Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 30,300,000
Amortization	30,900,000	24,200,000	27,800,000
Number of offices closed			200
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	7,409,000
Estimated amortization, 2014	39,200,000
Estimated amortization, 2015	32,400,000
Estimated amortization, 2016	27,000,000
Estimated amortization, 2017	23,700,000
Estimated amortization, 2018	20,700,000
ExpressTax Brand
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of goodwill			7,400,000
Impairment of intangible assets			4,000,000
Customer Relationships | Red Gear
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		$ 3,600,000