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Business Segments - Financial Highlights by Business Segment (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Jan. 31, 2018
Oct. 31, 2017
Jul. 31, 2017
Apr. 30, 2017
Jan. 31, 2017
Oct. 31, 2016
Jul. 31, 2016
Apr. 30, 2018
Apr. 30, 2017
Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue $ 475,364 $ 447,581 $ 443,018 $ 401,254 $ 406,065 $ 381,918 $ 401,917 $ 375,621 $ 1,767,217 $ 1,565,521 $ 1,292,112
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                   3,535 10,967
Adjusted fee revenue                   1,569,056 1,303,079
Total revenue                 1,819,519 1,621,669 1,346,714
Net income attributable to Korn/Ferry International 41,160 27,247 36,331 29,041 26,924 23,897 30,152 3,208 133,779 84,181 30,913
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 2,118 3,057 520
Other income (loss), net                 (11,525) (11,820) 4,167
Interest expense, net                 9,676 10,251 (237)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 (297) (333) (1,631)
Income tax provision                 70,133 29,104 18,960
Operating income (loss) 63,281 $ 48,622 $ 51,244 $ 40,737 32,834 $ 30,542 $ 46,548 $ 4,516 203,884 114,440 52,692
Depreciation and amortization                 48,588 47,260 36,220
Other (loss) income, net                 11,525 11,820 (4,167)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 297 333 1,631
EBITDA                 264,294 173,853 86,376
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 78 34,600 33,013
Integration/acquisition cost                 9,430 22,379 45,409 [1]
Venezuelan foreign currency loss                     13,720
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                   3,535 10,967
Separation costs                   609 744
Adjusted EBITDA                 273,802 234,976 190,229
Identifiable assets [2] 2,287,914       2,062,898       2,287,914 2,062,898 1,898,600
Long-lived assets [2] 119,901       109,567       119,901 109,567 95,436
Goodwill [2] 584,222       576,865       584,222 576,865 590,072
Operating Segments | Executive Search                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 709,042 617,676 622,914
Adjusted fee revenue                   617,676 622,914
Total revenue                 727,273 636,193 644,528
Operating income (loss)                 149,252 124,252 131,706
Depreciation and amortization                 7,482 6,385 5,549
Other (loss) income, net                 1,567 1,813 619
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 297 333 437
EBITDA                 158,598 132,783 138,311
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 313 4,616 7,205
Venezuelan foreign currency loss                     6,635
Adjusted EBITDA                 158,911 137,399 152,151
Identifiable assets [2] 732,593       613,738       732,593 613,738 488,411
Long-lived assets [2] 47,868       46,468       47,868 46,468 29,048
Goodwill [2] 96,230       92,149       96,230 92,149 95,485
Operating Segments | Executive Search | North America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 408,098 356,625 371,345
Adjusted fee revenue                   356,625 371,345
Total revenue                 421,260 369,803 386,256
Operating income (loss)                 100,037 81,550 100,381
Depreciation and amortization                 3,930 3,812 3,267
Other (loss) income, net                 845 844 (147)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 297 333 437
EBITDA                 105,109 86,539 103,938
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   1,719 499
Adjusted EBITDA                 105,109 88,258 104,437
Identifiable assets [2] 411,347       340,069       411,347 340,069 227,228
Long-lived assets [2] 22,813       23,746       22,813 23,746 19,044
Goodwill [2] 47,757       46,201       47,757 46,201 48,320
Operating Segments | Executive Search | EMEA                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 173,725 146,506 144,319
Adjusted fee revenue                   146,506 144,319
Total revenue                 177,234 150,113 148,285
Operating income (loss)                 26,768 27,854 20,607
Depreciation and amortization                 1,689 1,030 1,029
Other (loss) income, net                 168 (15) 433
EBITDA                 28,625 28,869 22,069
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   629 5,807
Adjusted EBITDA                 28,625 29,498 27,876
Identifiable assets [2] 198,815       158,927       198,815 158,927 150,516
Long-lived assets [2] 11,018       11,089       11,018 11,089 4,817
Goodwill [2] 47,501       44,976       47,501 44,976 46,193
Operating Segments | Executive Search | Asia Pacific                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 96,595 80,169 80,506
Adjusted fee revenue                   80,169 80,506
Total revenue                 98,062 81,744 83,206
Operating income (loss)                 18,425 8,580 12,572
