Ferrellgas L P (FGP) 10-Q 8 Mar 19 2019 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	FERRELLGAS PARTNERS L P
Entity Central Index Key	922,358
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		97,152,665
Trading Symbol	fgp
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	1,012,493
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	FERRELLGAS L P
Entity Central Index Key	922,359
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	FERRELLGAS FINANCE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	922,360
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40,647,000	$ 119,311,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	203,164,000	126,054,000
Inventories	89,784,000	83,694,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,616,000	34,862,000
Total current assets	370,211,000	363,921,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,334,000	557,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,478,000	246,098,000
Intangible assets, net	113,558,000	120,951,000
Other assets, net	72,539,000	74,588,000
Total assets	1,388,120,000	1,363,281,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,639,000	46,820,000
Short-term borrowings	0	32,800,000
Collateralized note payable	140,000,000	58,000,000
Other current liabilities	147,253,000	142,025,000
Total current liabilities	350,892,000	279,645,000
Long-term debt	2,083,031,000	2,078,637,000
Other liabilities	37,547,000	39,476,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(997,154,000)	(978,503,000)
General partner unitholder	(69,981,000)	(69,792,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,049,000)	20,510,000
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(1,076,184,000)	(1,027,785,000)
Noncontrolling interest	(7,166,000)	(6,692,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(1,083,350,000)	(1,034,477,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,388,120,000	1,363,281,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,000	1,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	1,850
Total assets	1,000	2,850
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	29,111	29,020
Accumulated deficit	(29,111)	(27,170)
Total stockholder's equity	1,000	2,850
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	40,552,000	119,308,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	203,164,000	126,054,000
Inventories	89,784,000	83,694,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,553,000	34,830,000
Total current assets	370,053,000	363,886,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,334,000	557,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,478,000	246,098,000
Intangible assets, net	113,558,000	120,951,000
Other assets, net	72,539,000	74,588,000
Total assets	1,387,962,000	1,363,246,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,639,000	46,820,000
Short-term borrowings	0	32,800,000
Collateralized note payable	140,000,000	58,000,000
Other current liabilities	143,319,000	138,091,000
Total current liabilities	346,958,000	275,711,000
Long-term debt	1,730,468,000	1,728,137,000
Other liabilities	37,547,000	39,476,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(710,796,000)	(693,896,000)
General partner unitholder	(7,088,000)	(6,915,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,127,000)	20,733,000
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(717,884,000)	(700,811,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(727,011,000)	(680,078,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,387,962,000	1,363,246,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,100	1,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,500
Total assets	1,100	2,600
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	76,452	72,552
Accumulated deficit	(76,352)	(70,952)
Total stockholder's equity	$ 1,100	$ 2,600

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 201,717	$ 120,079
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 407,795	$ 399,629
Common unitholders, units outstanding	97,152,665	97,152,665
General partner unitholder, units outstanding	989,926	989,926
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	2,000	2,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000	1,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 201,717	$ 120,079
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 407,795	$ 399,629
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	2,000	2,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000	1,000

Consolidated Statements Of Earn

Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 573,377,000	$ 755,156,000	$ 925,686,000	$ 1,209,811,000
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	121,219,000	123,716,000	231,550,000	234,178,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605,000	25,485,000	38,597,000	51,217,000
General and administrative expense	16,342,000	14,891,000	30,521,000	28,055,000
Equipment lease expense	8,415,000	6,954,000	16,278,000	13,695,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944,000	4,031,000	4,692,000	7,993,000
Asset impairment charges		10,005,000	0	10,005,000
Loss on asset sales and disposals	2,216,000	39,249,000	6,720,000	40,144,000
Operating income (loss)	88,683,000	40,053,000	75,192,000	32,410,000
Interest expense	(44,891,000)	(42,673,000)	(88,769,000)	(83,480,000)
Other income (expense), net	86,000	684,000	105,000	1,195,000
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	43,878,000	(1,936,000)	(13,472,000)	(49,875,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,000	(162,000)	161,000	215,000
Net earnings (loss)	43,875,000	(1,774,000)	(13,633,000)	(50,090,000)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	531,000	69,000	38,000	(332,000)
Net earnings (loss)	43,344,000	(1,843,000)	(13,671,000)	(49,758,000)
Less: General partner's interest in net earnings (loss)	433,000	(19,000)	(137,000)	(498,000)
Common unitholders' interest in net earnings (loss)	$ 42,911,000	$ (1,824,000)	$ (13,534,000)	$ (49,260,000)
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit	$ 0.44	$ (0.02)	$ (0.14)	$ (0.51)
Distributions declared or paid per unit	$ 0	$ 0.10	$ 0	$ 0.20
Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 550,112,000	$ 592,239,000	$ 885,078,000	$ 894,997,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	311,531,000	362,918,000	515,667,000	542,433,000
Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	0	117,276,000	0	238,036,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	0	107,067,000	0	215,192,000
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	23,265,000	45,641,000	40,608,000	76,778,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	3,422,000	20,787,000	6,469,000	34,489,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	1,941	225	1,941	275
Net earnings (loss)	(1,941)	(225)	(1,941)	(275)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	573,377,000	755,156,000	925,686,000	1,209,811,000
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	121,219,000	123,716,000	231,550,000	234,178,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605,000	25,485,000	38,597,000	51,217,000
General and administrative expense	16,341,000	14,890,000	30,516,000	28,054,000
Equipment lease expense	8,415,000	6,954,000	16,278,000	13,695,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944,000	4,031,000	4,692,000	7,993,000
Asset impairment charges		10,005,000	0	10,005,000
Loss on asset sales and disposals	2,216,000	39,249,000	6,720,000	40,144,000
Operating income (loss)	88,684,000	40,054,000	75,197,000	32,411,000
Interest expense	(36,150,000)	(34,058,000)	(71,345,000)	(66,254,000)
Other income (expense), net	86,000	684,000	105,000	1,195,000
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	52,620,000	6,680,000	3,957,000	(32,648,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,000	(167,000)	154,000	204,000
Net earnings (loss)	52,617,000	6,847,000	3,803,000	(32,852,000)
Net earnings (loss)	52,617,000	6,847,000	3,803,000	(32,852,000)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	550,112,000	592,239,000	885,078,000	894,997,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	311,531,000	362,918,000	515,667,000	542,433,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	0	117,276,000	0	238,036,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	0	107,067,000	0	215,192,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	23,265,000	45,641,000	40,608,000	76,778,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	3,422,000	20,787,000	6,469,000	34,489,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	3,850	3,666	5,400	5,216
Net earnings (loss)	$ (3,850)	$ (3,666)	$ (5,400)	$ (5,216)

