Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Propane gas and related products	$	61,578	$	66,001
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		16,896		14,453
Inventories	$	78,474	$	80,454

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Broker margin deposit assets	$	33,436	$	25,028
Other		14,315		17,247
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	47,751	$	42,275

Other Assets

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	11,281	$	16,216
Other		69,717		52,889
Other assets, net	$	80,998	$	69,105

Other Current Liabilities

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accrued interest	$	22,503	$	20,484
Customer deposits and advances		27,286		24,686
Accrued payroll		22,947		17,356
Accrued insurance		13,684		18,524
Price risk management liabilities		22,861		14,198
Other		46,059		42,989
Other current liabilities	$	155,340	$	138,237

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other	$	64,987	$	60,279	$	113,002	$	107,721
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,036		1,389		3,876		2,462
Operating expense - equipment lease expense		7,984		7,869		15,626		15,388
	$	75,007	$	69,537	$	132,504	$	125,571

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	83,826	$	82,941
Income taxes	$	1	$	(2)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Term Loan amendment	$	8,863	$	—
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	520	$	1,174
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	268	$	2,815
Right-of-use assets arising from operating and finance lease liabilities	$	33,847	$	—

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Propane gas and related products	$	61,578	$	66,001
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		16,896		14,453
Inventories	$	78,474	$	80,454

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Broker margin deposit assets	$	33,436	$	25,028
Other		14,267		17,129
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	47,703	$	42,157

Other Assets

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	11,281	$	16,216
Other		69,717		52,889
Other assets, net	$	80,998	$	69,105

Other Current Liabilities

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accrued interest	$	18,569	$	16,550
Customer deposits and advances		27,286		24,686
Accrued payroll		22,947		17,356
Accrued insurance		13,684		18,524
Price risk management liabilities		22,861		14,198
Other		46,059		42,989
Other current liabilities	$	151,406	$	134,303

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other	$	64,987	$	60,279	$	113,002	$	107,721
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,036		1,389		3,876		2,462
Operating expense - equipment lease expense		7,984		7,869		15,626		15,388
	$	75,007	$	69,537	$	132,504	$	125,571

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	68,430	$	67,546
Income taxes	$	1	$	9
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Term Loan amendment	$	8,863	$	—
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	520	$	1,174
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	268	$	2,815
Right-of-use assets arising from operating and finance lease liabilities	$	33,847	$	—