Litigation	9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Litigation	Litigation On January 13, 2012, two putative class actions were filed against Intuit Inc. in connection with our TurboTax income tax preparation software: Smith v. Intuit Inc. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) and Quildon v. Intuit Inc. (California Superior Court, Santa Clara County). The plaintiffs in both cases had asserted that the fees charged for the refund processing service offered within TurboTax are “refund anticipation loans” and the disclosures about those fees do not comply with California and federal laws. The Smith case was brought in federal court on behalf of a proposed nationwide class and subclasses; the Quildon case was brought in state court on behalf of a proposed California class and subclasses. In January 2013, for the purposes of settlement and without any admission of wrongdoing or liability, Intuit reached an agreement in principle to resolve all claims raised in the Smith and Quildon matters for an amount that is not material to our consolidated financial statements. We accrued that amount in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The terms of the proposed settlement are subject to the approval of the court, which could approve, reject, or suggest modifications to those terms. We currently believe that the likelihood of a material change to the proposed settlement amount is remote. Intuit is subject to certain routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of our business, including assertions that we may be infringing patents or other intellectual property rights of others. We currently believe that, in addition to any amounts accrued, the amount of potential losses, if any, for any pending claims of any type (either alone or combined) will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain and, regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on Intuit because of defense costs, negative publicity, diversion of management resources and other factors. Our failure to obtain necessary license or other rights, or litigation arising out of intellectual property claims could adversely affect our business.

Litigation

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

On January 13, 2012, two putative class actions were filed against Intuit Inc. in connection with our TurboTax income tax preparation software: Smith v. Intuit Inc. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) and Quildon v. Intuit Inc. (California Superior Court, Santa Clara County). The plaintiffs in both cases had asserted that the fees charged for the refund processing service offered within TurboTax are “refund anticipation loans” and the disclosures about those fees do not comply with California and federal laws. The Smith case was brought in federal court on behalf of a proposed nationwide class and subclasses; the Quildon case was brought in state court on behalf of a proposed California class and subclasses. In January 2013, for the purposes of settlement and without any admission of wrongdoing or liability, Intuit reached an agreement in principle to resolve all claims raised in the Smith and Quildon matters for an amount that is not material to our consolidated financial statements. We accrued that amount in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The terms of the proposed settlement are subject to the approval of the court, which could approve, reject, or suggest modifications to those terms. We currently believe that the likelihood of a material change to the proposed settlement amount is remote.

Intuit is subject to certain routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of our business, including assertions that we may be infringing patents or other intellectual property rights of others. We currently believe that, in addition to any amounts accrued, the amount of potential losses, if any, for any pending claims of any type (either alone or combined) will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain and, regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on Intuit because of defense costs, negative publicity, diversion of management resources and other factors. Our failure to obtain necessary license or other rights, or litigation arising out of intellectual property claims could adversely affect our business.