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings (loss)	$ 43,875	$ (1,774)	$ (13,633)	$ (50,090)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in value on risk management derivatives	(21,080)	1,072	(29,234)	23,521
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net	3,807	(9,743)	(626)	(13,692)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(8,671)	(29,860)	9,829
Comprehensive income (loss)	26,602	(10,445)	(43,493)	(40,261)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	357	(19)	(263)	(234)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, LP	26,245	(10,426)	(43,230)	(40,027)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings (loss)	52,617	6,847	3,803	(32,852)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in value on risk management derivatives	(21,080)	1,072	(29,234)	23,521
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net	3,807	(9,743)	(626)	(13,692)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(8,671)	(29,860)	9,829
Comprehensive income (loss)	35,344	(1,824)	(26,057)	(23,023)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, LP	$ 35,344	$ (1,824)	$ (26,057)	$ (23,023)

Consolidated Statements Of Part

Consolidated Statements Of Partners' Deficit - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		$ (1,034,477)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		4,692
Distributions		(10,072)
Net earnings (loss)	$ 43,875	(13,633)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(29,860)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(1,083,350)	(1,083,350)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		20,510
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		0
Distributions		0
Net earnings (loss)		0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(29,559)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(9,049)	(9,049)
Parent [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		(1,027,785)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		4,645
Distributions		(9,814)
Net earnings (loss)		(13,671)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(29,559)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(1,076,184)	(1,076,184)
Non-Controlling Interest [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		(6,692)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		47
Distributions		(258)
Net earnings (loss)	531	38
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(301)
Partners' capital balance, ending	$ (7,166)	$ (7,166)
Common Unitholders [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance (in shares)		97,152,700
Partners' capital balance, beginning		$ (978,503)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		4,599
Distributions		(9,716)
Net earnings (loss)		$ (13,534)
Partners' capital balance (in shares)	97,152,700	97,152,700
Partners' capital balance, ending	$ (997,154)	$ (997,154)
General Partner [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance (in shares)		989,900
Partners' capital balance, beginning		$ (69,792)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		46
Distributions		(98)
Net earnings (loss)		$ (137)
Partners' capital balance (in shares)	989,900	989,900
Partners' capital balance, ending	$ (69,981)	$ (69,981)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		(680,078)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		4,692
Distributions	(15,553)	(25,568)
Net earnings (loss)	52,617	3,803
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(29,860)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(727,011)	(727,011)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		20,733
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		0
Distributions		0
Net earnings (loss)		0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(29,860)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(9,127)	(9,127)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Common Unitholders [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		(693,896)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		4,645
Distributions		(25,310)
Net earnings (loss)		3,765
Other comprehensive income (loss)		0
Partners' capital balance, ending	(710,796)	(710,796)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | General Partner [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Partners' capital balance, beginning		(6,915)
Contributions on connection with non-cash ESOP compensation charges		47
Distributions		(258)
Net earnings (loss)		38
Other comprehensive income (loss)		0
Partners' capital balance, ending	$ (7,088)	$ (7,088)

