Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	1,128,991	$	1,082,046	$	852,130
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		419,349		448,943		396,100
Other Gas Sales		60,518		111,987		70,182
Other		75,534		147,847		145,162
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	1,684,392	$	1,790,823	$	1,463,574

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	96,450	$	119,818
Contract assets	$	13,609	$	8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	31,974	$	29,933

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue,  $27.0 million was recognized as revenue during the year ended July 31, 2019.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	1,128,991	$	1,082,046	$	852,130
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		419,349		448,943		396,100
Other Gas Sales		60,518		111,987		70,182
Other		75,534		147,847		145,162
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	1,684,392	$	1,790,823	$	1,463,574

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	96,450	$	119,818
Contract assets	$	13,609	$	8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	31,974	$	29,933

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $27.0 million was recognized as revenue during the year ended July 31, 2019.