Disclosure informationEquity Method Investments [Abstract]

The following resource provides information about the disclosure Equity Method Investments [Abstract] which has the name EquityMethodInvestments which is used to refer to this disclosure.

OVERVIEW

Overview of disclosure.


Label:	Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Name:	EquityMethodInvestments
Parent Topic:	EquityMethodJointVentures
Documentation:	Disclosure of equity method investments in common stock.
Commentary:	Some economic entities disclose this as a roll forward, others as a roll up, others in different ways.
SEC Level:	Detail
Information model:	[Abstract]
Completion state:	Completed
Status:	Test set
Exemplar Viewer:	EquityMethodInvestments
US GAAP XBRL Taxonomy Text Block:	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentsTextBlock
US GAAP XBRL Taxonomy Network:	http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/disclosure/InvestmentsEquityMethodAndJointVentures \| Machine-readable \| Human-readable

References to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) for Concepts in Disclosure

Item	Description	Reference
1	FASB: Topic:323 Subtopic:10 Section:50 Paragraph:3	http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571

Examples

The following is a list of XBRL-based public company financial reports which contain this disclosure and provides an example of this disclosure:

Example of Disclosure: Machine-readable

Exemplars Available for Disclosure: Machine-Readable | Human-Readable

Entity Name and Text Block or Detailed Disclosure
AT&T INC. Detail \| AT&T INC. TextBlock \| BOEING CO TextBlock \| COCA COLA CO TextBlock \| EXXON MOBIL CORP TextBlock \| INTEL CORP TextBlock \| Merck & Co. Inc. TextBlock \| WALT DISNEY CO/ TextBlock \|

Prototype

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Prototype of Disclosure (Representation structure): Machine Readable

Line	Label	Object Class (Data type)	Period Type	Balance	Report Element Name
1	Equity Method Investments [Table]	Table			us-gaap:ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable
2	Legal Entity [Axis]	Axis			dei:LegalEntityAxis
3	Consolidated Entity [Domain]	Member			dei:EntityDomain
4	Equity Method Investee, Name [Axis]	Axis			us-gaap:ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
5	Equity Method Investee, All [Domain]	Member			us-gaap:EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain
6	Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	LineItems			us-gaap:ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsLineItems
7	Equity Method Investment, Financial Statement, Reported Amounts [Hierarchy]	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentFinancialStatementReportedAmountsAbstract
8	Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	us-gaap:IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
9	Equity Method Investments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestments
10	Equity Method Investments [Hierarchy]	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		added:EquityMethodInvestmentsHierarchy
11	Equity Method Investment, Description of Principal Activities	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentDescriptionOfPrincipalActivities
12	Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	Concept (Percent)	As Of		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
13	Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
14	Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity [Abstract]	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquityAbstract
15	Equity Method Investment, Underlying Equity in Net Assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentUnderlyingEquityInNetAssets
16	Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquity
17	Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity, Accounting Treatment	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquityAccountingTreatment
18	Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
19	Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentAggregateCost
20	Equity Method Investment, Additional Information	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentAdditionalInformation
21	Equity Method Investment, Material Effects of Possible Conversions, Exercises or Contingent Issuances	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentMaterialEffectsOfPossibleConversionsExercisesOrContingentIssuances
22	Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
23	Equity Method Investment, Unrealized Intercompany Profit (Loss) Not Eliminated [Abstract]	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentUnrealizedIntercompanyProfitLossNotEliminatedAbstract
24	Equity Method Investment, Unrealized Intercompany Profit (Loss) Not Eliminated, Amount	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentUnrealizedIntercompanyProfitLossNotEliminatedAmount
25	Equity Method Investment, Unrealized Intercompany Profit (Loss) Not Eliminated, Description	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentUnrealizedIntercompanyProfitLossNotEliminatedDescription

Business Rules

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Business Rules for Disclosure: Machine-Readable

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disclosures:EquityMethodInvestments	rules-arcroles:disclosure-isSECType	fro:DisclosureType
disclosures:EquityMethodInvestments	rules-arcroles:disclosure-requiresConcept	us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestments

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Taxonomy

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