Consolidated Statements Of Cash

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	$ (13,633,000)	$ (50,090,000)
Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	38,597,000	51,217,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	4,692,000	7,993,000
Asset impairment charges	0	10,005,000
Loss on asset sales and disposals	6,720,000	40,144,000
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	0	(91,000)
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,576,000	1,688,000
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	141,000	364,000
Other	6,843,000	4,482,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Accounts and notes receivable, net of securitization	(78,686,000)	(102,315,000)
Inventories	(6,090,000)	(17,275,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(16,351,000)	(4,682,000)
Accounts payable	16,441,000	11,510,000
Accrued interest expense	(260,000)	304,000
Other current liabilities	(8,944,000)	13,372,000
Other assets and liabilities	(6,164,000)	(2,920,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	(55,118,000)	(36,294,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,069,000)	(14,862,000)
Capital expenditures	(58,330,000)	(35,693,000)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,960,000	4,207,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(61,439,000)	(46,348,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(9,814,000)	(19,627,000)
Proceeds from increase in long-term debt	0	23,580,000
Payments on long-term debt	(1,014,000)	(1,267,000)
Net additions to (reductions in) short-term borrowings	(32,800,000)	(7,879,000)
Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings	82,000,000	97,000,000
Cash paid for financing costs	(221,000)	(395,000)
Noncontrolling interest activity	(258,000)	(357,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	37,893,000	91,055,000
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(78,664,000)	8,413,000
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	119,311,000	5,760,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year	40,647,000	14,173,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	(1,941)	(275)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,850	0
Net cash used in operating activities	(91)	(275)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contribution	91	275
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	91	275
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	1,000	1,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year	1,000	1,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	3,803,000	(32,852,000)
Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	38,597,000	51,217,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	4,692,000	7,993,000
Asset impairment charges	0	10,005,000
Loss on asset sales and disposals	6,720,000	40,144,000
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	0	(91,000)
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,576,000	1,688,000
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	141,000	364,000
Other	4,736,000	2,650,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Accounts and notes receivable, net of securitization	(78,686,000)	(102,315,000)
Inventories	(6,090,000)	(17,275,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(16,321,000)	(4,637,000)
Accounts payable	16,441,000	11,510,000
Accrued interest expense	(259,000)	304,000
Other current liabilities	(8,944,000)	13,662,000
Other assets and liabilities	(6,120,000)	(3,208,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	(39,714,000)	(20,841,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,069,000)	(14,862,000)
Capital expenditures	(58,330,000)	(35,693,000)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,960,000	4,207,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(61,439,000)	(46,348,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(25,568,000)	(35,380,000)
Proceeds from increase in long-term debt	0	23,580,000
Payments on long-term debt	(1,014,000)	(1,267,000)
Net additions to (reductions in) short-term borrowings	(32,800,000)	(7,879,000)
Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings	82,000,000	97,000,000
Cash paid for financing costs	(221,000)	(395,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	22,397,000	75,659,000
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(78,756,000)	8,470,000
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	119,308,000	5,701,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year	40,552,000	14,171,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	(5,400)	(5,216)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,500	1,500
Net cash used in operating activities	(3,900)	(3,716)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contribution	3,900	3,716
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,900	3,716
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	1,100	1,100
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year	$ 1,100	$ 1,100

Partnership Organization And Fo

Partnership Organization And Formation	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Partnership Organization And Formation	A. Partnership organization and formation Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (“Ferrellgas Partners”) was formed April 19, 1994, and is a publicly traded limited partnership, owning an approximate 99% limited partner interest in Ferrellgas, L.P. (the "operating partnership"). Ferrellgas Partners and the operating partnership, collectively referred to as “Ferrellgas,” are both Delaware limited partnerships and are governed by their respective partnership agreements. Ferrellgas Partners was formed to acquire and hold a limited partner interest in the operating partnership. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrell Companies, Inc. ("Ferrell Companies") beneficially owns 22.8 million Ferrellgas Partners common units. Ferrellgas, Inc. (the "general partner"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrell Companies, has retained an approximate 1% general partner interest in Ferrellgas Partners and also holds an approximate 1% general partner interest in the operating partnership, representing an effective 2% general partner interest in Ferrellgas on a combined basis. As general partner, it performs all management functions required by Ferrellgas. Unless contractually provided for, creditors of the operating partnership have no recourse with regards to Ferrellgas Partners. Ferrellgas Partners is a holding entity that conducts no operations and has two subsidiaries, Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. and the operating partnership. Ferrellgas Partners owns a 100% equity interest in Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., whose only business activity is to act as the co-issuer and co-obligor of debt issued by Ferrellgas Partners. The operating partnership is the only operating subsidiary of Ferrellgas Partners. Ferrellgas is primarily engaged in the retail distribution of propane and related equipment sales. The propane distribution market is seasonal because propane is used primarily for heating in residential and commercial buildings. Ferrellgas serves residential, industrial/commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and other customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Due to seasonality, the results of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending July 31, 2019. The condensed consolidated financial statements of Ferrellgas reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All adjustments to the condensed consolidated financial statements were of a normal recurring nature. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q should be read in conjunction with (i) the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and (ii) the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Ferrellgas’ Annual Report on Form 10‑K for fiscal 2018 .
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Partnership Organization And Formation	A. Formation Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. (the “Finance Corp.”), a Delaware corporation, was formed on March 28, 1996 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”). The condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All adjustments to the condensed financial statements were of a normal recurring nature. The Finance Corp. has nominal assets, does not conduct any operations and has no employees.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Partnership Organization And Formation	A. Partnership organization and formation Ferrellgas, L.P. is a limited partnership that owns and operates propane distribution and related assets, crude oil transportation and logistics related assets and salt water disposal wells in south Texas. Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (“Ferrellgas Partners”), a publicly traded limited partnership, holds an approximate 99% limited partner interest in, and consolidates, Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, Inc. (the “general partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrell Companies, Inc. (“Ferrell Companies”), holds an approximate 1% general partner interest in Ferrellgas, L.P. and performs all management functions required by Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. owns a 100% equity interest in Ferrellgas Finance Corp., whose only business activity is to act as the co-issuer and co-obligor of debt issued by Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. is primarily engaged in the retail distribution of propane and related equipment sales. The propane distribution market is seasonal because propane is used primarily for heating in residential and commercial buildings. Ferrellgas serves residential, industrial/commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and other customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Due to seasonality, the results of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending July 31, 2019. The condensed consolidated financial statements of Ferrellgas, L.P. and subsidiaries reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All adjustments to the condensed consolidated financial statements were of a normal recurring nature. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q should be read in conjunction with (i) the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and (ii) the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Ferrellgas, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for fiscal 2018 .
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Partnership Organization And Formation	A. Formation Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (the “Finance Corp.”), a Delaware corporation, was formed on January 16, 2003 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrellgas, L.P. (the “Partnership”). The condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All adjustments to the condensed financial statements were of a normal recurring nature. The Finance Corp. has nominal assets, does not conduct any operations and has no employees.

