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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Jan. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010 | Jul. 31, 2010 | Apr. 30, 2010 | Jan. 31, 2010 | Oct. 31, 2009 | Jul. 31, 2009 | Jan. 31, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2009 | Apr. 30, 2007 | Apr. 30, 2006 | Apr. 30, 2005
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Standard guarantee accrual amount |  | $ 12,500,000 |  |  | $ 14,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,500,000 |  | $ 14,700,000 |  |  |  |
Contingent business acquisition obligations |  | 8,200,000 |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,200,000 |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans | 1,344,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 483,000,000 | 31,000,000 | 55,000,000 | 33,000,000 | 21,000,000 | 109,000,000 | 45,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 83,000,000 | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | 432,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage of denied loan repurchase claims received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of valid claims that resulted in loan repurchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of valid claims that resulted in indemnification or settlement payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses incurred on claim settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss severity rates on repurchases and indemnification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Net balance of all mortgage loans held for sale by SCC |  | 10,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal balance of warranty claims reviewed |  | 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated loss on valid warranty claims |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims subject to review by SCC, amount |  | 399,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 399,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of claims under review representing requests for additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of fraud on originated loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of loans originated in 2006 and 2007 |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loans originated during 2005 through 2007 |  | 84,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of loans issued to government sponsored entities, maximum |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of loans which have defaulted in the first two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,900,000,000 | 6,300,000,000 | 4,000,000,000
Reserve for losses on repurchases |  | 142,923,000 |  |  | 126,260,000 | 154,986,000 |  |  | 188,200,000 |  |  |  | 142,923,000 | 154,986,000 | 126,260,000 |  |  |  |
Estimated contingent losses |  | 142,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments under indemnity agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,562,000) | 49,800,000 |  |  |  |
Loss severity rate, assumed |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in losses due to assumed 1% increase in validity rates and loss severities |  | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private-Label Securitization Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Monoline Insurers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2005 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans | 89,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 | 6,000,000 |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 62,000,000 |  |  |
2006 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans | 707,000,000 | 29,000,000 | 130,000,000 | 29,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 29,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 45,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 57,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |  | 217,000,000 |  |  |
2007 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans | $ 548,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | $ 353,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 153,000,000 |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to respond to representation and warranty claims, in days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to respond to representation and warranty claims, in days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |

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