The latest on Using XBRL Data

Posted Thursday, November 10, 2016

Calcbench Newsletter (November 2016)

In this issue: Time between filing the earnings release and the 10-Q. Ever wonder how much time companies take between filing their earnings release and then following up with the Form 10-Q to report those earnings? We did, so we did some digging. While the average time gap in second-quarter 2016 was four days, when […more]


Posted Friday, September 30, 2016

September 2016 Newsletter

September 2016   Regulatory & Legislative News FASB, SEC, XBRL US & XII Host Webinars on Proposed Structural Taxonomy Changes House Financial Services Committee Passes Financial CHOICE Act XBRL US News XBRL US Submits Comment in Response to SEC Proposal on Disclosure Update and Simplification XBRL US SEC Filer Workshop Scheduled November 2 in New […more]


Posted Friday, September 30, 2016

XBRL US Submits Comment in Response to SEC Proposal: Disclosure Update and Simplification

On September 30, XBRL US submitted a comment letter responding to the SEC proposal on Disclosure Update and Simplification. Key recommendations made in the letter include: Ensure that all facts that companies are required to report to investors be provided in a computer-readable format to facilitate greater ease of analysis, Require the use of standardized […more]


Posted Friday, September 9, 2016

Calcbench Newsletter (September 2016)

For those who took a summer vacation in August, Calcbench has been busy expanding our product lineup and doing more dabbling in financial data research. Whether you’re new to our products or looking to learn more about how we can improve your day-to-day, we hope you find the newsletter useful.


Posted Monday, August 15, 2016

August 2016 Newsletter

August 2016   Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Publishes Rule Proposal on “Disclosure Update and Simplification” for Public Comment SEC Posts Sample Inline XBRL Document XBRL US News XBRL US Announces Half-Day Investor Forum: Finding Value with Smart Data, October 24, 2016 in New York Data Quality Committee (DQC) Public Review to Close August 31, […more]


News

Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2016

SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming to Keynote XBRL US Investor Forum, October 24 in New York

Investors, data providers, regulators and the media to cover how to use structured financial data XBRL US announced today that it will hold a half-day forum for investors, analysts, regulators, data and analytical tool providers, Finding Value with Smart Data. The forum, which is free to the public, is hosted by Baruch College’s Zicklin School […more]


Posted Thursday, August 4, 2016

Calcbench Newsletter (August 2016)

During one recent expedition into the Calcbench databases we took a look at patterns of deferred revenue, and how steady those numbers have been as a portion of corporate revenue overall. Check out this month’s newsletter to see how much corporate cash streams depend on deferred revenue (and which may feel some stress in future […more]


Posted Thursday, July 7, 2016

June/July 2016 Newsletter

June/July 2016   Regulatory & Legislative News SEC Investor Advisory Committee Publishes Letter Favorable to Structured Data SEC Announces Issuers are Permitted to Use Inline XBRL to Replace Combined XBRL and HTML Filings First Inline XBRL Submission Posted to SEC’s EDGAR System XBRL US News Data Quality Committee (DQC) Publishes 2nd Set of Rules & […more]


Posted Monday, June 20, 2016

XBRL US Supports SEC Order Permitting Inline XBRL Submissions for Public Companies

XBRL US announced its support for the SEC order permitting inline XBRL submissions for public companies and scheduled two free webinars featuring SEC staff to help issuers and vendors prepare for inline XBRL.


Posted Monday, June 13, 2016

SEC to Permit Voluntary Filing Using Inline XBRL

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it will allow companies to voluntarily file structured financial statement data in the Inline XBRL data format, a technology that is freely licensed and made available by XBRL International. This initiative represents another step in the SEC’s continuing efforts to modernize and enhance its requirements to facilitate transparency of, and […more]


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