Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	378,350	$	374,069	$	552,995	$	554,486
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		138,730		105,055		241,342		187,759
Other Gas Sales		11,354		6,123		15,146		16,387
Other		25,126		25,586		44,971		45,415
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	553,560	$	510,833	$	854,454	$	804,047

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

	January 31, 2021		July 31, 2020
Accounts receivable	$	214,288	$	108,483
Contract assets	$	9,647	$	7,079
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	44,801	$	42,911

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $24.7 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2021.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended January 31,				For the six months ended January 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	378,350	$	374,069	$	552,995	$	554,486
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		138,730		105,055		241,342		187,759
Other Gas Sales		11,354		6,123		15,146		16,387
Other		25,126		25,586		44,971		45,415
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	553,560	$	510,833	$	854,454	$	804,047

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

	January 31, 2021		July 31, 2020
Accounts receivable	$	214,288	$	108,483
Contract assets	$	9,647	$	7,079
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	44,801	$	42,911

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $24.7 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2021.