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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 54 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Jan. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010 | Jul. 31, 2010 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2010 | Apr. 30, 2009 | Oct. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ 406,447,000 |  | $ 567,079,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 406,447,000 |  | $ 567,079,000 |  |  | $ 406,447,000
Other noncurrent liabilities | 365,970,000 |  | 388,132,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 365,970,000 |  | 388,132,000 |  |  | 365,970,000
Revolving line of credit obligation | 90,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 90,400,000
Remaing obligation commitment | 39,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 39,100,000
Compensating balance | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000
Percentage of fraud on originated loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans | 10,000,000 | 142,000,000 | 543,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 483,000,000 | 31,000,000 | 55,000,000 | 33,000,000 | 21,000,000 | 109,000,000 | 152,000,000 |  | 1,100,000,000 | 145,000,000 | 432,000,000 | 2,039,000,000
Percentage of reviewed claims denied |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loss on representation and warranty obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,000,000
Loss on other settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,000,000
Loss severity rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.00% |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale, net balance | 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,300,000
Claims subject to review by SCC, amount | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000
Reassertion of previously denied claims | 16,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 16,000,000
Reserve for losses on repurchases | 129,265,000 |  | 130,018,000 |  | 142,923,000 |  | 126,260,000 |  |  |  | 129,265,000 | 142,923,000 | 130,018,000 |  |  | 129,265,000
Net recorded loss provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Loss severity rate, assumed | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Denial rate, assumed | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Increase in losses due to assumed 1% increase in loss severities and 1% decrease is denial rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Private-Label Securitization Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 136,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Monoline Insurers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Fannie Mae [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claims received for loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to respond to representation and warranty claims, in days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to respond to representation and warranty claims, in days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |
Standard Guarantee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 14,700,000 |  | 16,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,700,000 |  | 16,300,000 |  |  | 14,700,000
Contingent Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 10,300,000 |  | 6,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,300,000 |  | 6,800,000 |  |  | 10,300,000
Loans Originated In 2006 And 2007 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of loans originated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loans Originated From 2005 To 2007 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loans originated | 84,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 84,000,000,000
Loans Originated From 2005 To 2007 [Member] | Government-Sponsored Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of loans originated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loans Originated In 2005 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of defaulted loans | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000,000
Loans Originated In 2006 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of defaulted loans | 6,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,100,000,000
Loans Originated In 2007 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of defaulted loans | $ 2,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000,000
Loans Paid In Full, Repurchased, Or Sold Without Recourse [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of reviewed claims denied |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loans Liquidated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of reviewed claims denied |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |

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