Upcoming Webinar

XBRL Webinars: XBRL Fundamentals - The Interactive Data Series

The SEC's mandate is now in effect, requiring companies to file exhibits to their quarterly and annual financial reports using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).  These exhibits are called instance documents.  To help you cut through the mystery surrounding XBRL reporting, Host Analytics and NeoClarus are offering a series of free, informative webinars. Experts will take you through everything you need to know to get ready to successfully file instance documents. Here's a look at what the four webinars will cover, from the basics through best practices gleaned from the early filers.

Webinar 1: Introduction to XBRL/Interactive Data Tags

Wednesday, January 13 at 10AM PT/1PM ET - Register Now

Get the facts on what XBRL is and what's required of your company. You'll learn:

SEC Rules - the SEC mandate and what it means to you
Glossary - definitions of some key terms
What is XBRL - what tagging does, what an XBRL taxonomy is
When to file - filing deadlines and timing necessary to meet them; Rule 12b-2 definitions
What's the worry - your legal liability Who should be involved
Where to find help - key resources, including the SEC's EDGAR Filer Manual, the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy Preparers Guide and the Yeti taxonomy review tool

Webinar 2: Fundamentals of XBRL

Wednesday, January 27 at 10AM PT/1PM ET - Register Now

Examine the basics of XBRL taxonomy and how XBRL is organized. You'll learn:

Planning for XBRL - including financial controls and who should be involved
Glossary - definitions of key terms
The Instance Document - what an XBRL-formatted document contains
Elements - how to construct XBRL components that represent financial reporting concepts
Concept Mapping - how to effectively search for matching taxonomy elements
The Linkbases - what they represent and why they must be included in a filing
Contexts - entity- and report-specific information that allows tagged data to be understood in relation to other information, including Date Context, Company Context, currency, scale and precision
Where to find help - key resources, including the SEC's EDGAR Filer Manual, the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy Preparers Guide and the Yeti taxonomy review tool

Webinar 3: Essentials of XBRL

Wednesday, February 10 - Registration Coming Soon

Understand how to match financial statement captions and disclosures to XBRL concepts. You'll learn:

Mapping - how to match concepts that appear in financial statements to the appropriate element in an SEC-approved taxonomy
Extensions - how to add company-specific concepts to your instance document
Dimensions - how to tag tables
Roll-Forwards - how to avoid errors
Validation - what the SEC checks in instance documents to enable a successful filing
Where to find help - key resources, including the SEC's EDGAR Filer Manual, the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy Preparers Guide and the Yeti taxonomy review tool

Webinar 4: Best Practices in XBRL

Wednesday, March 24-Registration Coming Soon

Explore the lessons learned by Tier 1 filers, who have already been through the process of adding XBRL to their quarterly reports. You'll learn:

Tools - how and where Tier 1 filers use them
Detailed Tagging - explanation of levels 2, 3 and 4 tagging of disclosures
Rendering - displaying the instance document in the SEC viewer
SEC Findings - review of the SEC's observations and findings in Tier 1 filings
Validation - a deeper look into what the SEC checks in instance documents to enable a successful filing
Where to find help - key resources, including the SEC's EDGAR Filer Manual, the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy Preparers Guide and the Yeti taxonomy review tool