Improving Financial Analysis and Reporting Using XBRL and the Microsoft Office System
http://www.microsoft.com/office/showcase/xbrl/default.mspx

Microsoft

Abstract:

The process of financial reporting and analysis can represent a huge cost for many companies. For example, the preparation of quarterly statements for publicly traded companies consumes the majority of a finance department’s resources during the reporting period. Likewise, it is not uncommon for equity analysts to spend up to one-third of their time entering data into spreadsheet models and verifying that data for accuracy.