Contingencies And Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Contractual Operating Lease Commitments And Buyouts

	Future minimum rental and buyout amounts by fiscal year
	2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Operating lease obligations	$	44,392	$	36,134	$	26,312	$	20,432	$	17,196	$	17,414
Operating lease buyouts	$	3,073	$	4,371	$	6,421	$	3,527	$	1,238	$	14,433

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

	Contract exit
	costs
July 31, 2017	$	—
Net expense		11,804
Cash payments and other		—
July 31, 2018		11,804
Accretion		448
Cash payments and other		(802)
July 31, 2019	$	11,450

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Contractual Operating Lease Commitments And Buyouts

	Future minimum rental and buyout amounts by fiscal year
	2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Operating lease obligations	$	44,392	$	36,134	$	26,312	$	20,432	$	17,196	$	17,414
Operating lease buyouts		3,073		4,371		6,421		3,527		1,238		14,433

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

	Contract exit
	costs
July 31, 2017	$	—
Net expense		11,804
Cash payments and other		—
July 31, 2018		11,804
Accretion		448
Cash payments and other		(802)
July 31, 2019	$	11,450