This taxonomy (a modular set) provides a standardized format for representing the data fields found in accounting and operation systems. The modular set consists of the COR (Core), the BUS (advanced business concepts), MUC (concepts that represent multicurrency information), USK (concepts specific to the US, UK, and other Saxonic jurisdictions), TAF (concepts related to the tax audit file), and SRCD (concepts that represent explicit mappings to XBRL taxonomies for financial reporting) modules.

COR complies with XBRL Specification Version 2.1, dated 2003-12-31 plus errata corrections dated 2013-02-20.

BUS augments COR with data fields found in accounting and operation systems that will allow organizations to track much more detail as part of every entry. This taxonomy represents inventory and business metrics, organizational detail and the Entity Information section, and other common items to supplement the resources, agents and events that represent the customer, vendor and employee related transactional detail.

MUC provides fields necessary for tracking multi-currency informationu.

USK provides data fields found in accounting and operation systems that will allow organizations to tag journal entries, accounting master files, and historical status reports with additional information necessary for more sophisticated accounting needs common to Saxonic (US, UK, Australia, Canada, and other jurisdictions) in XBRL.

TAF adds data fields needed for tax and tax audit. The addition of these fields enables XBRL GL to be used by the international tax agencies and was developed with the input of groups such as the OECD Tax eAudit/SAF-T group and the OASIS Tax XML group.

SRCD provides data fields that facilitate the link between detailed data represented with XBRL GL and external/end reporting represented with XBRL taxonomies for financial or other business reporting (XBRL "FR") or other XML schema-based reporting requirements.

Each module can be seen as an extension to the Core module, but it is more worthwhile to look at the modules as parts of a whole, even though it is not essential to use all of them.

The structure of the taxonomies is such that a complete taxonomy is "compiled" by assembling a set of schemas via a "palette" schema (which is always in the file named gl-plt-2015-03-25.xsd). Since the content models of many elements vary depending on the combination of modules that are being used in any one application, the taxonomy schemas are separated into multiple physical files that are connected by means of <include> and <import> statements. There is one "general" schema (gl gen-2015-03-25.xsd) that is <import> ed by the others. Each module’s own schema is divided into two main parts - the element declarations (in gl- xxx-2015-03-25.xsd) and the content model declarations (in gl-xxx-content-2015-03-25.xsd - which <include> s gl- xxx-2015-03-25.xsd to form a complete schema) where "xxx" is the lowercase 3 character code for the relevant module.

The various combinations of modules that are delivered for this taxonomy are listed below. They are each located in a sub-folder of the "plt" folder that is a sibling folder of the various module folders (named "cor", "bus" etc.). The names of the pertinent subfolders are shown below.

COR (subfolder case-c)

COR and BUS (subfolder case-c-b)

COR and BUS and MUC (subfolder case-c-b-m)

COR and BUS and MUC and USK (subfolder case-c-b-m-u)

COR and BUS and MUC and USK and TAF (subfolder case-c-b-m-u-t)

COR and BUS and MUC and USK and TAF and SRCD (subfolder case-c-b-m-u-t-s)

COR and BUS and TAF (subfolder case-c-b-t)

COR and TAF (subfolder case-c-t)

For more detailed information see the accompanying document GLTFTA-REC-2015-03-25.html

Also included is the "ids" subfolder of the taxonomy, which contains sample instance documents to illustrate the use of XBRL GL to represent common business documents.

A description of major changes between this release and the prior RECOMMENDATION can be found as an APPENDIX, which is an integral part of this document.

XBRL International Inc

2015-03-25

All XML files are dated 2015-03-25 as this is the date on which they became stable

Gianluca Garbellotto, XBRL GL WG Chair (gl@xbrl.org)

Paul Warren, Director of Standards Development, XBRL International (pdw@xbrl.org)

The XBRL GL Working Group of XBRL International approved the request to release this Public Working Draft on 2014-01-29. This Public Working Draft builds on the "XBRL Global Ledger Framework - with Japanese Labels Proposed Recommendation dated 2010-04-12" and on the "XBRL Global Ledger Framework - SRCD Module Second Public Working Draft dated 2009-05-12", and fixes some issues and adds some concepts based on the feedback received by the Working Group, as illustrated in the file "Differences between SRCD PWD V2 and V6.pptx" distributed with this document. Comments are to be sent to the XBRL GL working group (gl@xbrl.org).

