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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash & cash equivalents | $ 1,260,901 | $ 1,944,334 | $ 572,611 | $ 1,677,844
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted | 38,667 | 48,100 |  |
Receivables, net | 124,511 | 193,858 | 128,062 |
Mortgage loans held for investment | 370,850 | 406,201 |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill, net | 696,788 | 692,017 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 660 | 715 |  |
Other assets | 1,404,353 | 1,364,342 |  |
Total assets | 3,896,730 | 4,649,567 |  |
Customer deposits | 790,106 | 827,549 |  |
Long-term debt | 1,506,803 | 1,040,549 | 1,039,931 |
Other liabilities | 906,888 | 1,455,577 |  |
Stockholders' equity | 692,933 | 1,325,892 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,896,730 | 4,649,567 |  |
H&R Block, Inc. (Guarantor) [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 2,906,582 | 2,525,473 |  |
Other assets | 9,357 | 8,887 |  |
Total assets | 2,915,939 | 2,534,360 |  |
Other liabilities | 308 | 22,690 |  |
Net intercompany advances | 2,222,698 | 1,185,778 |  |
Stockholders' equity | 692,933 | 1,325,892 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,915,939 | 2,534,360 |  |
Block Financial (Issuer) [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash & cash equivalents | 491,772 | 515,147 | 380,692 | 616,238
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted | 696 | 8,814 |  |
Receivables, net | 98,007 | 90,755 |  |
Mortgage loans held for investment | 370,850 | 406,201 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 641 |  |  |
Other assets | 611,904 | 623,032 |  |
Total assets | 1,573,870 | 1,643,949 |  |
Customer deposits | 790,972 | 828,392 |  |
Long-term debt | 1,496,695 | 999,325 |  |
Other liabilities | 284,042 | (33,609) |  |
Net intercompany advances | (689,702) | 62,734 |  |
Stockholders' equity | (308,137) | (212,893) |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,573,870 | 1,643,949 |  |
Other Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash & cash equivalents | 769,995 | 1,430,030 | 192,199 | 1,061,656
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted | 37,971 | 39,286 |  |
Receivables, net | 26,504 | 103,103 |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill, net | 696,788 | 692,017 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 19 | 715 |  |
Other assets | 783,092 | 732,423 |  |
Total assets | 2,314,369 | 2,997,574 |  |
Long-term debt | 10,108 | 41,224 |  |
Other liabilities | 622,538 | 1,466,496 |  |
Net intercompany advances | (1,532,996) | (1,248,512) |  |
Stockholders' equity | 3,214,719 | 2,738,366 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,314,369 | 2,997,574 |  |
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash & cash equivalents | (866) | (843) | (280) | (50)
Investments in subsidiaries | (2,906,582) | (2,525,473) |  |
Total assets | (2,907,448) | (2,526,316) |  |
Customer deposits | (866) | (843) |  |
Stockholders' equity | (2,906,582) | (2,525,473) |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ (2,907,448) | $ (2,526,316) |  |

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