diff --git a/edgar/xbrl/currency.py b/edgar/xbrl/currency.py
index b8607a01..5a758285 100644
--- a/edgar/xbrl/currency.py
+++ b/edgar/xbrl/currency.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     usd_revenue = converter.to_usd(dkk_revenue, 2024, rate_type='average')
 """
 
+import re
 from collections import Counter
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import date, datetime
@@ -47,7 +48,26 @@ def _extract_year(value) -> Optional[int]:
         return value.year
     return None
 
-__all__ = ['CurrencyConverter', 'ExchangeRate']
+__all__ = ['CurrencyConverter', 'ExchangeRate', 'normalize_currency_unit']
+
+
+def normalize_currency_unit(raw: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Extract an ISO 4217 code from common XBRL currency unit identifiers."""
+    if not raw:
+        return raw
+
+    if re.fullmatch(r"[A-Z]{3}", raw):
+        return raw
+
+    match = re.search(r"iso4217:([A-Z]{3})", raw, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1).upper()
+
+    match = re.search(r"UNIT_STANDARD_([A-Z]{3})(?:_|$)", raw)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1)
+
+    return raw
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/edgar/xbrl/facts.py b/edgar/xbrl/facts.py
index a344d81b..ae57627d 100644
--- a/edgar/xbrl/facts.py
+++ b/edgar/xbrl/facts.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 from edgar.richtools import repr_rich
 from edgar.xbrl.core import STANDARD_LABEL, parse_date
+from edgar.xbrl.currency import normalize_currency_unit
 from edgar.xbrl.models import select_display_label
 
 
@@ -1014,6 +1015,7 @@ def get_facts(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
                 'context_ref': fact.context_ref,
                 'value': fact.value,
                 'unit_ref': fact.unit_ref,
+                'currency': normalize_currency_unit(fact.unit_ref),
                 'decimals': fact.decimals,
                 'numeric_value': fact.numeric_value
             }
diff --git a/tests/xbrl/test_currency_unit_normalization.py b/tests/xbrl/test_currency_unit_normalization.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7fcf0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xbrl/test_currency_unit_normalization.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from edgar.xbrl.currency import normalize_currency_unit
+
+
+def test_normalize_currency_unit_returns_clean_iso_code():
+    assert normalize_currency_unit("USD") == "USD"
+
+
+def test_normalize_currency_unit_extracts_iso4217_measure():
+    assert normalize_currency_unit("iso4217:USD") == "USD"
+
+
+def test_normalize_currency_unit_extracts_standard_unit_identifier():
+    raw = "UNIT_STANDARD_HKD_MNUSOXGRF0O9R60JINVDUQ"
+
+    assert normalize_currency_unit(raw) == "HKD"
+
+
+def test_normalize_currency_unit_preserves_unknown_format():
+    raw = "shares"
+
+    assert normalize_currency_unit(raw) == raw