Summary Of Significant Accounti

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Significant Accounting Policies
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	B. Summary of significant accounting policies (1) Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates impacting the consolidated financial statements include accruals that have been established for contingent liabilities, pending claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business, useful lives of property, plant and equipment assets, residual values of tanks, capitalization of customer tank installation costs, amortization methods of intangible assets, valuation methods used to value sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of reporting units, recoverability of long-lived assets, assumptions used to value business combinations, fair values of derivative contracts and stock-based compensation calculations. (2) New accounting standards: FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2014‑09 In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014‑09”). The issuance is part of a joint effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") to enhance financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, thereby, improving the consistency of requirements, comparability of practices and usefulness of disclosures. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed, referred to as open contracts. Ferrellgas adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014‑09 be recognized in partner’s deficit at the date of adoption, August 1, 2018. ASU 2014‑09 has not materially impacted Ferrellgas’ consolidated financial statements, and as a result there was no cumulative effect to record as of the date of adoption. Results for reporting periods beginning after August 1, 2018 are presented under ASU 2014‑09, while amounts reported for prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under accounting standards in effect for those periods. See Note G - Revenue from contracts with customers for additional information related to revenues and contract costs, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures required under ASU 2014‑09. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑02 In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. An entity may elect the transition relief option in ASU 2018-11, “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which, among other things, provides entities with an option to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment from the modified retrospective application to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption and consequently, continue to report comparative periods in compliance with the prior guidance (ASC 840). Ferrellgas expects to elect this additional transition method. Ferrellgas is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the consolidated financial statements. Ferrellgas has made significant progress in assessing the impact of the standard and planning for the adoption and implementation. The implementation team has completed initial scoping and is substantially complete in the data gathering process of our current lease portfolio. Ferrellgas is currently performing a completeness assessment over the lease population, analyzing the financial statement impact of adopting the standards, and evaluating the impact of adoption on our existing accounting policies and disclosures. Ferrellgas believes that the adoption of this standard, which will be effective for Ferrellgas August 1, 2019, will result in material increases to right of use assets and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑13 In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2017‑12 In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑12, Financial Instruments - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities which is intended to improve the financial reporting for hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2018‑15 In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract which is intended to clarify the accounting for implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	B. Summary of significant accounting policies (1) Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates impacting the consolidated financial statements include accruals that have been established for contingent liabilities, pending claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business, useful lives of property, plant and equipment assets, residual values of tanks, capitalization of customer tank installation costs, amortization methods of intangible assets, valuation methods used to value sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of reporting units, recoverability of long-lived assets, assumptions used to value business combinations, fair values of derivative contracts and stock-based compensation calculations. (2) New accounting standards: FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2014‑09 In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014‑09”). The issuance is part of a joint effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") to enhance financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, thereby, improving the consistency of requirements, comparability of practices and usefulness of disclosures. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas, L.P. applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed, referred to as open contracts. Ferrellgas, L.P. adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014‑09 be recognized in partner’s deficit at the date of adoption, August 1, 2018. ASU 2014‑09 has not materially impacted Ferrellgas, L.P.’s consolidated financial statements, and as a result there was no cumulative effect to record as of the date of adoption. Results for reporting periods beginning after August 1, 2018 are presented under ASU 2014‑09, while amounts reported for prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under accounting standards in effect for those periods. See Note G - Revenue from contracts with customers for additional information related to revenues and contract costs, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures required under ASU 2014‑09. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑02 In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. An entity may elect the transition relief option in ASU 2018-11, “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which, among other things, provides entities with an option to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment from the modified retrospective application to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption and consequently, continue to report comparative periods in compliance with the prior guidance (ASC 840). Ferrellgas, L.P. expects to elect this additional transition method. Ferrellgas, L.P. is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the consolidated financial statements. Ferrellgas, L.P. has made significant progress in assessing the impact of the standard and planning for the adoption and implementation. The implementation team has completed initial scoping and is substantially complete in the data gathering process of our current lease portfolio. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently performing a completeness assessment over the lease population, analyzing the financial statement impact of adopting the standards, and evaluating the impact of adoption on our existing accounting policies and disclosures. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that the adoption of this standard, which will be effective for Ferrellgas, L.P. August 1, 2019, will result in material increases to right of use assets and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑13 In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2017‑12 In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑12, Financial Instruments - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities which is intended to improve the financial reporting for hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2018‑15 In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract which is intended to clarify the accounting for implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. .

