Summary
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) filed this Current Report on Form 8-K on January 9, 2009, primarily to furnish XBRL-formatted financial data. This filing includes the Consolidated Statements of Income, Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows, and Shareholders’ Equity from their previously filed 2007 Form 10-K, which was submitted on February 20, 2008. The company is using this as a test for XBRL technology and format. It is crucial for investors to understand that the XBRL data provided in this filing is unaudited and not the official version of the financial statements. As per SEC regulations (Rule 401 of Regulation S-T), investors should continue to rely on the official filings and not make investment decisions based on this XBRL data. The information furnished in this report is also not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, meaning it does not carry the same liabilities as official filings.
Key Highlights
- 1Furnished XBRL-formatted financial statements from the 2007 10-K filing (filed Feb 20, 2008).
- 2XBRL data includes Income, Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows, and Shareholders' Equity statements.
- 3Purpose of furnishing is to test XBRL formatting and technology.
- 4XBRL data is explicitly stated as unaudited and not the official filing.
- 5Investors are advised to rely on the official versions of filings, not the XBRL data, for investment decisions.
- 6Information in this 8-K and Exhibit 100 is not considered "filed" under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.