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Partners' deficit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]


	July 31, 2019	July 31, 2018
Public common unitholders (1)	69,612,939	69,612,939
Ferrell Companies (2)	22,529,361	22,529,361
FCI Trading Corp. (3)	195,686	195,686
Ferrell Propane, Inc. (4)	51,204	51,204
James E. Ferrell (5)	4,763,475	4,763,475

(1)

These common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FGP.”

(2)

Ferrell Companies is the owner of the general partner and an approximate 23.2% direct owner of Ferrellgas Partners’ common units and thus a related party. Ferrell Companies also beneficially owns 195,686 and 51,204 common units of Ferrellgas Partners held by FCI Trading Corp. (“FCI Trading”) and Ferrell Propane, Inc. (“Ferrell Propane”), respectively, bringing Ferrell Companies’ total beneficial ownership to 23.4%.

(3)

FCI Trading is an affiliate of the general partner and thus a related party.

(4)

Ferrell Propane is controlled by the general partner and thus a related party.

(5)

James E. Ferrell is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of our general partner; and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and a related party. JEF Capital Management owns 4,758,859 of these common units and is owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust Two and other family trusts, all of which James E. Ferrell and/or his family members are the trustees and beneficiaries. James E. Ferrell holds all voting common stock of JEF Capital Management. The remaining 4,616 common units are held by Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust One, for which James E. Ferrell is the trustee and sole beneficiary.

Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions


	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Public common unitholders	$	6,962	$	27,846	$	56,561
Ferrell Companies		2,253		9,012		18,305
FCI Trading Corp.		20		80		160
Ferrell Propane, Inc.		5		20		41
James E. Ferrell		476		1,904		3,869
General partner		98		392		797
	$	9,814	$	39,254	$	79,733

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions


	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Ferrellgas Partners	$	40,706	$	70,246	$	102,978
General partner		415		716		1,050