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For a Glossary of Terms, Please refer to XBRL Specification and Guidance Stack (SGS) 1.0  
XBRL Road Map  End 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007  
Specifications                    
Dimensional Taxonomies                    
Requirements PWD                  
Specification   CR REC              
Conformance Suite   PWD & CR REC              
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)         PUB   PUB      
Conformance Suite Updates  (Ongoing)         PUB   PUB      
Formulas and Functions                    
Requirements PWD                  
Specifications     PWD & CR   REC          
Conformance Suite     PWD & CR   REC          
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)             PUB   PUB  
Conformance Suite Updates  (Ongoing)             PUB   PUB  
Generic Linkbase                    
Requirements   PWD CR   REC          
Specification   PWD CR   REC          
Conformance Suite   PWD CR   REC          
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)           PUB   PUB    
Conformance Suite Updates  (Ongoing)           PUB   PUB    
XBRL 2.1 Specification (Maintenance)                    
Errata Corrections                    
Calculations (summation-item)     REC              
Other     PUB   PUB          
Conformance Suite Updates     PUB   PUB          
Link Role Registry                    
Specification   REC                
New Roles                    
Calculations (aggregator-contributor)                    
Requirements (See Dimensional Taxonomies) PWD                  
Specification   PWD CR & REC              
Conformance Tests   PWD CR & REC              
Other     Ongoing - processed as requests are received          
Best Practices                    
FRTA                    
Version 1.0                    
Errata Corrections     PUB   PUB          
Conformance Suite Updates     PUB   PUB          
Version 1.x (Possible future version to update 1.0 ) under discussion                  
Requirements under discussion   PWD              
Specification under discussion     PWD   CR REC      
Conformance Suite under discussion     PWD   CR REC      
Dimensional Related Additions under discussion                  
Specification under discussion         PWD   CR REC  
Conformance Suite under discussion         PWD   CR REC  
Instances                    
Common Best Practices (Currently part of FRIS PWD)                    
Specification     PWD CR REC          
Conformance Suite     PWD CR REC          
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)             PUB   PUB  
Conformance Suite Updates  (Ongoing)             PUB   PUB  
FRIS                    
Specification PWD   PWD CR REC          
Conformance Suite PWD   PWD CR REC          
Errata Corrections             PUB   PUB  
Conformance Suite Updates             PUB   PUB  
Taxonomies                    
GCD PWD   CR   REC          
Errata Corrections             PUB   PUB  
XBRL GL                    
Taxonomy Modules                    
COR CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
BUS CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
MUC CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
USK CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
TAF CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)                 PUB  
Supporting Artifacts                    
Sample Instances (May form part of taxonomy REC) PWD           REC      
GLTFTA                    
Specification CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
GLIS                    
Specification CR   CR2   CR3   REC      
Conformance Suite     PWD   CR   REC      
Errata Corrections (Ongoing)                 PUB  
Conformance Suite Updates  (Ongoing)                 PUB  
Training & Education                    
Online Annotated Instances (Galapagos) PWD Regular updates in 2006     Ongoing, in response to market need    
Other GL-Specific Research Areas                    
Essential Components Under discussion                  
Audit Trail (Cross-working group established) Under discussion                  
GL FR (Cross-working group established) Under discussion                  
Research Projects                    
Versioning                    
Functional Requirements   PWD                
Additional Artifacts     Depending on Functional Requirements          
Rendering                    
Marketing Requirements     IWD              
Additional Artifacts       Depending on Marketing Requirements        
XII Training and Education                    
Course Development                    
Preparing XBRL Financial Reports   Release                
Building XBRL Taxonomies   RFP    Release            
Extending XBRL Taxonomies Under discussion   RFP   Release          
Analyzing XBRL-enhanced Filings Under discussion                  
Self-Study Guide Development Under discussion                  
Preparing XBRL Financial Reports Under discussion                  
Notes:
Errata Corrections & Conformance Suite Updates are ongoing projects that typically published twice a year - Q2 and Q4
Acronym Key:
PWD=Public Working Draft
IWD=Internal Working Draft
REC=Recommendation
CR=Candidate Recommendation; cyclical process typically 2-3 iterations planned for
PUB=Planned Publication Date based on ISC approval of Documents
Release=General Availability Date for Course Materials
RFP=Request for Proposal
 
For an overview of the most important XBRL technical documents and their intended audience, with a glossary of key terms. 
XBRL Specification and Guidance Stack (SGS)