Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 1,218,984	$ 1,677,844	$ 1,465,690	$ 1,804,045
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted	34,168	48,383
Receivables, net	1,035,902	230,172	1,173,472
Mortgage loans held for investment	430,189	485,008
Intangible assets and goodwill, net	701,743	709,493
Investments in subsidiaries	1,706	32
Assets held for sale		900,328
Other assets	1,430,097	1,238,193
Total assets	4,852,789	5,289,453
Customer deposits	1,587,988	852,220
Long-term debt	1,040,237	1,040,084
Commercial paper borrowings	230,947
FHLB borrowings	25,000	25,000
Liabilities held for sale		241,562
Other liabilities	1,162,168	1,681,013
Stockholders' equity	806,449	1,449,574
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	4,852,789	5,289,453
H&R Block, Inc. (Guarantor) [Member]
Receivables, net	63	88
Investments in subsidiaries	1,694,728	2,699,555
Other assets	8,841	13,613
Total assets	1,703,632	2,713,256
Other liabilities	246	178
Net intercompany advances	896,937	1,263,504
Stockholders' equity	806,449	1,449,574
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,703,632	2,713,256
BFC (Issuer) [Member]
Cash & cash equivalents	1,065,448	616,238	1,289,689	702,021
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted	2,254	9,522
Receivables, net	502,231	102,011
Mortgage loans held for investment	430,189	485,008
Other assets	535,743	469,461
Total assets	2,535,865	1,682,240
Customer deposits	1,588,277	852,270
Long-term debt	999,235	998,965
Commercial paper borrowings	230,947
FHLB borrowings	25,000	25,000
Other liabilities	(108,361)	(26,769)
Net intercompany advances	68,684	24,173
Stockholders' equity	(267,917)	(191,399)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,535,865	1,682,240
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash & cash equivalents	153,825	1,061,656	177,320	1,102,135
Cash & cash equivalents - restricted	31,914	38,861
Receivables, net	533,608	128,073
Intangible assets and goodwill, net	701,743	709,493
Investments in subsidiaries	1,706	32
Assets held for sale		900,328
Other assets	885,513	755,119
Total assets	2,308,309	3,593,562
Long-term debt	41,002	41,119
Liabilities held for sale		241,562
Other liabilities	1,270,283	1,707,604
Net intercompany advances	(965,621)	(1,287,677)
Stockholders' equity	1,962,645	2,890,954
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,308,309	3,593,562
Eliminations [Member]
Cash & cash equivalents	(289)	(50)	(1,319)	(111)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,694,728)	(2,699,555)
Total assets	(1,695,017)	(2,699,605)
Customer deposits	(289)	(50)
Stockholders' equity	(1,694,728)	(2,699,555)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (1,695,017)	$ (2,699,605)