Supplemental Financial Statemen

Supplemental Financial Statement Information	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information	C. Supplemental financial statement information Inventories consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane gas and related products $ 74,964 $ 71,180 Appliances, parts and supplies, and other 14,820 12,514 Inventories $ 89,784 $ 83,694 In addition to inventories on hand, Ferrellgas enters into contracts to take delivery of propane for supply procurement purposes with terms that generally do not exceed 36 months. Most of these contracts call for payment based on market prices at the date of delivery. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas had committed, for supply procurement purposes, to take delivery of approximately 14 million gallons of propane at fixed prices. Other assets, net consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Notes receivable, less current portion $ 27,646 $ 27,491 Other 44,893 47,097 Other assets, net $ 72,539 $ 74,588 Other current liabilities consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accrued interest $ 21,963 $ 22,222 Customer deposits and advances 26,323 22,829 Other 98,967 96,974 Other current liabilities $ 147,253 $ 142,025 Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of operations line items: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 60,279 $ 54,613 $ 107,721 $ 97,928 Depreciation and amortization expense 1,389 1,123 2,462 2,235 Equipment lease expense 7,869 6,296 15,388 12,364 $ 69,537 $ 62,032 $ 125,571 $ 112,527 Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below: For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 Cash paid for: Interest $ 82,941 $ 78,682 Income taxes $ 2 $ 12 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions $ 1,174 $ 1,508 Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions $ 2,815 $ 47
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information	C. Supplemental financial statement information Inventories consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane gas and related products $ 74,964 $ 71,180 Appliances, parts and supplies, and other 14,820 12,514 Inventories $ 89,784 $ 83,694 In addition to inventories on hand, Ferrellgas, L.P. enters into contracts to take delivery of propane for supply procurement purposes with terms that generally do not exceed 36 months. Most of these contracts call for payment based on market prices at the date of delivery. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had committed, for supply procurement purposes, to take delivery of approximately 14 million gallons of propane at fixed prices. Other assets, net consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Notes receivable, less current portion $ 27,646 $ 27,491 Other 44,893 47,097 Other assets, net $ 72,539 $ 74,588 Other current liabilities consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accrued interest 18,029 18,288 Customer deposits and advances 26,323 22,829 Other 98,967 96,974 Other current liabilities $ 143,319 $ 138,091 Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of operations line items: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 60,279 $ 54,613 $ 107,721 $ 97,928 Depreciation and amortization expense 1,389 1,123 2,462 2,235 Equipment lease expense 7,869 6,296 15,388 12,364 $ 69,537 $ 62,032 $ 125,571 $ 112,527 Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below: For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 Cash paid for: Interest $ 67,546 $ 63,286 Income taxes $ 9 $ 1 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions $ 1,174 $ 1,508 Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions $ 2,815 $ 47

