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Number of states in which entity operates	50
Number of employees \| employee	0
Fixed rate, 8.625%, due 2020
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Fixed Rate Six Point Five Zero Due Two Thousand Twenty One [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000
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Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
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Ferrell Companies [Member] \| Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
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Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
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Number of employees \| employee	0
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