Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	374,069	$	415,827	$	554,486	$	633,591
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		105,055		115,392		187,759		209,336
Other Gas Sales		6,123		18,893		16,387		42,151
Other		25,586		23,265		45,415		40,608
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	510,833	$	573,377	$	804,047	$	925,686

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

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	171,765	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	13,144	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	37,351	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $18.4 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2020.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	374,069	$	415,827	$	554,486	$	633,591
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		105,055		115,392		187,759		209,336
Other Gas Sales		6,123		18,893		16,387		42,151
Other		25,586		23,265		45,415		40,608
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	510,833	$	573,377	$	804,047	$	925,686

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

	January 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	171,765	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	13,144	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	37,351	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $18.4 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2020.