Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other assets, net consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Jamex receivable, less current portion	$	32,500	$	39,760
Other	41,557		47,463
Other assets, net	$	74,057	$	87,223

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

Loss on asset sales and disposal during the year ended July 31, 2017 consists of:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Loss on assets held for sale	$	—	$	12,112	$	—
Loss on sale of assets held for sale	—		1,698		—
Loss on sale of assets and other	14,457		17,025		7,099
Loss on asset sales and disposal	$	14,457	$	30,835	$	7,099

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Propane gas and related products	$	67,049	$	59,726
Crude oil	724		4,642
Appliances, parts and supplies	24,779		26,226
Inventories	$	92,552	$	90,594

Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:

	Estimated useful lives	2017		2016
Land	Indefinite	$	35,824	$	35,309
Land improvements	2-20	14,342		14,097
Buildings and improvements	20	73,333		73,021
Vehicles, including transport trailers	8-20	121,233		122,691
Bulk equipment and district facilities	5-30	104,291		104,428
Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment	2-30	755,867		767,234
Salt water disposal wells and related equipment	2-30	52,495		57,695
Rail cars	30	91,787		92,980
Injection stations	20	13,130		13,130
Pipeline	15	1,663		1,663
Computer and office equipment	2-5	118,518		122,304
Construction in progress	n/a	10,974		10,481
		1,393,457		1,415,033
Less: accumulated depreciation		661,534		640,353
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	731,923	$	774,680

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Accrued interest	$	18,671	$	16,623
Customer deposits and advances	25,541		27,391
Price risk management liabilities	1,838		18,401
Other	80,174		66,543
Other current liabilities	$	126,224	$	128,958

Shipping And Handling Expenses

Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following consolidated statements of operations line items:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Operating expense	$	175,164	$	167,980	$	174,105
Depreciation and amortization expense	3,909		4,282		5,127
Equipment lease expense	26,299		25,967		22,667
	$	205,372	$	198,229	$	201,899

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016			2015
CASH PAID FOR:
Interest	$	143,441	$	133,629		$	91,783
Income taxes	$	310	$	777		$	712
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of common units in connection with acquisitions	$	—	$	—		$	262,952
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	139	$	2,126		$	481
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	164	$	(1,122	)	$	498

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other assets, net consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Jamex receivable, less current portion	$	32,500	$	39,760
Other	41,557		47,463
Other assets, net	$	74,057	$	87,223

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

Loss on asset sales and disposal during the year ended July 31, 2017 consists of:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Loss on assets held for sale	$	—	$	12,112	$	—
Loss on sale of assets held for sale	—		1,698		—
Loss on sale of assets and other	14,457		17,025		7,099
Loss on asset sales and disposal	$	14,457	$	30,835	$	7,099

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Propane gas and related products	$	67,049	$	59,726
Crude oil	724		4,642
Appliances, parts and supplies	24,779		26,226
Inventories	$	92,552	$	90,594

Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:

	Estimated useful lives	2017		2016
Land	Indefinite	$	35,824	$	35,309
Land improvements	2-20	14,342		14,097
Buildings and improvements	20	73,333		73,021
Vehicles, including transport trailers	8-20	121,233		122,691
Bulk equipment and district facilities	5-30	104,291		104,428
Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment	2-30	755,867		767,234
Salt water disposal wells and related equipment	2-30	52,495		57,695
Rail cars	30	91,787		92,980
Injection stations	20	13,130		13,130
Pipeline	15	1,663		1,663
Computer and office equipment	2-5	118,518		122,304
Construction in progress	n/a	10,974		10,481
		1,393,457		1,415,033
Less: accumulated depreciation		661,534		640,353
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	731,923	$	774,680

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

	2017		2016
Accrued interest	$	14,737	$	14,617
Customer deposits and advances	25,541		27,391
Price risk management liabilities	1,838		18,401
Other	79,900		66,543
Other current liabilities	$	122,016	$	126,952

Shipping And Handling Expenses

Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following consolidated statements of operations line items:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Operating expense	$	175,164	$	167,980	$	174,105
Depreciation and amortization expense	3,909		4,282		5,127
Equipment lease expense	26,299		25,967		22,667
	$	205,372	$	198,229	$	201,899

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below:

	For the year ended July 31,
	2017		2016			2015
CASH PAID FOR:
Interest	$	122,084	$	117,931		$	76,085
Income taxes	$	305	$	773		$	643
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Assets contributed from Ferrellgas Partners in connection with acquisitions	$	—	$	—		$	825,452
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	139	$	2,126		$	481
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	164	$	(1,122	)	$	498