Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and intangible assets, net consist of the following:

	July 31, 2013							July 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Goodwill, net	$	253,362	$	—		$	253,362	$	248,944	$	—		$	248,944
Intangible assets, net
Amortized intangible assets
Customer lists	$	416,620	$	(302,179	)	$	114,441	$	404,409	$	(282,848	)	$	121,561
Non-compete agreements	47,974		(40,994		)	6,980		47,030		(39,153		)	7,877
Other	9,172		(3,445		)	5,727		3,507		(2,892		)	615
	473,766		(346,618		)	127,148		454,946		(324,893		)	130,053
Unamortized intangible assets
Trade names & trademarks	62,368					62,368		59,065					59,065
Total intangible assets, net	$	536,134	$	(346,618	)	$	189,516	$	514,011	$	(324,893	)	$	189,118

Schedule of Goodwill Rollforward

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

Balance July 31, 2011	$	248,944
Acquisitions	—
Balance July 31, 2012	248,944
Acquisitions	4,640
Other	$	(222	)
Balance July 31, 2013	$	253,362

Schedule Of Aggregate Amortization Expense

Aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets, net:
For the year ended July 31,
2013	$	21,725
2012	21,604
2011	23,766

Schedule Of Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense:
For the year ended July 31,
2014	$	19,586
2015	16,758
2016	16,587
2017	16,012
2018	13,457

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and intangible assets, net consist of the following:

	July 31, 2013							July 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Goodwill, net	$	253,362	$	—		$	253,362	$	248,944	$	—		$	248,944
Intangible assets, net
Amortized intangible assets
Customer lists	$	416,620	$	(302,179	)	$	114,441	$	404,409	$	(282,848	)	$	121,561
Non-compete agreements	47,974		(40,994		)	6,980		47,030		(39,153		)	7,877
Other	9,172		(3,445		)	5,727		3,507		(2,892		)	615
	473,766		(346,618		)	127,148		454,946		(324,893		)	130,053
Unamortized intangible assets
Trade names & trademarks	62,368					62,368		59,065					59,065
Total intangible assets, net	$	536,134	$	(346,618	)	$	189,516	$	514,011	$	(324,893	)	$	189,118

Schedule of Goodwill Rollforward

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

Balance July 31, 2011	$	248,944
Acquisitions	—
Balance July 31, 2012	248,944
Acquisitions	4,640
Other	(222		)
Balance July 31, 2013	$	253,362

Schedule Of Aggregate Amortization Expense

Aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets, net:
For the year ended July 31,
2013	$	21,725
2012	21,604
2011	23,766

Schedule Of Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense:
For the year ended July 31,
2014	$	19,586
2015	16,758
2016	16,587
2017	16,012
2018	13,457