Depreciation and amortization                 1,408 1,060 941
Other (loss) income, net                 373 300 21
EBITDA                 20,206 9,940 13,534
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 313 1,495 577
Adjusted EBITDA                 20,519 11,435 14,111
Identifiable assets [2] 98,599       87,845       98,599 87,845 86,394
Long-lived assets [2] 10,834       8,371       10,834 8,371 3,708
Goodwill [2] 972       972       972 972 972
Operating Segments | Executive Search | Latin America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 30,624 34,376 26,744
Adjusted fee revenue                   34,376 26,744
Total revenue                 30,717 34,533 26,781
Operating income (loss)                 4,022 6,268 (1,854)
Depreciation and amortization                 455 483 312
Other (loss) income, net                 181 684 312
EBITDA                 4,658 7,435 (1,230)
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   773 322
Venezuelan foreign currency loss                     6,635
Adjusted EBITDA                 4,658 8,208 5,727
Identifiable assets [2] 23,832       26,897       23,832 26,897 24,273
Long-lived assets [2] 3,203       3,262       3,203 3,262 1,479
Operating Segments | Hay Group                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 785,013 724,186 471,145
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                   3,535 10,967
Adjusted fee revenue                   727,721 482,112
Total revenue                 801,005 741,533 488,217
Operating income (loss)                 100,939 47,302 (3,415)
Depreciation and amortization                 31,527 32,262 21,854
Other (loss) income, net                 599 341 (868)
EBITDA                 133,065 79,905 17,571
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 (241) 29,663 25,682
Integration/acquisition cost                 9,151 14,440 17,607
Venezuelan foreign currency loss                     7,085
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                   3,535 10,967
Separation costs                   609  
Adjusted EBITDA                 141,975 128,152 78,912
Identifiable assets [2] 1,092,474       1,057,611       1,092,474 1,057,611 1,005,457
Long-lived assets [2] 42,605       37,846       42,605 37,846 42,974
Goodwill [2] 458,169       457,241       458,169 457,241 465,937
Operating Segments | Futurestep                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Fee revenue                 273,162 223,659 198,053
Adjusted fee revenue                   223,659 198,053
Total revenue                 291,241 243,943 213,969
Operating income (loss)                 39,363 29,986 26,702
Depreciation and amortization                 3,054 2,818 2,386
Other (loss) income, net                 152 (91) 364
EBITDA                 42,569 32,713 29,452
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 6 101 49
Adjusted EBITDA                 42,575 32,814 29,501
Identifiable assets [2] 144,160       116,717       144,160 116,717 104,396
Long-lived assets [2] 6,390       6,693       6,390 6,693 4,635
Goodwill [2] 29,823       27,475       29,823 27,475 28,650
Corporate                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Operating income (loss)                 (85,670) (87,100) (102,301)
Depreciation and amortization                 6,525 5,795 6,431
Other (loss) income, net                 9,207 9,757 (4,282)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                     1,194
EBITDA                 (69,938) (71,548) (98,958)
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   220 77
Integration/acquisition cost                 279 7,939 27,802
Separation costs                     744
Adjusted EBITDA                 (69,659) (63,389) (70,335)
Identifiable assets [2] 318,687       274,832       318,687 274,832 300,336
Long-lived assets [2] $ 23,038       $ 18,560       $ 23,038 $ 18,560 $ 18,779
[1] On December 1, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of Legacy Hay, a global leader in people strategy and organizational performance, for $476.9 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price consisted of $259.0 million in cash ($54 million from foreign locations), net of estimated cash acquired and 5,922,136 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Consideration Shares"), representing an aggregate value of $217.9 million based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on November 30, 2015. On November 23, 2015, the Company borrowed $150 million from the Term Facility, to finance a portion of the Legacy Hay acquisition purchase price. As part of the acquisition, the Company has committed to a $40 million retention pool (of which $14.5 million and $9.0 million were paid in fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively) for certain employees of Legacy Hay subject to certain circumstances. The remaining balance will be payable within 45 days after November 30, 2018.
[2] As of the end of the fiscal year.