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2.3 Units

Issued: 3/30/12

Impact: All US GAAP

Instance Document

2.3.2 Using the Units Registry

Issue The XBRL Consortium has issued the Units Registry, the latest version of which is located at http://www.xbrl.org/utr/utr.xml. This link shows the registry in a formatted table. The objective of the registry is to ensure that consistent units are used when companies report facts that may be measured in different ways. It also allows automated […more]


2.2 Use of Data Types

Issued: 1/28/11

Impact: All US GAAP

Instance Document

2.2.2 Percentage Item Types

There are a number of issues observed in regards to the use of percentages in filings. Issue 1: Incorrect Scale Issue A number of companies have represented the percentage with an incorrect scale.  In a number of instance documents, percentages were represented on a scale of 0 to 100 as opposed to 0 to 1. […more]