Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 333,761,000	$ 11,054,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	101,438,000	107,596,000
Inventories	72,664,000	80,454,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,944,000	42,275,000
Total current assets	543,807,000	241,379,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,944,000	42,275,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	591,042,000	596,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,195,000	247,195,000
Intangible assets, net	104,049,000	108,557,000
Operating lease, right-of-use assets	107,349,000
Other assets, net	74,748,000	69,105,000
Total assets	1,668,190,000	1,262,959,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	33,944,000	33,364,000
Short-term borrowings	0	43,000,000
Collateralized note payable		62,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	859,095,000	631,756,000
Current operating lease liabilities	29,345,000
Other current liabilities	167,466,000	138,237,000
Total current liabilities	1,089,850,000	908,357,000
Long-term debt	1,646,396,000	1,457,004,000
Operating lease liabilities	89,022,000
Other liabilities	51,190,000	36,536,000
Contingencies and commitments	0	0
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(1,126,452,000)	(1,046,245,000)
General partner unitholder	(71,287,000)	(70,476,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,303,000)	(14,512,000)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(1,200,042,000)	(1,131,233,000)
Noncontrolling interest	(8,226,000)	(7,705,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(1,208,268,000)	(1,138,938,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,668,190,000	1,262,959,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,000	1,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,850	1,858
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,850	1,858
Total assets	2,850	2,858
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	38,846	33,027
Accumulated deficit	(36,996)	(31,169)
Total stockholder's equity	2,850	2,858
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	333,755,000	11,046,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	101,438,000	107,596,000
Inventories	72,664,000	80,454,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,897,000	42,157,000
Total current assets	543,754,000	241,253,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,897,000	42,157,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	591,042,000	596,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,195,000	247,195,000
Intangible assets, net	104,049,000	108,557,000
Operating lease, right-of-use assets	107,349,000
Other assets, net	74,748,000	69,105,000
Total assets	1,668,137,000	1,262,833,000
Investment in Ferrellgas, L.P.	0	0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	33,944,000	33,364,000
Short-term borrowings	0	43,000,000
Collateralized note payable		62,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	502,095,000	277,029,000
Current operating lease liabilities	29,345,000
Other current liabilities	148,136,000	134,303,000
Total current liabilities	713,520,000	549,696,000
Long-term debt	1,646,396,000	1,457,004,000
Operating lease liabilities	89,022,000
Other liabilities	51,190,000	36,536,000
Contingencies and commitments	0	0
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(821,462,000)	(758,186,000)
General partner unitholder	(8,216,000)	(7,570,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,313,000)	(14,647,000)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(831,991,000)	(780,403,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(831,991,000)	(780,403,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,668,137,000	1,262,833,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,100	1,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,500	1,841
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,500	1,841
Total assets	2,600	2,941
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	84,187	78,518
Accumulated deficit	(82,587)	(76,577)
Total stockholder's equity	$ 2,600	$ 2,941