Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	174,645	$	180,417
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		102,612		82,704
Other Gas Sales		3,792		10,264
Other		19,845		19,829
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	300,894	$	293,214

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

	October 31, 2020		July 31, 2020
Accounts receivable	$	132,570	$	108,483
Contract assets	$	3,699	$	7,079
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	52,220	$	42,911

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $11.4 million was recognized as revenue during the three months ended October 31, 2020.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	174,645	$	180,417
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		102,612		82,704
Other Gas Sales		3,792		10,264
Other		19,845		19,829
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	300,894	$	293,214

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

	October 31, 2020		July 31, 2020
Accounts receivable	$	132,570	$	108,483
Contract assets	$	3,699	$	7,079
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	52,220	$	42,911

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $11.4 million was recognized as revenue during the three months ended October 31, 2020.