XML 63 R10.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Supplemental Financial Statement Information
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Supplemental Financial Statement Information

C. Supplemental financial statement information

 

     Inventories consist of the following:

 

October 31,

 

July 31,

 

2011

 

2011

  Propane gas and related products

$161,237

 

$113,826

  Appliances, parts and supplies

23,293

 

22,313

      Inventories

$184,530

 

$136,139

 

In addition to inventories on hand, Ferrellgas enters into contracts primarily to buy propane for supply procurement purposes. Most of these contracts have terms of less than one year and call for payment based on market prices at the date of delivery. All supply procurement fixed price contracts have terms of fewer than 24 months. As of October 31, 2011, Ferrellgas had committed, for supply procurement purposes, to take delivery of approximately 104.6 million gallons of propane at fixed prices.

 

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

 

October 31,

 

July 31,

 

2011

 

2011

  Accrued interest

$  24,960

 

$  19,779

  Accrued litigation and insurance

17,350

 

16,565

  Customer deposits and advances

38,264

 

19,784

  Other

54,743

 

48,685

      Other current liabilities

$135,317

 

$104,813

 

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

               

 

 

 

For the three months

ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

$43,788

 

$42,284

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

1,584

 

1,481

Equipment lease expense

 

 

 

 

3,091

 

3,361

 

 

 

 

 

$48,463

 

$47,126

Ferrellgas, L.P. And Subsidiaries [Member]
 
Supplemental Financial Statement Information

C. Supplemental financial statement information

 

     Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

October 31,

 

July 31,

 

2011

 

2011

  Propane gas and related products

$161,237

 

$113,826

  Appliances, parts and supplies

23,293

 

22,313

        Inventories

$184,530

 

$136,139

 

In addition to inventories on hand, Ferrellgas, L.P. enters into contracts primarily to buy propane for supply procurement purposes. Most of these contracts have terms of less than one year and call for payment based on market prices at the date of delivery. All supply procurement fixed price contracts have terms of fewer than 24 months. As of October 31, 2011, Ferrellgas, L.P. had committed, for supply procurement purposes, to take delivery of approximately 104.6 million gallons of propane at fixed prices.

 

 

   

     Other current liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2011

 

July 31, 2011

  Accrued interest

$  19,029 

 

$  17,773

  Accrued litigation and insurance

17,350

 

16,565

  Customer deposits and advances

38,264

 

19,784

  Other

54,590

 

48,552

        Other current liabilities

$129,233

 

$102,674

 

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

     

               

 

 

 

For the three months ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

$43,788

 

$42,284

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

1,584

 

1,481

Equipment lease expense

 

 

 

 

3,091

 

3,361

 

 

 

 

 

$48,463

 

$47,126