Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013		Apr. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 437,404	$ 1,747,584	$ 418,385		$ 1,944,334
Cash and cash equivalents — restricted	44,855	117,837	37,958
Receivables, net - short-term, Carrying Amount	677,221	206,835	949,160
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	282,149	338,789	357,887
Intangible assets and goodwill, net	756,105	719,221	723,491
Investments in subsidiaries	1,079	473	556
Amounts due from affiliates	0	0	0	[1]
Other assets	1,316,474	1,407,040	1,445,059
Total assets	3,515,287	4,537,779	3,932,496
Customer deposits	806,887	936,464	1,036,968
Commercial Paper	194,984	0	424,967
Long-term debt	906,529	906,680	906,725
Other liabilities	920,128	1,431,088	928,948
Amounts due to affiliates				[1]
Stockholders’ equity	686,759	1,263,547	634,888
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,515,287	4,537,779	3,932,496
Block Financial Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	181,483	558,110	294,816		515,147
Cash and cash equivalents — restricted	4,883	75,096	1,613
Receivables, net - short-term, Carrying Amount	529,954	99,844	555,418
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	282,149	338,789	357,887
Intangible assets and goodwill, net
Investments in subsidiaries		473	556
Amounts due from affiliates	542,657	410,590	496,760	[1]
Other assets	598,966	645,166	630,999
Total assets	2,140,092	2,128,068	2,338,049
Customer deposits	807,507	939,187	1,037,501
Commercial Paper	194,984		424,967
Long-term debt	897,365	896,978	896,848
Other liabilities	237,199	245,862	251,833
Amounts due to affiliates				[1]
Stockholders’ equity	3,037	46,041	(273,100)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,140,092	2,128,068	2,338,049
Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	256,541	1,192,197	124,102		1,430,030
Cash and cash equivalents — restricted	39,972	42,741	36,345
Receivables, net - short-term, Carrying Amount	147,267	106,222	392,779
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Intangible assets and goodwill, net	756,105	719,221	723,491
Investments in subsidiaries	1,079
Amounts due from affiliates	2,167,747	2,189,625	2,208,626	[1]
Other assets	707,800	753,484	805,816
Total assets	4,076,511	5,003,490	4,291,159
Customer deposits
Commercial Paper
Long-term debt	9,164	9,702	9,877
Other liabilities	682,260	1,184,797	676,748
Amounts due to affiliates	542,657	410,590	496,822	[1]
Stockholders’ equity	2,842,430	3,398,401	3,107,712
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	4,076,511	5,003,490	4,291,159
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	(620)	(2,723)	(533)		(843)
Cash and cash equivalents — restricted
Receivables, net - short-term, Carrying Amount
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Intangible assets and goodwill, net
Investments in subsidiaries	(2,845,467)	(3,444,442)	(2,834,612)
Amounts due from affiliates	(2,710,404)	(2,600,215)	(2,705,448)	[1]
Other assets
Total assets	(5,556,491)	(6,047,380)	(5,540,593)
Customer deposits	(620)	(2,723)	(533)
Commercial Paper
Long-term debt
Other liabilities
Amounts due to affiliates	(2,710,404)	(2,600,215)	(2,705,448)	[1]
Stockholders’ equity	(2,845,467)	(3,444,442)	(2,834,612)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	(5,556,491)	(6,047,380)	(5,540,593)
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents — restricted
Receivables, net - short-term, Carrying Amount		769	963
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Intangible assets and goodwill, net
Investments in subsidiaries	2,845,467	3,444,442	2,834,612
Amounts due from affiliates	0	0	62	[1]
Other assets	9,708	8,390	8,244
Total assets	2,855,175	3,453,601	2,843,881
Customer deposits
Commercial Paper
Long-term debt
Other liabilities	669	429	367
Amounts due to affiliates	2,167,747	2,189,625	2,208,626	[1]
Stockholders’ equity	686,759	1,263,547	634,888
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,855,175	$ 3,453,601	$ 2,843,881

[1] As of April 30, 2013 H&R Block, Inc.(Guarantor) Block Financial(Issuer) OtherSubsidiaries Eliminations ConsolidatedH&R BlockCash & cash equivalents $— $558,110 $1,192,197 $(2,723) $1,747,584Cash & cash equivalents — restricted — 75,096 42,741 — 117,837Receivables, net 769 99,844 106,222 — 206,835Mortgage loans held for investment, net — 338,789 — — 338,789Intangible assets and goodwill, net — — 719,221 — 719,221Investments in subsidiaries 3,444,442 473 — (3,444,442) 473Amounts due from affiliates — 410,590 2,189,625 (2,600,215) —Other assets 8,390 645,166 753,484 — 1,407,040Total assets $3,453,601 $2,128,068 $5,003,490 $(6,047,380) $4,537,779 Customer deposits $— $939,187 $— $(2,723) $936,464Long-term debt — 896,978 9,702 — 906,680Other liabilities 429 245,862 1,184,797 — 1,431,088Amounts due to affiliates 2,189,625 — 410,590 (2,600,215) —Stockholders’ equity 1,263,547 46,041 3,398,401 (3,444,442) 1,263,547Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $3,453,601 $2,128,068 $5,003,490 $(6,047,380) $4,537,779