Accounts And Notes Receivable,

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]	D. Accounts and notes receivable, net and accounts receivable securitization Accounts and notes receivable, net consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable pledged as collateral $ 201,717 $ 120,079 Accounts receivable 4,651 8,272 Note receivable - current portion 126 132 Other 27 26 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,357) (2,455) Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 203,164 $ 126,054 At January 31, 2019, $201.7 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $140.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to a commercial paper conduit. At July 31, 2018, $120.1 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $58.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to the commercial paper conduit. These accounts receivable pledged as collateral are bankruptcy remote from the operating partnership. The operating partnership does not provide any guarantee or similar support to the collectability of these accounts receivable pledged as collateral. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas had received cash proceeds of $140.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds or issue letters of credit. As of July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas had received cash proceeds of $58.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility had a weighted average interest rate of 5.3% and 5.2% as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]	D. Accounts and notes receivable, net and accounts receivable securitization Accounts and notes receivable, net consist of the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable pledged as collateral $ 201,717 $ 120,079 Accounts receivable 4,651 8,272 Note receivable - current portion 126 132 Other 27 26 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,357) (2,455) Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 203,164 $ 126,054 At January 31, 2019, $201.7 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $140.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to a commercial paper conduit. At July 31, 2018, $120.1 million of trade accounts receivable were pledged as collateral against $58.0 million of collateralized notes payable due to the commercial paper conduit. These accounts receivable pledged as collateral are bankruptcy remote from Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. does not provide any guarantee or similar support to the collectability of these accounts receivable pledged as collateral. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had received cash proceeds of $140.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds or issue letters of credit. As of July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. had received cash proceeds of $58.0 million from trade accounts receivables securitized, with no remaining capacity to receive additional proceeds. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility had a weighted average interest rate of 5.3% and 5.2% as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	E. Debt Short-term borrowings Ferrellgas classifies borrowings on the revolving line of credit portion of its Senior Secured Credit Facility as short-term because they are used to fund working capital needs that management intends to pay down within the twelve month period following the balance sheet date. As of January 31, 2019, there were no amounts classified as short-term borrowings. As of July 31, 2018, $32.8 million was classified as short-term borrowings. For further discussion see the secured credit facility section below. Secured credit facilities As of January 31, 2019, the operating partnership had borrowings of $275.0 million under the Term Loan at a rate of 8.27%, which was classified as long-term debt, and no borrowings under the Revolving Facility. As of January 31, 2019, the operating partnership had available borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility of $196.2 million. As of July 31, 2018, the operating partnership had borrowings of $275.0 million under the Term Loan at a rate of 7.86%, which was classified as long-term debt, and $32.8 million under the Revolving Facility at a rate of 9.75%, which was classified as short-term borrowings. As of July 31, 2018, the operating partnership had available borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility of $159.3 million. Letters of credit outstanding at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 totaled $103.8 million and $107.9 million, respectively, and were used to secure insurance arrangements, product purchases and commodity hedges. At January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas had available letter of credit remaining capacity of $21.2 million. At July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas had available letter of credit remaining capacity of $17.1 million. Debt and interest expense reduction and refinancing strategy Ferrellgas continues to execute on a strategy to further reduce its debt and interest expense. This strategy included entering into the new Senior Secured Credit Facility and amending its accounts receivable securitization facility in May 2018 and certain asset sales during fiscal 2018. Ferrellgas continues to evaluate its options to address its leverage. Financial covenants The indenture governing the outstanding notes of Ferrellgas Partners and the agreements governing the operating partnership’s indebtedness contain various covenants that limit Ferrellgas Partners’ ability and the ability of specified subsidiaries to, among other things, make restricted payments and incur additional indebtedness. The general partner believes that the most restrictive of these covenants are those related to the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the indenture governing the outstanding notes of Ferrellgas Partners, and the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the indentures governing the outstanding notes of the operating partnership. Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio - Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., the master limited partnership Under the Ferrellgas Partners indenture, before a restricted payment (as defined in the indenture) can be made by Ferrellgas Partners, Ferrellgas Partners must satisfy a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio requirement or have unused capacity under a limited exception to the ratio requirement. If Ferrellgas Partners is unable to make restricted payments, Ferrellgas Partners will not have the ability to make distributions to Ferrellgas Partners common unitholders. The restricted payments covenant requires that, for Ferrellgas Partners to make a restricted payment, the ratio of trailing four quarters EBITDA to interest expense (both as adjusted for certain, specified items) of Ferrellgas Partners be at least 1.75x on a pro forma basis giving effect to the restricted payment and, if applicable, certain other specified events, subject to its ability to make restricted payments under the limited exception described below. If this pro forma ratio is below 1.75x, Ferrellgas Partners may make restricted payments of up to $50.0 million in total over a sixteen quarter period. As of January 31, 2019, the ratio was 1.38x. As a result of distributions paid to common unitholders in September 2017, December 2017, March 2018, June 2018, and September 2018, while this ratio was less than 1.75x, Ferrellgas Partners has used substantially all of its capacity under the limited exception and therefore is currently restricted by this covenant from making future restricted payments, including distributions to common unitholders. Accordingly, no distributions were paid to common unitholders in December 2018 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and no distributions will be paid for the three months ended January 31, 2019. Unless this indenture is amended or replaced, or our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio improves to at least 1.75x this covenant will continue to restrict us from making common unit distributions. Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio - Ferrellgas, L.P., the operating partnership Under the operating partnership indentures, before a restricted payment (as defined in the indentures) can be made by the operating partnership to Ferrellgas Partners, the operating partnership must satisfy a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio requirement or have unused capacity under a limited exception to the ratio requirement. If the operating partnership is unable to make restricted payments, Ferrellgas Partners will not have the ability to make distributions to Ferrellgas Partners common unitholders or make interest payments on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020. The restricted payment covenants require that, for the operating partnership to make a restricted payment, the ratio of trailing four quarters EBITDA to interest expense (both as adjusted for certain, specified items) of the operating partnership be at least 1.75x on a pro forma basis giving effect to the restricted payment and, if applicable, certain other specified events, subject to its ability to make restricted payments under the limited exception described below. If this pro forma ratio is below 1.75x, the operating partnership may make restricted payments in limited amounts determined under the indentures. As of January 31, 2019, the ratio was 1.67x. As a result, it’s likely the distribution that will be made by the operating partnership on June 15, 2019 for payment of interest on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 will be made from capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement. The operating partnership believes that its remaining capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement will allow it to make distributions to Ferrellgas Partners sufficient to cover interest payments on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 through maturity of those notes.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	E. Debt Short-term borrowings Ferrellgas, L.P. classifies borrowings on the revolving line of credit portion of its Senior Secured Credit Facility as short-term because they are used to fund working capital needs that management intends to pay down within the twelve month period following the balance sheet date. As of January 31, 2019, there were no amounts classified as short-term borrowings. As of July 31, 2018, $32.8 million was classified as short-term borrowings. For further discussion see the secured credit facility section below. Secured credit facilities As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had borrowings of $275.0 million under the Term Loan at a rate of 8.27%, which was classified as long-term debt, and no borrowings under the Revolving Facility. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had available borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility of $196.2 million. As of July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. had borrowings of $275.0 million under the Term Loan at a rate of 7.86%, which was classified as long-term debt, and $32.8 million under the Revolving Facility at a rate of 9.75%, which was classified as short-term borrowings. As of July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. had available borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility of $159.3 million. Letters of credit outstanding at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 totaled $103.8 million and $107.9 million, respectively, and were used to secure insurance arrangements, product purchases and commodity hedges. At January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had available letter of credit remaining capacity of $21.2 million. At July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. had available letter of credit remaining capacity of $17.1 million. Debt and interest expense reduction and refinancing strategy Ferrellgas, L.P. continues to execute on a strategy to further reduce its debt and interest expense. This strategy included entering into the new Senior Secured Credit Facility and amending its accounts receivable securitization facility in May 2018 and certain asset sales during fiscal 2018. Ferrellgas, L.P. continues to evaluate its options to address its leverage. Financial covenants The agreements governing Ferrellgas, L.P.’s indebtedness contain various covenants that limit Ferrellgas, L.P.’s ability and the ability of specified subsidiaries to, among other things, make restricted payments and incur additional indebtedness. The general partner believes that the most restrictive of these covenants are those related to the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the indentures governing the outstanding notes of Ferrellgas, L.P. Under the indentures governing the outstanding notes of Ferrellgas, L.P., before a restricted payment (as defined in the indentures) can be made by Ferrellgas, L.P. to Ferrellgas Partners, Ferrellgas, L.P. must be satisfy a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio requirement or have unused capacity under a limited exception to the ratio requirement. If Ferrellgas, L.P. is unable to make restricted payments, Ferrellgas Partners will not have the ability to make distributions to its common unitholders or make interest payments on its unsecured senior notes due 2020. The restricted payments covenants require that, for Ferrellgas, L.P. to make a restricted payment, the ratio of trailing four quarters EBITDA to interest expense (both as adjusted for certain, specified items) of Ferrellgas, L.P. be at least 1.75x on a pro forma basis giving effect to the restricted payment and, if applicable, certain other specified events, subject to its ability to make restricted payments under the limited exception described below. If this pro forma ratio is below 1.75x, Ferrellgas, L.P. may make restricted payments in limited amounts determined under the indentures. As of January 31, 2019, the ratio was 1.67x. As a result, it’s likely the distribution that will be made by Ferrellgas, L.P. on June 15, 2019 for payment of interest on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 will be made from capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that its remaining capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement will allow it to make distributions to Ferrellgas Partners’ to cover interest payments on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 through the maturity of those notes.

