Segments - Financial Highlights (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | |
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Jul. 31, 2023 |
Jul. 31, 2022 |
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total revenue | $ 706,262,000 | $ 703,148,000 |
| Net income attributable to Korn Ferry | 46,605,000 | 77,247,000 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 580,000 | 1,289,000 |
| Other income, net | (13,577,000) | (775,000) |
| Interest expense, net | 4,740,000 | 7,612,000 |
| Income tax provision | 18,420,000 | 26,226,000 |
| Operating income | 56,768,000 | 111,599,000 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,012,000 | 16,229,000 |
| Other income, net | 13,577,000 | 775,000 |
| Integration/acquisition costs | 4,128,000 | 3,605,000 |
| Impairment of fixed assets | 123,000 | 0 |
| Impairment of right-of-use assets | 1,629,000 | 0 |
| Restructuring charges, net | 421,000 | 0 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 95,658,000 | 132,208,000 |
| Fee revenue | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total revenue | $ 699,189,000 | $ 695,903,000 |
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- Definition Adjusted EBITDA before restructuring charges, integration/acquisition cost, certain separation costs and certain non-cash charges. No definition available.
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- Definition This element represents integration and acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination and integrate it into the business which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The net amount of nonoperating interest income (expense). No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of loss from impairment of right-of-use asset from operating lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition 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. No definition available.
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