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Segments - Schedule of Financial Highlights (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2026
Jan. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ 725,042,000 $ 676,538,000 $ 2,170,385,000 $ 2,041,259,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 456,823,000 425,319,000 1,380,268,000 1,314,521,000
General and administrative expenses 65,944,000 65,325,000 180,068,000 189,865,000
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 123,066,000 114,489,000 368,281,000 342,725,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 22,994,000 20,490,000 77,253,000 59,756,000
Gain on modification of office lease 0 0 13,907,000 0
Impairment of fixed assets 0 509,000 0 509,000
Impairment of right-of-use assets 0 2,452,000 0 2,452,000
Restructuring charges, net 0 1,316,000 0 1,892,000
Interest expense, net 5,663,000 5,461,000 14,942,000 15,032,000
Integration/acquisition costs 1,587,000 2,127,000 4,420,000 7,099,000
Income tax provision 26,683,000 22,795,000 78,578,000 70,047,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 874,000 925,000 2,695,000 4,120,000
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry 65,265,000 58,414,000 204,300,000 181,818,000
Fee revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 717,385,000 668,729,000 2,147,697,000 2,018,040,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Cost of services 80,607,000 78,047,000 236,888,000 210,248,000
Operating Segments | Consulting        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 170,202,000 161,382,000 518,831,000 501,533,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 114,436,000 109,510,000 350,119,000 337,928,000
General and administrative expenses 13,211,000 11,909,000 39,496,000 38,275,000
Cost of services 11,804,000 10,340,000 35,921,000 34,019,000
Other segment items 2,334,000 1,597,000 5,805,000 4,885,000
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 28,417,000 28,026,000 87,490,000 86,426,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 3,527,000 3,966,000 10,686,000 12,302,000
Operating Segments | Digital        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 94,199,000 90,836,000 274,681,000 272,085,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 45,746,000 43,330,000 135,384,000 134,236,000
General and administrative expenses 10,982,000 9,708,000 31,423,000 29,247,000
Cost of services 8,638,000 9,943,000 23,676,000 25,912,000
Other segment items (266,000) (553,000) (1,240,000) (1,529,000)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 29,099,000 28,408,000 85,438,000 84,219,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 11,772,000 9,089,000 43,980,000 25,644,000
Operating Segments | North America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 146,784,000 129,889,000 431,565,000 397,395,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 99,853,000 88,702,000 296,031,000 276,693,000
General and administrative expenses 7,723,000 8,223,000 21,815,000 24,153,000
Cost of services 844,000 710,000 2,611,000 2,862,000
Other segment items (3,774,000) (4,921,000) (14,224,000) (15,493,000)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 42,138,000 37,175,000 125,332,000 109,180,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 355,000 343,000 1,078,000 1,103,000
Operating Segments | EMEA        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 55,784,000 48,087,000 162,077,000 141,495,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 41,248,000 35,515,000 120,118,000 105,169,000
General and administrative expenses 4,569,000 4,413,000 13,347,000 12,718,000
Cost of services 111,000 134,000 400,000 354,000
Other segment items 397,000 180,000 839,000 657,000
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 9,459,000 7,845,000 27,373,000 22,597,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 628,000 456,000 1,695,000 1,410,000
Operating Segments | Asia Pacific        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 24,218,000 21,794,000 73,321,000 64,038,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 16,180,000 15,162,000 49,840,000 45,229,000
General and administrative expenses 2,486,000 1,944,000 6,786,000 5,523,000
Cost of services 177,000 152,000 515,000 360,000
Other segment items 44,000 32,000 (5,000) (228,000)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 5,331,000 4,504,000 16,185,000 13,154,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 241,000 226,000 719,000 675,000
Operating Segments | Latin America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 7,026,000 6,807,000 20,984,000 21,992,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 4,733,000 4,043,000 13,689,000 13,270,000
General and administrative expenses 1,074,000 863,000 2,943,000 1,692,000
Cost of services 53,000 37,000 147,000 180,000
Other segment items (57,000) 168,000 (292,000) (196,000)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 1,223,000 1,696,000 4,497,000 7,046,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 342,000 228,000 922,000 724,000
Operating Segments | Professional Search & Interim        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 138,188,000 130,854,000 415,834,000 375,572,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 47,337,000 44,288,000 146,726,000 140,846,000
General and administrative expenses 5,048,000 4,991,000 14,959,000 14,242,000
Cost of services 55,683,000 53,695,000 163,767,000 138,341,000
Other segment items 1,055,000 615,000 3,089,000 1,969,000
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 29,065,000 27,265,000 87,293,000 80,174,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 2,963,000 3,274,000 8,861,000 9,243,000
Operating Segments | RPO        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 88,641,000 86,889,000 273,092,000 267,149,000
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 65,916,000 64,579,000 203,646,000 200,915,000
General and administrative expenses 4,621,000 4,352,000 13,849,000 13,567,000
Cost of services 3,297,000 3,036,000 9,851,000 8,220,000
Other segment items 1,166,000 2,179,000 3,543,000 6,311,000
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 13,641,000 12,743,000 42,203,000 38,136,000
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 1,098,000 812,000 3,062,000 2,419,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Consulting        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 166,931,000 158,704,000 509,734,000 493,345,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Digital        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 94,014,000 90,823,000 274,241,000 271,896,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | North America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 145,540,000 128,264,000 427,299,000 392,907,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | EMEA        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 55,318,000 47,840,000 160,999,000 140,609,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Asia Pacific        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 24,073,000 21,664,000 72,905,000 63,707,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Latin America        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 7,018,000 6,803,000 20,950,000 21,982,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | Professional Search & Interim        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 137,017,000 129,957,000 412,017,000 372,805,000
Operating Segments | Fee revenue | RPO        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 87,474,000 84,674,000 269,552,000 260,789,000
Corporate        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue 0 0 0 0
Less significant segment expenses        
Compensation and benefits 19,787,000 18,646,000 60,295,000 56,285,000
General and administrative expenses 16,230,000 15,378,000 49,357,000 44,338,000
Cost of services 0 0 0 0
Other segment items (710,000) (851,000) (2,122,000) (2,416,000)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (35,307,000) (33,173,000) (107,530,000) (98,207,000)
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA        
Depreciation and amortization 2,068,000 2,096,000 6,250,000 6,236,000
Corporate | Fee revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0