Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane gas and related products	$	66,001	$	71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		14,453		12,514
Inventories	$	80,454	$	83,694

Property, Plant And Equipment

	Estimated useful lives	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Land	Indefinite	$	35,165	$	33,719
Land improvements	2-20		14,149		13,361
Buildings and improvements	20		86,444		71,612
Vehicles, including transport trailers	8-20		111,283		85,893
Bulk equipment and district facilities	5-30		109,751		103,627
Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment	2-30		779,827		769,165
Computer and office equipment	2-5		111,838		109,346
Construction in progress	n/a		7,061		14,394
			1,255,518		1,201,117
Less: accumulated depreciation			658,795		643,394
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	596,723	$	557,723

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Broker margin deposit assets	$	25,028	$	2,851
Other		17,247		32,011
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	42,275	$	34,862

Other Assets

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	16,216	$	27,491
Other		52,889		47,097
Other assets, net	$	69,105	$	74,588

Other Current Liabilities

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Accrued interest	$	20,484	$	22,222
Customer deposits and advances		24,686		22,829
Accrued payroll		17,356		16,060
Accrued insurance		18,524		15,100
Price risk management liabilities		14,198		1,832
Other		42,989		61,580
Other current liabilities	$	138,237	$	139,623

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Operating expense	$	215,780	$	195,646	$	175,164
Depreciation and amortization expense		6,375		4,947		3,909
Equipment lease expense		30,759		25,765		26,299
	$	252,914	$	226,358	$	205,372

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cash paid (refunded) for:
Interest	$	166,897	$	159,271	$	143,441
Income taxes	$	141	$	(291)	$	310
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,650	$	1,993	$	139
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	1,132	$	264	$	164

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane gas and related products	$	66,001	$	71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		14,453		12,514
Inventories	$	80,454	$	83,694

Property, Plant And Equipment

	Estimated useful lives	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Land	Indefinite	$	35,165	$	33,719
Land improvements	2-20		14,149		13,361
Buildings and improvements	20		86,444		71,612
Vehicles, including transport trailers	8-20		111,283		85,893
Bulk equipment and district facilities	5-30		109,751		103,627
Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment	2-30		779,827		769,165
Computer and office equipment	2-5		111,838		109,346
Construction in progress	n/a		7,061		14,394
			1,255,518		1,201,117
Less: accumulated depreciation			658,795		643,394
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	596,723	$	557,723

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Broker margin deposit assets	$	25,028	$	2,851
Other		17,129		31,979
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	42,157	$	34,830

Other Assets

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	16,216	$	27,491
Other		52,889		47,097
Other assets, net	$	69,105	$	74,588

Other Current Liabilities

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Customer deposits and advances		24,686		22,829
Accrued interest		16,550		18,288
Accrued payroll		17,356		16,060
Accrued insurance		18,524		15,100
Price risk management liabilities		14,198		1,832
Other		42,989		61,580
Other current liabilities	$	134,303	$	135,689

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Operating expense	$	215,780	$	195,646	$	175,164
Depreciation and amortization expense		6,375		4,947		3,909
Equipment lease expense		30,759		25,765		26,299
	$	252,914	$	226,358	$	205,372

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cash paid (refunded) for:
Interest	$	136,106	$	128,479	$	122,084
Income taxes	$	111	$	(311)	$	305
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,650	$	1,993	$	139
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	1,132	$	264	$	164