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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
'''XBRL Fact'''. The occurrence in an [[XBRL Instance Document]] of a value or other information tagged by an [[XBRL Taxonomy]] [[XBRL Element | element]].
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'''XBRL Fact'''. A fact is an individual piece of information in an [[XBRL Report]]. The occurrence in an [[XBRL Instance Document]] of a value or other information tagged by an [[XBRL Taxonomy]] [[XBRL Element | element]].
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A Business Fact is a literal value that is tagged in a given [[XBRL Context]]: Minimally, a Fact is a concrete instance of a Business Concept (aspect).  It concerns a concrete Business Entity, a given time point or Period and is expressed in a given Unit.  
  
 
An XBRL concept refers to a specific [[XBRL Period Type | period]] of time with a value that appears in an [[XBRL Instance]] document
 
An XBRL concept refers to a specific [[XBRL Period Type | period]] of time with a value that appears in an [[XBRL Instance]] document
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A fact is represented by reporting a value against a [[XBRL Concept]] (e.g., profit, assets), and associating it with a number of [[XBRL Dimension]] values (e.g., units, entity, period, other dimensions) that together uniquely define a [[XBRL Data Point]].
  
  
 
[[Category:XBRL Glossary]]
 
[[Category:XBRL Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 28 April 2023

Definition

XBRL Fact. A fact is an individual piece of information in an XBRL Report. The occurrence in an XBRL Instance Document of a value or other information tagged by an XBRL Taxonomy element.

A Business Fact is a literal value that is tagged in a given XBRL Context: Minimally, a Fact is a concrete instance of a Business Concept (aspect). It concerns a concrete Business Entity, a given time point or Period and is expressed in a given Unit.

An XBRL concept refers to a specific period of time with a value that appears in an XBRL Instance document

A fact is represented by reporting a value against a XBRL Concept (e.g., profit, assets), and associating it with a number of XBRL Dimension values (e.g., units, entity, period, other dimensions) that together uniquely define a XBRL Data Point.