Partners' deficit

Partners' deficit	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Partners' deficit	F. Partners’ deficit As of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, Ferrellgas Partners limited partner units, which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FGP,” were beneficially owned by the following: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Public common unitholders 69,612,939 69,612,939 Ferrell Companies (1) 22,529,361 22,529,361 FCI Trading Corp. (2) 195,686 195,686 Ferrell Propane, Inc. (3) 51,204 51,204 James E. Ferrell (4) 4,763,475 4,763,475 (1) Ferrell Companies is the owner of the general partner and is an approximate 23% direct owner of Ferrellgas Partners’ common units and thus a related party. Ferrell Companies also beneficially owns 195,686 and 51,204 common units of Ferrellgas Partners held by FCI Trading Corp. ("FCI Trading") and Ferrell Propane, Inc. ("Ferrell Propane"), respectively, bringing Ferrell Companies’ beneficial ownership to 23.4% at January 31, 2019. (2) FCI Trading is an affiliate of the general partner and thus a related party. (3) Ferrell Propane is controlled by the general partner and thus a related party. (4) James E. Ferrell is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of our general partner; and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and a related party. JEF Capital Management owns 4,758,859 of these common units and is owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust Two and other family trusts, all of which James E. Ferrell and/or his family members are the trustees and beneficiaries. James E. Ferrell holds all voting common stock of JEF Capital Management. The remaining 4,616 common units are held by Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust One, for which James E. Ferrell is the trustee and sole beneficiary. Partnership distributions Ferrellgas Partners has recognized the following distributions: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Public common unitholders $ — $ 6,962 $ 6,962 $ 13,923 Ferrell Companies — 2,253 2,253 4,506 FCI Trading Corp. — 20 20 40 Ferrell Propane, Inc. — 5 5 10 James E. Ferrell — 476 476 952 General partner — 98 98 196 $ — $ 9,814 $ 9,814 $ 19,627 Ferrellgas Partners paid cash distributions as detailed in the table above. Ferrellgas Partners did not declare a cash distribution related to the three months ended October 31, 2018 or related to the three months ended January 31, 2019. As discussed in Note E – Debt, Ferrellgas Partners was not permitted, pursuant to the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio under its note indenture, to make restricted payments, including distributions to unitholders. See additional discussions about transactions with related parties in Note J – Transactions with related parties. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) See Note I – Derivative instruments and hedging activities – for details regarding changes in the fair value of risk management financial derivatives recorded within AOCI for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018. General partner’s commitment to maintain its capital account Ferrellgas’ partnership agreements allow the general partner to have an option to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest concurrent with the issuance of other additional equity. During the six months ended January 31, 2019, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.1 million to Ferrellgas to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest. During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.2 million to Ferrellgas to maintain its effective 2% general partner interest.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Partners' deficit	F. Partners’ deficit Partnership distributions Ferrellgas, L.P. has recognized the following distributions: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Ferrellgas Partners $ 15,396 $ 25,210 $ 25,310 $ 35,023 General partner 157 257 258 357 $ 15,553 $ 25,467 $ 25,568 $ 35,380 See additional discussions about transactions with related parties in Note J – Transactions with related parties. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) See Note I – Derivative instruments and hedging activities – for details regarding changes in the fair value of risk management financial derivatives recorded within AOCI for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018. General partner’s commitment to maintain its capital account Ferrellgas, L.P.’s partnership agreement allows the general partner to have an option to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest concurrent with the issuance of other additional equity. During the six months ended January 31, 2019, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.1 million to Ferrellgas, L.P. to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest. During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the general partner made non-cash contributions of $0.1 million to Ferrellgas, L.P. to maintain its 1.0101% general partner interest.

