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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Revenue from contracts with customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	$ 573,377	$ 755,156	$ 925,686	$ 1,209,811
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	189,151		189,151		$ 119,818
Contract assets	18,519		18,519		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 35,609		35,609		29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 17,100
Maximum [Member] \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 573,377		$ 925,686
Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	415,827		633,591
Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	115,392		209,336
Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,893		42,151
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	23,265	45,641	$ 40,608	76,778
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		637,880		971,775
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		417,472		601,266
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		128,654		227,083
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		46,113		66,648
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		45,641		76,778
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	573,377	755,156	$ 925,686	1,209,811
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	189,151		189,151		119,818
Contract assets	18,519		18,519		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 35,609		35,609		$ 29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 17,100
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 573,377		$ 925,686
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	415,827		633,591
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	115,392		209,336
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,893		42,151
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 23,265	45,641	$ 40,608	76,778
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		755,156		1,209,811
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		637,880		971,775
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		417,472		601,266
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		128,654		227,083
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		46,113		66,648
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
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