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Quarterly Financial Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Quarterly Financial Information |
(in 000s, except per share amounts) |
|  | Fiscal Year 2017 |  |  | Apr 30, 2017 |  |  | Jan 31, 2017 |  |  | Oct 31, 2016 |  |  | Jul 31, 2016 |
Revenues |  | $ | 3,036,314 |  |  | $ | 2,327,915 |  |  | $ | 451,882 |  |  | $ | 131,332 |  |  | $ | 125,185 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes (benefit) |  | $ | 629,287 |  |  | $ | 1,211,903 |  |  | $ | (150,598 | ) |  | $ | (228,469 | ) |  | $ | (203,549 | )
Income taxes (benefit) |  | 208,370 |  |  | 425,333 |  |  | (49,386 | ) |  | (85,054 | ) |  | (82,523 | )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 420,917 |  |  | 786,570 |  |  | (101,212 | ) |  | (143,415 | ) |  | (121,026 | )
Net loss from discontinued operations |  | (11,972 | ) |  | (3,218 | ) |  | (3,302 | ) |  | (2,805 | ) |  | (2,647 | )
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 408,945 |  |  | $ | 783,352 |  |  | $ | (104,514 | ) |  | $ | (146,220 | ) |  | $ | (123,673 | )
Basic earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  | $ | 1.97 |  |  | $ | 3.79 |  |  | $ | (0.49 | ) |  | $ | (0.67 | ) |  | $ | (0.55 | )
Discontinued operations |  | (0.05 | ) |  | (0.02 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 1.92 |  |  | $ | 3.77 |  |  | $ | (0.50 | ) |  | $ | (0.68 | ) |  | $ | (0.56 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  | $ | 1.96 |  |  | $ | 3.76 |  |  | $ | (0.49 | ) |  | $ | (0.67 | ) |  | $ | (0.55 | )
Discontinued operations |  | (0.05 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 1.91 |  |  | $ | 3.75 |  |  | $ | (0.50 | ) |  | $ | (0.68 | ) |  | $ | (0.56 | )
Schedule Of Share Price And Dividends Paid | Information regarding H&R Block's common stock prices and dividends for fiscal years 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
|  | Fiscal Year |  |  | Fourth Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | First Quarter |
Fiscal Year 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid per share |  | $ | 0.96 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |
Stock price range: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High |  | $ | 31.80 |  |  | $ | 29.47 |  |  | $ | 29.16 |  |  | $ | 31.80 |  |  | $ | 31.70 |
Low |  | 23.59 |  |  | 23.80 |  |  | 23.59 |  |  | 24.59 |  |  | 24.55 |
Fiscal Year 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid per share |  | $ | 0.88 |  |  | $ | 0.22 |  |  | $ | 0.22 |  |  | $ | 0.22 |  |  | $ | 0.22 |
Stock price range: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High |  | $ | 24.95 |  |  | $ | 24.82 |  |  | $ | 24.06 |  |  | $ | 24.95 |  |  | $ | 24.53 |
Low |  | 19.18 |  |  | 19.85 |  |  | 20.91 |  |  | 20.58 |  |  | 19.18 |

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