Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the year ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	964,087	$	1,128,991	$	1,082,046
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		430,435		419,349		448,943
Other Gas Sales		21,269		60,518		111,987
Other		82,035		75,534		147,847
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	1,497,826	$	1,684,392	$	1,790,823

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

	July 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	108,483	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	7,079	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	42,911	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $29.8 million was recognized as revenue during the year ended July 31, 2020.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the year ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	964,087	$	1,128,991	$	1,082,046
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		430,435		419,349		448,943
Other Gas Sales		21,269		60,518		111,987
Other		82,035		75,534		147,847
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	1,497,826	$	1,684,392	$	1,790,823

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

	July 31, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	108,483	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	7,079	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	42,911	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $29.8 million was recognized as revenue during the year ended July 31, 2020.