Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization

D. Accounts and notes receivable, net and accounts receivable securitization

Accounts and notes receivable, net consist of the following:

	January 31, 2013			July 31, 2012
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$	224,428		$	121,812
Accounts receivable	18,924			5,788
Other	400			216
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(5,194		)	(3,812		)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	238,558		$	124,004

At January 31, 2013, $224.4 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $134.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to the commercial paper conduit. These accounts receivable pledged as collateral are bankruptcy remote from the operating partnership. The operating partnership does not provide any guarantee or similar support to the collectability of these accounts receivable pledged as collateral. 

As of January 31, 2013, the operating partnership had received cash proceeds of $134.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. As of July 31, 2012, the operating partnership had received cash proceeds of $74.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility had a weighted average interest rate of 2.4% and 2.6% as of January 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization

D.  Accounts and notes receivable, net and accounts receivable securitization

Accounts and notes receivable, net consist of the following:

	January 31, 2013			July 31, 2012
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$	224,428		$	121,812
Accounts receivable	18,924			5,788
Other	400			216
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(5,194		)	(3,812		)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	238,558		$	124,004

At January 31, 2013, $224.4 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $134.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to the commercial paper conduit. These accounts receivable pledged as collateral are bankruptcy remote from Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. does not provide any guarantee or similar support to the collectability of these accounts receivable pledged as collateral. 

As of January 31, 2013, Ferrellgas, L.P. had received cash proceeds of $134.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. As of July 31, 2012, Ferrellgas, L.P. had received cash proceeds of $74.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility had a weighted average interest rate of 2.4% and 2.6% as of January 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively.