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Partners' Capital
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Partners' Capital
Partners' deficit

Partnership distributions paid
 
Ferrellgas Partners has paid the following distributions:
 
 
For the three months ended April 30,
 
For the nine months ended April 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Public common unitholders
 
$
27,791

 
$
26,556

 
$
83,370

 
$
79,588

Ferrell Companies (1)
 
11,265

 
10,735

 
33,795

 
32,205

FCI Trading Corp. (2)
 
98

 
98

 
294

 
294

Ferrell Propane, Inc. (3)
 
26

 
26

 
78

 
78

James E. Ferrell (4)
 
2,179

 
2,179

 
6,537

 
6,537

General partner
 
418

 
400

 
1,254

 
1,199

 
 
$
41,777

 
$
39,994

 
$
125,328

 
$
119,901



(1) Ferrell Companies is the owner of the general partner and is an approximate 27.2% direct owner of Ferrellgas Partners' common units and thus a related party.
(2) FCI Trading Corp. is an affiliate of the general partner and thus a related party.
(3) Ferrell Propane, Inc. is controlled by the general partner and thus a related party.
(4) James E. Ferrell is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the general partner and a related party.

On May 22, 2015, Ferrellgas Partners declared a cash distribution of $0.50 per common unit for the three months ended April 30, 2015, which is expected to be paid on June 12, 2015. Included in this cash distribution are the following amounts to be paid to related parties:
Ferrell Companies
$
11,265

FCI Trading Corp.
98

Ferrell Propane, Inc.
26

James E. Ferrell
2,179

General partner
418



See additional discussions about transactions with related parties in Note I – Transactions with related parties.

Common unit issuances

During September 2014, in a non-brokered registered direct offering, which units are subject to certain contractual transfer restrictions, Ferrellgas issued to Ferrell Companies, Inc. and the former owners of two salt water disposal wells from C&E Production, LLC ("C&E") and its affiliates an aggregate of 1.5 million common units for an aggregate purchase price of $42.0 million. Ferrellgas used these proceeds to pay down a portion of the borrowing under the secured credit facility used to fund the C&E salt water disposal wells acquisition as well as propane and related equipment sales acquisitions completed in fiscal 2014.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”)
 
See Note H – Derivative instruments and hedging activities – for details regarding changes in the fair value of risk management financial derivatives recorded within AOCI for the nine months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
General partner’s commitment to maintain its capital account
 
Ferrellgas’ partnership agreements allow the general partner to have an option to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest concurrent with the issuance of other additional equity.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2015, the general partner made cash contributions of $0.9 million and non-cash contributions of $0.7 million to Ferrellgas to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2014, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.5 million to Ferrellgas to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]  
Partners' Capital
Partners’ capital
 
Partnership distributions paid
 
Ferrellgas, L.P. has paid the following distributions:
 
 
For the three months ended April 30,
 
For the nine months ended April 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Ferrellgas Partners
 
$
41,777

 
$
39,994

 
$
133,177

 
$
127,750

General partner
 
426

 
408

 
1,358

 
1,304

 
 
$
42,203

 
$
40,402

 
$
134,535

 
$
129,054



On May 22, 2015, Ferrellgas, L.P. declared distributions for the three months ended April 30, 2015 to Ferrellgas Partners and the general partner of $49.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which are expected to be paid on June 12, 2015.

During nine months ended April 30, 2015, Ferrellgas, L.P. received cash contributions of $42.2 million from Ferrellgas Partners. The proceeds were used to reduce outstanding indebtedness under Ferrellgas, L.P.’s secured credit facility.
 
See additional discussions about transactions with related parties in Note I – Transactions with related parties.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”)

See Note H – Derivative instruments and hedging activities – for details regarding changes in the fair value of risk management financial derivatives recorded within AOCI for the nine months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
General partner’s commitment to maintain its capital account
 
Ferrellgas, L.P.’s partnership agreement allows the general partner to have an option to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest concurrent with the issuance of other additional equity.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2015, the general partner made cash contributions of $0.4 million and non-cash contributions of $0.4 million to Ferrellgas, L.P. to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest.
 
During the nine months ended April 30, 2014, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.3 million to Ferrellgas, L.P. to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest.