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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
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-Section 50
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Partnership organization and formation (Details)	3 Months Ended
Partnership organization and formation (Details)	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) employee state subsidiary shares	Oct. 31, 2022
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries \| subsidiary	2
Number of employees	0
Ferrellgas Partners LP
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	2.00%	2.00%
Ferrellgas Partners LP \| Ferrellgas, L.P
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Limited partner interest	99.00%
Ferrellgas Partners LP \| Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Ferrell Companies \| Ferrellgas Partners LP \| Class A Limited Partner Units
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	23.40%
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner \| Ferrellgas
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	2.00%
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner \| Ferrellgas Partners LP
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.00%
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner \| Ferrellgas, L.P
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.0101%	1.0101%
Ferrellgas, L.P
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	50
Ferrellgas, L.P \| Ferrellgas Finance Corp
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Corporation formation proceeds from partnership \| $	$ 1,000
Corporation formation shares granted to partnership \| shares	1,000
Number of employees	0
Ferrellgas Finance Corp
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Corporation formation proceeds from partnership \| $	$ 1,000
Corporation formation shares granted to partnership \| shares	1,000
Number of employees	0
Ferrellgas Employee Stock Ownership Trust \| Ferrell Companies
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%