Receivables (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loan balances	$ 5,200
2018 and prior
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loan balances	900
Loans to franchisees
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans more than 90 days past due	900	$ 1,300
H&R Block Instant RefundTM receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Balances more than 60 days old	$ 19	$ 45

Notes, Loans, and Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 60 or more Days Past Due

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82891408&loc=d3e4428-111522

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