XML 103 R30.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT ﻿
v2.3.0.11

Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Apr. 30, 2011
Segment Information |
Segment Information |
NOTE 21: | SEGMENT INFORMATION
Management has determined the reportable segments identified below according to types of services offered and the manner in which operational decisions are made. Operating results of our reportable segments are all seasonal. TAX SERVICES – Our Tax Services segment is primarily engaged in providing tax return preparation and related services and products in the U.S. and its territories, Canada and Australia. Major revenue sources include fees earned for tax preparation services performed at company-owned retail tax offices, royalties from franchise retail tax offices, fees for tax-related services, sales of tax preparation software, online tax preparation fees, fees from refund anticipation checks (RACs), prior year participation in RALs, fees from activities related to H&R Block Prepaid Emerald MasterCard®, and interest and fees from Emerald Advance lines of credit. HRB Bank also offers traditional banking services including checking and savings accounts, individual retirement accounts and certificates of deposit. Our international operations contributed $205.8 million, $190.9 million and $160.7 million in revenues for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $46.2 million, $46.7 million and $31.6 million of pretax income, respectively. BUSINESS SERVICES – This segment offers tax and consulting services, wealth management, and capital markets services to middle-market companies in offices located throughout the U.S. CORPORATE – This segment's operations include interest income from U.S. passive investments, interest expense on borrowings, net interest margin and gains or losses relating to mortgage loans held for investment, real estate owned, residual interests in securitizations and other corporate expenses, principally related to finance, legal and other support departments. IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS – Identifiable assets are those assets, including goodwill and intangible assets, associated with each reportable segment. The remaining assets are classified as Corporate assets, which consist primarily of cash and marketable securities. The carrying value of assets held outside the U.S. totaled $206.3 million, $166.8 million and $126.8 million at April 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Information concerning the Company's operations by reportable segment is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (in 000s) |  |  |  |
Year Ended April 30, |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
REVENUES : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Services |  | $ | 2,912,361 |  |  | $ | 2,975,252 |  |  | $ | 3,132,077 |  |  |  |  |
Business Services |  |  | 829,794 |  |  |  | 860,349 |  |  |  | 897,809 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 32,141 |  |  |  | 38,731 |  |  |  | 53,691 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 3,774,296 |  |  | $ | 3,874,332 |  |  | $ | 4,083,577 |  |  |  |  |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Services |  | $ | 767,498 |  |  | $ | 867,362 |  |  | $ | 927,048 |  |  |  |  |
Business Services |  |  | 49,003 |  |  |  | 58,714 |  |  |  | 96,097 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | (139,476 | ) |  |  | (141,941 | ) |  |  | (183,775 | ) |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 677,025 |  |  | $ | 784,135 |  |  | $ | 839,370 |  |  |  |  |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Services |  | $ | 87,666 |  |  | $ | 88,523 |  |  | $ | 79,415 |  |  |  |  |
Business Services |  |  | 30,692 |  |  |  | 33,064 |  |  |  | 36,748 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 3,275 |  |  |  | 5,314 |  |  |  | 7,468 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 121,633 |  |  | $ | 126,901 |  |  | $ | 123,631 |  |  |  |  |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Services |  | $ | 43,043 |  |  | $ | 78,108 |  |  | $ | 76,305 |  |  |  |  |
Business Services |  |  | 19,873 |  |  |  | 12,318 |  |  |  | 21,185 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 390 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 62,959 |  |  | $ | 90,515 |  |  | $ | 97,880 |  |  |  |  |
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS : |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Services |  | $ | 2,267,236 |  |  | $ | 2,279,161 |  |  | $ | 2,117,475 |  |  |  |  |
Business Services |  |  | 851,764 |  |  |  | 806,688 |  |  |  | 897,250 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 2,088,961 |  |  |  | 2,148,469 |  |  |  | 2,344,997 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 5,207,961 |  |  | $ | 5,234,318 |  |  | $ | 5,359,722 |  |  |  |  |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 15: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration