Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
REVENUES:
Service revenues	$ 2,653,936	$ 2,651,057	$ 2,570,273
Royalty, product and other revenues	384,217	427,601	454,022
Total revenues	3,038,153	3,078,658	3,024,295
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Compensation and benefits	845,197	852,480	816,623
Occupancy and equipment	405,123	378,624	362,782
Provision for bad debt and loan losses	75,395	74,993	80,007
Depreciation and amortization	115,907	111,861	93,259
Other	243,930	212,532	219,706
Cost of revenues	1,685,552	1,630,490	1,572,377
Impairment of goodwill	0	0
Marketing and advertising	297,762	273,682	238,763
Compensation and benefits	228,778	238,527	249,779
Depreciation and amortization	57,691	47,943	22,345
Selling, general and administrative	719,409	653,502	633,428
Other selling, general and administrative	135,178	93,350	122,541
Total operating expenses	2,404,961	2,283,992	2,205,805
Other income	17,701	1,314	36,315
Interest expense on borrowings	(68,962)	(45,246)	(55,279)
Other expenses	(12,452)	(7,929)	(32,410)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	569,479	742,805	767,116
Income taxes	185,926	256,061	267,019
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	383,553	486,744	500,097
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefits of $5,414, $8,125 and $15,422	(9,286)	(13,081)	(24,940)
NET INCOME	$ 374,267	$ 473,663	$ 475,157
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 1.54	$ 1.77	$ 1.82
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	(0.04)	(0.05)	(0.09)
Consolidated (in usd per share)	1.50	1.72	1.73
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	1.53	1.75	1.81
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.09)
Consolidated (in usd per share)	$ 1.49	$ 1.71	$ 1.72
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
Net income	$ 374,267	$ 473,663	$ 475,157
Unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the year, net	(3,530)	6,645	1,807
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in income	(4,982)	41	(3,705)
Unrealized translation gain	(4,461)	(10,123)	(3,475)
Other comprehensive loss	(12,973)	(3,437)	(5,373)
Comprehensive income	$ 361,294	$ 470,226	$ 469,784