Schedule I Parent Only Balance Sheets, Statements Of Earnings And Cash Flows (Parent Company [Member])

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Parent Company [Member]

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block]

				Schedule 1
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
PARENT ONLY
BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except unit data)
	July 31,
	2013			2012
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	157		$	211
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	26			40
Investment in Ferrellgas, L.P.	93,507			151,578
Other assets, net	2,913			3,366
Total assets	$	96,603		$	155,195
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT
Other current liabilities	$	2,199		$	2,283
Long-term debt	182,000			182,000
Partners' deficit
Common unitholders (79,072,819 and 79,006,619 units outstanding at 2013 and 2012, respectively)	(28,931		)	43,701
General partner (798,715 and 798,047 units outstanding at 2013 and 2012, respectively)	(60,362		)	(59,630		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,697			(13,159		)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(87,596		)	(29,088		)
Total liabilities and partners' deficit	$	96,603		$	155,195

FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
PARENT ONLY
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in thousands)
	For the year ended July 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Equity in earnings (loss) of Ferrellgas, L.P.	$	72,634		$	5,533		$	(10,950	)
Operating expense	(20		)	(350		)	(358		)
Operating income (loss)	72,614			5,183			(11,308		)
Interest expense	(16,171		)	(16,127		)	(21,811		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(10,513		)
Income tax expense	(17		)	(8		)	(16		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	56,426		$	(10,952	)	$	(43,648	)

FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
PARENT ONLY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
	For the year ended July 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	$	56,426		$	(10,952	)	$	(43,648	)
Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Other	383			398			1,509
Equity in (earnings) loss of Ferrellgas, L.P.	(72,634		)	(5,533		)	10,950
Net cash used in operating activities	(15,825		)	(16,087		)	(31,189		)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions received from Ferrellgas, L.P.	175,380			172,218			272,777
Cash contributed to Ferrellgas, L.P.	(800		)	(50,700		)	(157,680		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	174,580			121,518			115,097
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(159,682		)	(156,520		)	(145,002		)
Cash paid for financing costs	—			(135		)	(173		)
Reductions in long-term debt	—			—			(98,000		)
Issuance of common units (net of issuance costs of $62 and $300 for the years ended July 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	—			49,938			157,212
Proceeds from exercise of common unit options	864			891			544
Other	9			511			1,594
Net cash used in financing activities	(158,809		)	(105,315		)	(83,825		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(54		)	116			83
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	211			95			12
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year	$	157		$	211		$	95