Transactions With Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Transactions With Related Parties

Transactions with related parties

Ferrellgas has no employees and is managed and controlled by its general partner. Pursuant to Ferrellgas’ partnership agreements, the general partner is entitled to reimbursement for all direct and indirect expenses incurred or payments it makes on behalf of Ferrellgas and all other necessary or appropriate expenses allocable to Ferrellgas or otherwise reasonably incurred by its general partner in connection with operating Ferrellgas’ business. These costs primarily include compensation and benefits paid to employees of the general partner who perform services on Ferrellgas’ behalf and are reported in the consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Operating expense	$	203,859	$	198,576	$	206,276
General and administrative expense	$	30,053	$	26,213	$	26,777

See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note I – Partners’ capital.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Transactions With Related Parties

Transactions with related parties

Ferrellgas, L.P. has no employees and is managed and controlled by its general partner. Pursuant to Ferrellgas, L.P.’s partnership agreement, the general partner is entitled to reimbursement for all direct and indirect expenses incurred or payments it makes on behalf of Ferrellgas, L.P., and all other necessary or appropriate expenses allocable to Ferrellgas, L.P. or otherwise reasonably incurred by its general partner in connection with operating Ferrellgas, L.P.’s business. These costs primarily include compensation and benefits paid to employees of the general partner who perform services on Ferrellgas, L.P.’s behalf and are reported in the consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Operating expense	$	203,859	$	198,576	$	206,276
General and administrative expense	$	30,053	$	26,213	$	26,777

See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note I – Partners’ capital.