Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - I
This item is populated for the annual, quarterly, semi-annual, trimester, quarterly-cumulative and trimestercumulative
time series.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 2001.
It includes but is not restricted to:
All impairment/write-offs or write-downs of the company’s financial fixed assets investments (including
any amount described as exceptional/extraordinary)
Inactive Date
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 07015
All Industries:
INACTIVE DATE represents the day on which a company became privately held, merged, liquidated, or
otherwise became inactive.
This item is also available at the security level.
Inactive Date (Security)
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 07012
All Industries:
INACTIVE DATE (SECURITY) represents the date that the share of a company ceases to exist.
Footnotes:
AB. Exchange/Cancellation of shares
AC. Merger of shares, multiple share information no longer provided
Inactive Date (Security) - Mult Share 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Descriptive Data, Current Items; Fields 20011, 20111, 20211, 20311, 20411, 20511, 20611
All Industries:
INACTIVE DATE (SECURITY) - MULT SHARE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 represents the date that the share of a
company ceases to exist.
Footnotes:
AB. Exchange/cancellation shares
AC. Merger of shares, multiple share information. Information no longer provided.
Includes Extraordinary Credit/Charge Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05225
All Industries:
INCLUDES EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT/CHARGE PER SHARE represents the per share amount of the
gain/loss net of taxes resulting from nonrecurring or unusual events.
This data is on a calendar year basis for U.S. corporations and a fiscal year basis for non-U.S. corporations.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1993.
Includes Extraordinary Credit/Charge Per Share
Stock Data; Annual Item; Field 18259
All Industries:
INCLUDES EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT/CHARGE PER SHARE represents the per share amount of the
gain/loss net of taxes resulting from nonrecurring or unusual events included in the net income of a
company.
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