Summary
This 8-K filing from Ford Motor Company, filed on May 23, 2008, pertains to their participation in the SEC's voluntary XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) program. Ford is providing XBRL-formatted financial data derived from their first quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filing, embedded within a supplemental PDF document titled 'Intelligent Financial StatementTM'. This allows users to view XBRL data with pop-up TagTips for better understanding of the XBRL tagging. Investors are cautioned that the XBRL data provided in this filing is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The primary purpose of this submission is to aid the SEC in testing the XBRL format and technology. For formal financial reporting and decision-making, investors should continue to refer to Ford's official Form 10-Q filing from May 7, 2008.
Key Highlights
- 1Ford Motor Company is participating in the SEC's voluntary XBRL program.
- 2The filing includes XBRL-formatted financial data from Ford's Q1 2008 10-Q filing.
- 3A supplemental PDF, 'Intelligent Financial StatementTM', embeds XBRL data for interactive viewing.
- 4Users can see XBRL tag details by hovering over data points within the supplemental PDF.
- 5The XBRL data provided is unaudited and for testing purposes only.
- 6Investors are explicitly advised not to rely on this XBRL data for investment decisions.
- 7The filing also lists several XBRL-related exhibit documents (Schema, Presentation, Calculation, Label Linkbase).