Recommended reading - "XBRL for Dummies" from Hitachi now available online for free

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XBRL for Dummies helps to demystify XBRL and and can get you started using XBRL to streamline your business reporting!

What can put business reporting on the fast track, improve audits, integrate data across functional lines, improve transparency and enhance performance analyses? It’s XBRL, the new data standard for reporting business information.

XBRL for Dummies shows you what XBRL is… how to use it… and why you should! This quick and fun read is a great way to get started now.

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