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Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets (Schedule Of Portfolio Balance And Related Allowance) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]      
Portfolio Balance $ 252,965us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount $ 277,423us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount $ 291,325us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
Related Allowance 9,375us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate 11,272us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate 11,563us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
Pooled (less than 60 days past due)      
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]      
Portfolio Balance 144,144us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember		 158,496us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember		 169,404us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember
Related Allowance 3,629us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember		 4,508us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember		 4,979us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_PooledLessThan60DaysPastDueMember
Individually (TDRs)      
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]      
Portfolio Balance 38,782us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember		 43,865us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember		 44,635us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember
Related Allowance 4,083us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember		 4,346us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember		 4,371us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_IndividuallyTdrMember
Individually (60 days or more past due)      
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment And Related Assets [Line Items]      
Portfolio Balance 70,039us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember		 75,062us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember		 77,286us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember
Related Allowance $ 1,663us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember		 $ 2,418us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember		 $ 2,213us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hrb_Individually60DaysOrMorePastDueMember