Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Year ended July 31, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,684,392	$	—	$	1,684,392
Direct costs (1)		1,412,390		41,979		1,454,369
Adjusted EBITDA	$	272,002	$	(41,979)	$	230,023

	Year ended July 31, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,790,823	$	282,319	$	2,073,142
Direct costs (1)		1,514,755		316,468		1,831,223
Adjusted EBITDA	$	276,068	$	(34,149)	$	241,919

	Year ended July 31, 2017
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,463,574	$	466,703	$	1,930,277
Direct costs (1)		1,198,150		502,064		1,700,214
Adjusted EBITDA	$	265,424	$	(35,361)	$	230,063

(1) Direct costs are comprised of “cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales”, “cost of sales-other”, “cost of sales-midstream operations”, “operating expense”, “general and administrative expense”, and “equipment lease expense” less “severance costs”, “legal fees and settlements related to non-core businesses”, “non-cash stock-based compensation charge”, “asset impairments”, “exit costs associated with contracts - Midstream dispositions”, “multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement” and “unrealized (non-cash) losses (gains) on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments”.

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Total Segment Performance Measures

	Year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Net loss attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.	$	(64,247)	$	(254,581)	$	(54,207)
Income tax expense (benefit)		323		(2,678)		(1,143)
Interest expense		177,619		168,467		152,485
Depreciation and amortization expense		78,846		101,795		103,351
EBITDA		192,541		13,003		200,486
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge		5,693		13,859		15,088
Non-cash stock-based compensation charge		—		—		3,298
Asset impairments		—		10,005		—
Loss on asset sales and disposals		10,968		187,399		14,457
Other income, net		(369)		(928)		(1,474)
Severance costs		1,600		1,663		1,959
Legal fees and settlements related to non-core businesses		18,364		6,065		—
Unrealized (non-cash) losses (gains) on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		—		1,293		(3,457)
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement		1,524		—		—
Exit costs associated with contracts - Midstream dispositions		—		11,804		—
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(298)		(2,244)		(294)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	230,023	$	241,919	$	230,063

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Assets	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane operations and related equipment sales	$	1,223,790	$	1,196,084
Corporate and other		39,169		167,197
Total consolidated assets	$	1,262,959	$	1,363,281

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]

	Year ended July 31, 2019
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	44,439	$	2,614	$	47,053
Growth		56,145		—		56,145
Total	$	100,584	$	2,614	$	103,198

	Year ended July 31, 2018
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	23,979	$	3,584	$	27,563
Growth		51,229		1,255		52,484
Total	$	75,208	$	4,839	$	80,047

	Year ended July 31, 2017
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	13,330	$	3,808	$	17,138
Growth		28,912		315		29,227
Total	$	42,242	$	4,123	$	46,365

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Year ended July 31, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,684,392	$	—	$	1,684,392
Direct costs (1)		1,412,299		41,056		1,454,355
Adjusted EBITDA	$	272,093	$	(41,056)	$	230,037

	Year ended July 31, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,790,823	$	282,319	$	2,073,142
Direct costs (1)		1,514,755		316,331		1,831,086
Adjusted EBITDA	$	276,068	$	(34,012)	$	242,056

	Year ended July 31, 2017
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,463,574	$	466,703	$	1,930,277
Direct costs (1)		1,198,150		501,925		1,700,075
Adjusted EBITDA	$	265,424	$	(35,222)	$	230,202

(1) Direct costs are comprised of “cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales”, “cost of sales-other”, “cost of sales-midstream operations”, “operating expense”, “general and administrative expense”, and “equipment lease expense” less “severance costs”, “legal fees and settlements related to non-core businesses”, “non-cash stock-based compensation charge”, “asset impairments”, “exit costs associated with contracts - Midstream dispositions”, “multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement” and “unrealized (non-cash) losses (gains) on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments”.

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Total Segment Performance Measures

	Year ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Net loss	$	(29,517)	$	(222,146)	$	(29,059)
Income tax expense (benefit)		293		(2,699)		(1,149)
Interest expense		142,635		133,946		127,188
Depreciation and amortization expense		78,846		101,795		103,351
EBITDA		192,257		10,896		200,331
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge		5,693		13,859		15,088
Non-cash stock-based compensation charge		—		—		3,298
Asset impairments		—		10,005		—
Loss on asset sales and disposals		10,968		187,399		14,457
Other income, net		(369)		(928)		(1,474)
Severance costs		1,600		1,663		1,959
Legal fees and settlements related to non-core businesses		18,364		6,065		—
Unrealized (non-cash) losses (gains) on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		—		1,293		(3,457)
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement		1,524		—		—
Exit costs associated with contracts - Midstream dispositions		—		11,804		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	230,037	$	242,056	$	230,202

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	July 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Assets
Propane operations and related equipment sales	$	1,223,790	$	1,196,084
Corporate and other		39,043		167,162
Total consolidated assets	$	1,262,833	$	1,363,246

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]

	Year ended July 31, 2019
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	44,439	$	2,614	$	47,053
Growth		56,145		—		56,145
Total	$	100,584	$	2,614	$	103,198

	Year ended July 31, 2018
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	23,979	$	3,584	$	27,563
Growth		51,229		1,255		52,484
Total	$	75,208	$	4,839	$	80,047

	Year Ended July 31, 2017
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	13,330	$	3,808	$	17,138
Growth		28,912		315		29,227
Total	$	42,242	$	4,123	$	46,365