Share your best practices, advice and how-to's for navigating the messy world of SEC, SEDAR, FERC, as well as XBRL and iXBRL!
Is there a glossary of some sort to define what the label roles mean and how they differ from each other? Sometimes i find that I use Terse and Verbose when I want the numbers to remain positive, but I don't know what the difference is. There's ot...
Hello, What is the most efficient approach to roll forward XBRL tagging from third quarter to year-end reporting? Is it best to have a Masterfile (spreadsheet and document with both 10-K and 10-Q) and to put the annual sections in non-printing sec...
Hello, Can you please review how the document dates tagged in XBRL affect the test file process. For instance, in an 8-K, the cover page is dated and tagged in XBRL. If the date is a future date, we get an error message. Any workaround? thank y...
Hello, I have a question regarding XBRL errors. Can you briefly explain what is critical to the filing, and what poses no and or minor problems.
There were several Workiva incident reports about users having difficulty filing with the SEC using the New Generation Platform. Have there been updates on why this is occurring and if it will continue in the future?
The SEC has announced an additional 45-day extension on filings through July 1, here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-73. Though this so far not being well used, there has been some questions about it. In general, you should reach out ...
Does anyone combine derivatives and fair value footnotes? Most peer companies I've researched separate the two - separate is how we currently present it as well. Curious to see a combined footnote.
When test filing, I received the following error message..."Error: [EFM.5.02.05.graphicFileContent] InlineXBRL references a graphics file which doesn't have expected content. What is the best way to resolve this error message? Are you no longer ab...
Hi All, I have successfully tagged my 10-Q cover with the title of 12(b) security for our par value per share. However, I am also using that par value number within the footnotes and the cover page view in the SEC viewer is picking up all instan...
Has anyone heard an update (or information at all) about iXBRL not working on Internet Explorer 11? I know Chrome is the preferred browser for Wdesk, but I still have to use IE for other applications. I noticed at least a month ago that pulling up...
Is anyone using the state Members to segregate data. If so, which Axis/Domain are you using?
Anyone every had to redact information in an exhibit? If so how do you proceed?
We implemented the TIG for fair value, as part of the 2018 taxonomy migration. I use the All Facts checklist and running into exceptions for the step “Check “number” or “ratio” (e.g., xbrli:pure) unit is only applied to “percentItemType” or “pureI...
I am trying to tag our fiscal period of 52 weeks with FiscalPeriodDuration, but P52W is not recognized as a period duration. Is there a nuance? I found reference to this exact question in another posting, but it is no longer active. The definit...
The company that I work for is looking at transitioning from ToppanMerrill for our filings and instead filing ourselves through Workiva. One of the questions that was asked is how does the process of printing our 10-K work? Our CSM mentioned a 'Pr...
My company is currently exploring opportunities within Workiva to make our SEC Reporting process more efficient. Can anyone share similar experiences or process improvements made?
Attention SEC filers! We wanted to make sure you’re aware of some recent proposed changes to SEC password length.Proposed changesRecently, the SEC released a draft of EDGAR Filer Manual (EFM) version 34, which details proposed changes to password ...
I'm trying to ascertain the possible risks involved with tagging our documents and what, if any regulatory penalties can/will be associated with improper tagging (ex: not using the correct concept for a specific number or what ratio of custom tags...
How should i tag State of Incorporation and Exchange name on the cover page of 8K to meet iXBRL requirement?
Wondering if you, or someone in Community, could shed some light on a couple of issues I'm having. For the EntityFilerCategory, I'm getting this error "ixt.formatError". And for the EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode, we don't disclose a state pe...
For the dei:SecurityExchangeName concept, the XBRL rendering correctly transformed "Nasdaq Global Select Market" to "NASDAQ" on the XBRL viewer rendering, but it is showing up as "ixt:formatError" in the iXBRL tag. Any ideas on how to fix this? ...
Hello,I am curious whether visual presentation within the SEC Viewer matters anymore (post-iXBRL)? For instance, if I have a footnote detail-tagged with all of the correct tags, labels, etc., but the presentation shows up sloppily/out-of-order as ...
Why are the rendering different from the Edgar file, new SECviewer (html + iXBRL) and the old viewer? Do we just ignore these formatting inconsistency, as long as Edgar view is fine? And obviously, as long as tagging is correct? 1. In the Basis of...
In our equity statement our dividends are shown as a negative value to get the visual math to foot. I get an XBRL warning error that the tag us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash should not have a negative value. If I reverse the sign then the statemen...
I used the DQ Company project as a template to copy and paste the newly required tags for the coverpage; however, I am getting some errors. Does anyone know how to fix? 1) For "Large accelerated filer" I am getting an error that the the fact ha...
Hi, just want to get a feeling from the community on how everyone is reviewing iXBRL (embedded). We typically review the Wdesk Viewer and the SEC Viewer in Wdesk. Is it still necessary to review the concepts individually from the iXBRL (embedded...
We have a team of six members who contribute in preparation of SEC reporting documents. Currently the various sections, which a particular member need to update are assigned in an excel file and a peer reviewer is assigned too. We are facing follo...
One of the new requirements of the FAST Act is that we will need to hyperlink references to other documents on EDGAR. Since we have references to certain sections of the 2018 10-K within our current 10-Q, I was trying to add these hyperlinks in...
Hi,We are currently evaluating whether to convert to iXBRL in-house or use Workiva for assistance. For those filers in the community that have converted in-house, how long did the migration take in terms of hours required by your team (prep, revie...
