...
By Campbell Pryde, President and CEO, XBRL US This is the third in our blog series describing the proposed features of the OIM Technical Specification. Our last blog described the importance of the...
By Scott Theis, President/CEO, Novaworks; Chair, XBRL US Domain Steering Committee (DSC); Leader, XBRL Technical Advisory Committee for XBRL US (XTAC); Member, XBRL Standards Board and OIM Working Group. In our last blog,...
This working group engages regulators who cover the emerging digital asset marketplace including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and others tasked with regulating digital asset issuers....
January, 2026 New York and New Jersey reintroduced Climate Corporate Data Accountability Legislation. State legislatures reintroduced bills that had been initially introduced in 2025. Both legislation call for the reporting of greenhouse gas...
By Scott Theis, President/CEO, Novaworks; Chair, XBRL US Domain Steering Committee (DSC); Leader, XBRL Technical Advisory Committee for XBRL US (XTAC); Member, XBRL Standards Board and OIM Working Group. XBRL is modernizing and...
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