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Quantity of oil and gas subject to delivery commitment.

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Partners' Deficit - Contributions and AOCI (Details) MBbls in Thousands, $ in Thousands, gal in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares MBbls	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares gal	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		97,152,665	97,152,665
Minimum percentage ownership of outstanding common units resulting in non voting of owners		20.00%
Payments for repurchase of common stock	$ 16,900	$ 0	$ 0	$ 15,851
Common unit repurchases (in shares) \| shares	900,000
Net procurement of fixed priced propane by Ferrellgas in gallons	23	2.3
Non-cash contribution		$ 5,693	$ 13,859	18,386
Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited partner ownership interest		98.00%
General partner ownership interest		2.00%	2.00%
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Cash received from contributions			$ 100
Net procurement of fixed priced propane by Ferrellgas in gallons \| gal		2.3
Non-cash contribution		$ 5,693	13,859	18,386
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest		1.00%
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution		$ 100	$ 300
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest		1.0101%	1.0101%
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest		1.00%
Ferrell Companies [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest		1.00%
Ferrell Companies [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited partner ownership interest		23.20%
Ferrell Companies [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		22,529,361	22,529,361
Ferrell Companies [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited partner ownership interest		23.40%
Ferrell Companies [Member] \| FCI Trading Corp. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		195,686
Ferrell Companies [Member] \| Ferrell Propane, Inc. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		51,204
Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Cash received from contributions				166,100
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Cash received from contributions				$ 1,700
James E. Ferrell [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		4,763,475	4,763,475
James E. Ferrell [Member] \| JEF Capital Management [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		4,758,859
James E. Ferrell [Member] \| Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc. [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding \| shares		4,616
Common Unitholders [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unit repurchases (in shares) \| shares				850,000
Non-cash contribution		$ 5,579	$ 13,582	$ 18,018
Common Unitholders [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution		5,635	13,719	18,201
General Partner [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution		56	137	183
General Partner [Member] \| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution		$ 58	$ 140	$ 185