Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as trading securities nor held-to-maturity securities and intended be sold or mature one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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H&R Block Bank (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Customer Deposits	$ 437,000
Investments in available-for-sale securities	381,180	423,495
HRB Bank [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Customer Deposits	$ 455,308	$ 770,288