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“XBRL in Government and Industry”. The SEC Voluntary Filing Program A CFO’s Perspective. Greg Adams, CFO & COO EDGAR Online, Inc. Financial Executives. Have a critical responsibility to communicate operational results to stakeholders
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“XBRL in Government and Industry” The SEC Voluntary Filing Program A CFO’s Perspective Greg Adams, CFO & COO EDGAR Online, Inc.
Financial Executives • Have a critical responsibility to communicate operational results to stakeholders • Are facing a growing demand for efficient delivery in an interactive medium • Need better tools for faster decision making • Want their internal control environment enhanced through less retyping, more system integration, etc.
EDGAR Online’s Sample Form 8-K edgr-20050228.xsd edgr-2005028_cal.xml edgr-2005028_lab.xml edgr-2005028_pre.xml EDGR_2004_10K.xml
XBRL: A Technology Standard XBRL is a business reporting standard that ultimately boils down to a globally agreed-upon standard using XML for its core technology.
Capitalizing on XBRL through Enhanced Analysis The new I·Metrix family of products provides XBRL data and solutions today • I·Metrix solutions provide users with the most timely fundamental and supplementary data, analytical templates and toolsets at a substantially lower price point than our competitors.
Benefits of XBRL for Preparers • Lower cost of producing information • Tell your own story (precise & clear) • Expanded communication “reach” • More timely, accurate, data for decisions • Enhanced analytical capabilities • Better control environment – extension of SOX 404 • Accelerated adoption of reporting model changes
Integration of XBRL Data with Dashboard and Business Intelligence Platforms
Conclusions • XBRL provides an immediate ROI for benchmarking • Financial executives can meet their critical responsibility to communicate operational results to stakeholders • Growing demand for efficient delivery in an interactive medium • Tools and services are available today to facilitate • Preparation of Financial Statements • Analysis • Benchmarking • XBRL is an extension of SOX 404 requirements
Thank You! Greg Adams, CFO & COO EDGAR Online, Inc.