XML 111 R51.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
H&R Block Bank (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Fair Value $ 441,709,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities $ 427,824,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Other-than-temporary impairments of AFS securities   12,400,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015  
Short-Term | Mortgage-backed securities    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Fair Value 434,924,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
= us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsMember		 423,495,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
= us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsMember
Minimum    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Month end deposit balances 440,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		  
Maximum    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Month end deposit balances $ 1,700,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember