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Axis
Label: Axis
Name: Axis
Documentation: An axis is a type of report element. A.k.a dimension or characteristic.
Category: ReportElement
Commentary: An [Axis] or dimension is NOT used to assign properties to a concept. Properties are added to a concept in a base taxonomy, not an XBRL instance.
Human readable example: http://xbrlview.fasb.org/yeti/resources/yeti-gwt/Yeti.jsp#tax~(id~174*v~5957)!con~(id~4114664)!net~(a~3474*l~832)!lang~(code~en-us)!path~(g~99012*p~0_0_4)!rg~(rg~32*p~12)
Technical example: http://www.xbrl.org/specification/dimensions/rec-2012-01-25/dimensions-rec-2006-09-18+corrected-errata-2012-01-25-clean.html#sec-dimensions
For more information: http://xbrlsite.azurewebsites.net/2017/IntelligentDigitalFinancialReporting/Part02_Chapter05.1_IntroductionToTheConceptualModelOfDigitalFinancialReport.pdf
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