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Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of business segments		3
Futurestep
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase in operating income	$ 0.6	$ 1.1
Executive Recruitment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase in operating income	$ (0.6)	$ (1.1)

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Change In Business Segment Operating Income

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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