Difference between revisions of "XBRL Fact"

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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]].
  
 
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.  
 
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 concept (e.g., profit, assets), and associating it with a number of dimension values (e.g., units, entity, period, other dimensions) that together uniquely define a data point.
  
  
 
[[Category:XBRL Glossary]]
 
[[Category:XBRL Glossary]]

Revision as of 17:17, 11 October 2021

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 concept (e.g., profit, assets), and associating it with a number of dimension values (e.g., units, entity, period, other dimensions) that together uniquely define a data point.