Decimals attribute invalid

The ‘decimals’ attribute is invalid – The value ‘’ is invalid according to its datatype ’http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance:decimalsType’ – The value ’’ is not valid according to any of the memberTypes of the union.

Validation of tag uk-gaap:OperatingProfitLoss with value " " failed.

Expecting value with comma as separators and dot as decimal point (e.g. 1,000,000.12)

Reason for error

One of the tags which is expected to be a number has been populated with text. The tag which is causing the error is mentioned in the validation error (in this example, the operating profit).

Solution

The tagging problem is in the accounts. Contact your accounts software provider for a solution.

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