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/gen/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/cor/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/bus/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/muc/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/usk/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/taf/2015-03-25

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/srcd/2015-03-25

gl-gen

gl-cor

gl-bus

gl-muc

gl-usk

gl-taf

gl-srcd

The modules of the XBRL Global Ledger Taxonomy Framework include schema (xsd) files, label linkbases and presentation linkbases. They do not include definition, reference or calculation linkbases. These linkbases are not prohibited for regional or organizational extensions of XBRL GL based on the XBRL GL Taxonomy Framework Technical Architecture guidance.

Physical location of taxonomy files

Note: When referencing the taxonomy from an instance, the gl-plt-2015-03-25.xsd is the schema to be referenced

COR module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS and MUC module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m/gl-muc-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS and MUC and USK module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u/gl-muc-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u/gl-usk-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS and MUC and USK and TAF module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-muc-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-usk-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t/gl-taf-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS and MUC and USK and TAF and SRCD module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-muc-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-usk-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-m-u-t-s/gl-taf-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and BUS and TAF module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-t/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-t/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-t/gl-bus-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-b-t/gl-taf-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

COR and TAF module:

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-t/gl-plt-all-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-t/gl-cor-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/plt/case-c-t/gl-taf-content-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/gen/gl-gen-2015-03-25.xsd

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/cor/gl-cor-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/cor/lang/gl-cor-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/cor/lang/gl-cor-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/cor/gl-cor-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/bus/gl-bus-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/bus/lang/gl-bus-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/bus/lang/gl-bus-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/bus/gl-bus-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/muc/gl-muc-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/muc/lang/gl-muc-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/muc/lang/gl-muc-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/muc/gl-muc-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/usk/gl-usk-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/usk/lang/gl-usk-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/usk/lang/gl-usk-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/usk/gl-usk-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/taf/gl-taf-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/taf/lang/gl-taf-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/taf/lang/gl-taf-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/taf/gl-taf-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/srcd/gl-srcd-2015-03-25.xsd (Schemas)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/srcd/lang/gl-srcd-2015-03-25-label.xml (Labels linkbase - English)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/srcd/lang/gl-srcd-2015-03-25-label-ja.xml (Labels linkbase - Japanese)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/srcd/gl-srcd-2015-03-25-presentation.xml (Presentation linkbase)

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/1-FR-Generic-simple-context.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/1-GL-Generic-simple-context.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/2-FR-Generic-tuple.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/2-GL-Generic-tuple.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/3-FR-Generic-tuple-dimension.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/3-GL-Generic-tuple-Dimension.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/BP_FixedAssetList.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/BP_TrialBalance.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/Customer_Invoices.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/Employee_Timesheets.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/Job-budget-v-actual.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/JournalEntry_Annotated_Book-Tax.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/JournalEntry_Annotated_Instance.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/Vendor_Invoices.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/taxonomy/int/gl/2015-03-25/ids/Vendor_Invoices_Normalized.xml

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2015-03-25/gl-framework-REC-2015-03-25.htm (this document)

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2015-03-25/GLTFTA-REC-2015-03-25.html (normative)

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2007-04-17/GLIS-REC-2007-04-17.rtf (normative)

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2007-04-17/GLIS-REC-2007-04-17.htm (non-normative)

http://www.xbrl.org/int/gl/2015-03-25/XBRL-GL-REC-2015-03-25.zip

(zip file containing taxonomy and documentation)

This modular taxonomy consists of a series of modules that extend the basic identifiers for entries, agents, and resources to meet the needs of specific jurisdictions, industries and need. It enables data from the general ledger and transaction journals of an organisation to be transported to XBRL financial reports. However, XBRL GL does not extend or rely upon other taxonomies.

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