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Segments - Schedule of Financial Highlights (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ 729,800 $ 681,960 $ 1,445,343 $ 1,364,721
Compensation and benefits 462,034 437,427 923,445 889,202
General and administrative expenses 50,250 64,541 114,124 124,540
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 124,821 117,027 245,215 228,236
Depreciation and amortization 31,573 19,688 54,259 39,266
Gain on modification of office lease (13,907) 0 (13,907) 0
Restructuring charges, net 0 576 0 576
Interest expense, net 5,763 5,626 9,279 9,571
Integration/acquisition costs 1,325 3,896 2,833 4,972
Income tax provision 26,645 24,898 51,895 47,252
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,023 1,543 1,821 3,195
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry 72,399 60,800 139,035 123,404
Fee revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 721,699 674,365 1,430,312 1,349,311
Cost of services 79,087 64,657 156,281 132,201
Operating Segments | Consulting        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 175,930 169,384 348,629 340,151
Compensation and benefits 118,494 113,754 235,683 228,418
General and administrative expenses 13,303 13,506 26,285 26,366
Cost of services 11,710 11,162 24,117 23,679
Other Segment Items 2,159 1,856 3,471 3,288
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 30,264 29,106 59,073 58,400
Depreciation and amortization 3,514 4,120 7,159 8,336
Operating Segments | Digital        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 91,237 93,038 180,482 181,249
Compensation and benefits 45,133 45,632 89,638 90,906
General and administrative expenses 10,467 10,404 20,441 19,539
Cost of services 7,165 8,061 15,038 15,969
Other Segment Items (260) (247) (974) (976)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 28,732 29,188 56,339 55,811
Depreciation and amortization 20,620 8,455 32,208 16,555
Operating Segments | North America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 143,566 131,419 284,781 267,506
Compensation and benefits 96,689 86,800 196,178 187,991
General and administrative expenses 7,142 8,284 14,092 15,930
Cost of services 907 1,093 1,767 2,152
Other Segment Items (3,126) (1,665) (10,450) (10,572)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 41,954 36,907 83,194 72,005
Depreciation and amortization 358 345 723 760
Operating Segments | EMEA        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 52,212 47,132 106,293 93,408
Compensation and benefits 38,684 35,068 78,870 69,654
General and administrative expenses 4,358 4,194 8,778 8,305
Cost of services 160 120 289 220
Other Segment Items 239 263 442 477
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 8,771 7,487 17,914 14,752
Depreciation and amortization 511 461 1,067 954
Operating Segments | Asia Pacific        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 24,264 21,540 49,103 42,244
Compensation and benefits 16,549 15,675 33,660 30,067
General and administrative expenses 2,204 1,421 4,300 3,579
Cost of services 171 54 338 208
Other Segment Items 21 (42) (49) (260)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 5,319 4,432 10,854 8,650
Depreciation and amortization 237 233 478 449
Operating Segments | Latin America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 7,819 7,859 13,958 15,185
Compensation and benefits 5,225 4,811 8,956 9,227
General and administrative expenses 937 666 1,869 829
Cost of services 34 89 94 143
Other Segment Items (111) (259) (235) (364)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 1,734 2,552 3,274 5,350
Depreciation and amortization 313 240 580 496
Operating Segments | Professional Search & Interim        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 142,505 121,988 277,646 244,718
Compensation and benefits 50,806 48,422 99,389 96,558
General and administrative expenses 4,785 4,038 9,911 9,251
Cost of services 55,587 41,591 108,084 84,646
Other Segment Items 1,126 734 2,034 1,354
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 30,201 27,203 58,228 52,909
Depreciation and amortization 2,923 2,916 5,898 5,969
Operating Segments | RPO        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 92,267 89,600 184,451 180,260
Compensation and benefits 68,387 67,688 137,730 136,336
General and administrative expenses 4,781 4,550 9,228 9,215
Cost of services 3,353 2,487 6,554 5,184
Other Segment Items 1,526 1,976 2,377 4,132
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 14,220 12,899 28,562 25,393
Depreciation and amortization 1,000 830 1,964 1,607
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Consulting        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 172,841 166,771 342,803 334,641
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Digital        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 91,029 92,893 180,227 181,073
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | North America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 142,105 129,891 281,759 264,643
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | EMEA        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 51,900 46,788 105,681 92,769
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Asia Pacific        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 24,131 21,464 48,832 42,043
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Latin America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 7,815 7,856 13,932 15,179
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Professional Search & Interim        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 141,099 121,107 275,000 242,848
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | RPO        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 90,779 87,595 182,078 176,115
Corporate        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 0 0 0 0
Compensation and benefits 20,742 18,247 40,508 37,639
General and administrative expenses 16,180 14,912 33,127 28,960
Cost of services 0 0 0 0
Other Segment Items (548) (412) (1,412) (1,565)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (36,374) (32,747) (72,223) (65,034)
Depreciation and amortization 2,097 2,088 4,182 4,140
Corporate | Fee revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0