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Guarantor financial information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (11,491)	$ 7,111
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(6,400)
Capital expenditures	(19,454)	(18,126)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,407	835
Cash payments to construct assets in connection with future lease transactions		(16,879)
Cash receipts in connection with leased vehicles		5,863
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(18,047)	(34,707)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Reductions on long-term debt	(696)	(512)
Net additions to (reductions in) short-term borrowings		37,000
Net additions to (reductions in) collateralized short-term borrowings		11,000
Cash paid for financing costs and other	(2,297)	(1,102)
Cash payments for principal portion of lease liability	(1,703)	(38)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,696)	46,347
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(34,234)	18,751
Cash and cash equivalents	299,527	29,805	$ 333,761	$ 11,054
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(11,490)	7,147
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(6,400)
Capital expenditures	(19,454)	(18,126)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,407	835
Cash payments to construct assets in connection with future lease transactions		(16,879)
Cash receipts in connection with leased vehicles		5,863
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(18,047)	(34,707)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions		(101)
Reductions on long-term debt	(696)	(512)
Net additions to (reductions in) short-term borrowings		37,000
Net additions to (reductions in) collateralized short-term borrowings		11,000
Cash paid for financing costs and other	(2,297)	(1,102)
Cash payments for principal portion of lease liability	(1,703)	(38)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,696)	46,247
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(34,233)	18,687
Cash and cash equivalents	299,522	29,733	333,755	11,046
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(9,925)	21,350
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(6,400)
Capital expenditures	(19,454)	(18,126)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,407	835
Cash payments to construct assets in connection with future lease transactions		(16,879)
Cash receipts in connection with leased vehicles		5,863
Intercompany loan to affiliate	(2,686)	(3,203)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(20,733)	(37,910)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions		(101)
Reductions on long-term debt	(696)	(512)
Net additions to (reductions in) short-term borrowings		37,000
Cash paid for financing costs and other	(2,297)	(1,102)
Cash payments for principal portion of lease liability	(1,703)	(38)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,696)	35,247
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(35,354)	18,687
Cash and cash equivalents	296,890	29,732	332,244	11,045
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2)	(1)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net changes in advances with consolidated entities	2	1
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2	1
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	$ 1
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3	506
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net changes in advances with consolidated entities	(3)	(506)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3)	(506)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2,687)	(3,708)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash collected from securitization of accounts receivable	153,131	161,600
Cash remitted for accounts receivable	(152,010)	(172,600)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,121	(11,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net additions to (reductions in) collateralized short-term borrowings		11,000
Net changes in advances with consolidated entities	2,687	3,708
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,687	14,708
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,121
Cash and cash equivalents	2,631		$ 1,510
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,121	(11,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash collected from securitization of accounts receivable	(153,131)	(161,600)
Cash remitted for accounts receivable	152,010	172,600
Intercompany loan to affiliate	2,686	3,203
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,565	14,203
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net changes in advances with consolidated entities	(2,686)	(3,203)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (2,686)	$ (3,203)