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Business Combinations Business Combinations (Aggregate Fair Values - Water Solutions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Goodwill acquisitions	$ 0	$ 1,358
Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Working capital			$ 1,155
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			1,704
Aggregate fair value of transactions			74,677
Salt water disposal wells [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			10,705
Goodwill acquisitions			12,359
Customer Lists [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			38,846
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			3,639
Permits and favorable lease arrangements [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			6,269
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Goodwill acquisitions	$ 0	$ 1,358
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Working capital			1,155
Goodwill acquisitions			12,359
Aggregate fair value of transactions			74,677
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Customer tanks, buildings, land and other [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			1,704
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Salt water disposal wells [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			10,705
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			38,846
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Non Compete Agreements And Other Intangible Assets [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			3,639
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Permits and favorable lease arrangements [Member] \| Midstream Operations - Water Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 6,269