Add or edit reporting periods

Introduction

Use this article when preparing financial statements for XBRL reporting. Reporting periods are used by the XBRL engine to identify whether a reported fact belongs to the current reporting period or the comparative period.

Summary

After following these steps, the correct reporting period is assigned to the data columns in a financial statement. This allows the XBRL engine to correctly interpret and tag reported facts.

Steps

1. Open the financial statement table you want to tag.
2. Select the header cell of a reporting column.
3. Click on the button with the properties icon next to the text Cell info.
   
4. Open the Properties panel.
5. Locate the XBRL - Period property.
6. Click Add next to the property.
7. Select the appropriate reporting period:
   • Current period
   • Previous period
   • Additional period
8. Save the changes.
9. Repeat these steps for all reporting columns in the table.
10. Repeat the process for all financial statement tables that will be included in the XBRL report.

Expected Result

The reporting period is assigned to each reporting column. The XBRL engine can now distinguish between current and comparative figures when generating the XBRL output.

Remarks

• The Reporting period property should be applied to the header cells of data columns.
• Every tagged financial statement table included in the XBRL filing should have reporting periods assigned.
• Ensure that current and comparative columns are tagged consistently throughout the report.