Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane gas and related products	$	74,964	$	71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		14,820		12,514
Inventories	$	89,784	$	83,694

Other Assets

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	27,646	$	27,491
Other		44,893		47,097
Other assets, net	$	72,539	$	74,588

Other Current Liabilities

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Accrued interest	$	21,963	$	22,222
Customer deposits and advances		26,323		22,829
Other		98,967		96,974
Other current liabilities	$	147,253	$	142,025

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Operating expense	$	60,279	$	54,613	$	107,721	$	97,928
Depreciation and amortization expense		1,389		1,123		2,462		2,235
Equipment lease expense		7,869		6,296		15,388		12,364
	$	69,537	$	62,032	$	125,571	$	112,527

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the six months ended January 31,
	2019		2018
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	82,941	$	78,682
Income taxes	$	2	$	12
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,174	$	1,508
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	2,815	$	47

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane gas and related products	$	74,964	$	71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		14,820		12,514
Inventories	$	89,784	$	83,694

Other Assets

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	27,646	$	27,491
Other		44,893		47,097
Other assets, net	$	72,539	$	74,588

Other Current Liabilities

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Accrued interest		18,029		18,288
Customer deposits and advances		26,323		22,829
Other		98,967		96,974
Other current liabilities	$	143,319	$	138,091

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Operating expense	$	60,279	$	54,613	$	107,721	$	97,928
Depreciation and amortization expense		1,389		1,123		2,462		2,235
Equipment lease expense		7,869		6,296		15,388		12,364
	$	69,537	$	62,032	$	125,571	$	112,527

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the six months ended January 31,
	2019		2018
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	67,546	$	63,286
Income taxes	$	9	$	1
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,174	$	1,508
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	2,815	$	47