Revenue from contracts with cus

Revenue from contracts with customers	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	G. Revenue from contracts with customers Ferrellgas adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Ferrellgas earns revenue from contracts with customers primarily through the distribution of propane, as well as through the sale of propane related equipment and supplies. Revenues from propane and other gas liquids sales are comprised of revenue earned from the delivery of propane to tanks on customers’ premises, delivery of propane filled cylinders to customers, or from the sale of portable propane tanks to nationwide and local retailers and end use customers. Other revenues primarily include sales of appliances and other materials as well as other fees charged to customers. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed. Contracts with customers Ferrellgas’ contracts with customers are principally for the bulk delivery of propane to tanks, delivery of propane filled cylinders or the delivery of portable propane tanks to retailers. Ferrellgas sells propane to a wide variety of customers, including residential, industrial/commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and others. Ferrellgas’ performance obligations in these contracts are generally limited to the delivery of propane thus revenues from these contracts are earned at the time product is delivered or in the case of some of Ferrellgas’ portable tank exchange retailers who have consignment agreements, at the time the tanks are sold to the end use customer. Payment is generally due within 30 days. Revenues from sales of propane are included in Propane and other gas liquids sales on the consolidated statements of operations. Typically, Ferrellgas bills customers upon delivery and payment is generally due within 30 days. With its residential customers, Ferrellgas offers customers the ability to spread their annual heating costs over a longer period, typically twelve months. Customers who opt to spread their heating costs over a longer period are referred to as “even-pay” customers. Ferrellgas charges other amounts to customers associated with the delivery of propane including hazardous materials fees and fuel surcharge fees. In some regions, Ferrellgas also sells appliances and related parts and fittings as well as other retail propane related services. Ferrellgas charges on an annual basis tank and equipment rental charges for customers that are using our equipment to store propane. Other revenues associated with deliveries of propane are earned at the time product is delivered. Revenues associated with sales of appliances and other materials or services are earned at the time of delivery or installation. Revenues associated with tank and equipment rentals are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over one year. Accounting estimates related to recognition of revenue require that Ferrellgas make estimates and assumptions about various factors including credits issued for completed sales, future returns and total consideration payable in instances where we have customer incentives payable to the customer. Disaggregation of revenue Ferrellgas disaggregates revenues based upon the type of customer and on the type of revenue. The following table presents retail propane revenues, wholesale propane revenues and other revenues. Retail revenues result from sales to end use customers, wholesale revenues result from sales to or through resellers and all other revenues include sales of appliances and other materials, other fees charged to customers and equipment rental charges. For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Retail - Sales to End Users $ 415,827 $ 417,472 $ 633,591 $ 601,266 Wholesale - Sales to Resellers 115,392 128,654 209,336 227,083 Other Gas Sales 18,893 46,113 42,151 66,648 Other 23,265 45,641 40,608 76,778 Propane and related equipment revenues $ 573,377 $ 637,880 $ 925,686 $ 971,775 Contract assets and liabilities Ferrellgas’ performance obligations are generally limited to the delivery of propane for our retail and wholesale contracts. Ferrellgas’ performance obligations with respect to sales of appliances and other materials and other revenues are limited to the delivery of the agreed upon good or service. Ferrellgas does not have material performance obligations that are delivered over time, thus all of our revenue is recognized at the time the goods, including propane, are delivered or installed. Ferrellgas offers “even pay” billing programs that can create customer deposits or advances, depending on whether Ferrellgas has delivered more propane than the customer has paid for or whether the customer has paid for more propane than what has been delivered. Revenue is recognized from these customer deposits or advances to customers at the time product is delivered. The advance or deposit is considered to be a contract asset or liability. Additionally, from time to time, we have customers that pay in advance for goods or services, and such amounts result in contract liabilities. Ferrellgas incurs incremental commissions directly related to the acquisition or renewal of customer contracts. The commissions are calculated and paid based upon the number of gallons sold to the acquired or renewed customer. The total amount of commissions that we incur is not material and the commissions are expensed commensurate with the deliveries to which they relate, thus Ferrellgas does not capitalize these costs. The following table presents the opening and closing balances of our receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable $ 189,151 $ 119,818 Contract assets $ 18,519 $ 8,691 Contract liabilities Deferred revenue (1) $ 35,609 $ 29,933 (1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $17.1 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2019. Remaining performance obligations Ferrellgas’ remaining performance obligations are generally limited to situations where its customers have remitted payment but have not yet received deliveries of propane. This most commonly occurs in Ferrellgas’ even pay billing programs and Ferrellgas expects that these balances will be recognized within a year or less as the customer takes delivery of propane.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	G. Revenue from contracts with customers Ferrellgas, L.P. adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Ferrellgas, L.P. earns revenue from contracts with customers primarily through the distribution of propane, as well as through the sale of propane related equipment and supplies. Revenues from propane and other gas liquids sales are comprised of revenue earned from the delivery of propane to tanks on customers’ premises, delivery of propane filled cylinders to customers, or from the sale of portable propane tanks to nationwide and local retailers and end use customers. Other revenues primarily include sales of appliances and other materials as well as other fees charged to customers. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas, L.P. applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed. Contracts with customers Ferrellgas, L.P.’s contracts with customers are principally for the bulk delivery of propane to tanks, delivery of propane filled cylinders or the delivery of portable propane tanks to retailers. Ferrellgas, L.P. sells propane to a wide variety of customers, including residential, industrial/commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and others. Ferrellgas, L.P.’s performance obligations in these contracts are generally limited to the delivery of propane thus revenues from these contracts are earned at the time product is delivered or in the case of some of Ferrellgas, L.P.’s portable tank exchange retailers who have consignment agreements, at the time the tanks are sold to the end use customer. Payment is generally due within 30 days. Revenues from sales of propane are included in Propane and other gas liquids sales on the consolidated statements of operations. Typically, Ferrellgas, L.P. bills customers upon delivery and payment is generally due within 30 days. With its residential customers, Ferrellgas, L.P offers customers the ability to spread their annual heating costs over a longer period, typically twelve months. Customers who opt to spread their heating costs over a longer period are referred to as “even-pay” customers. Ferrellgas, L.P. charges other amounts to customers associated with the delivery of propane including hazardous materials fees and fuel surcharge fees. In some regions, Ferrellgas, L.P. also sells appliances and related parts and fittings as well as other retail propane related services. Ferrellgas, L.P. charges on an annual basis tank and equipment rental charges for customers that are using our equipment to store propane. Other revenues associated with deliveries of propane are earned at the time product is delivered. Revenues associated with sales of appliances and other materials or services are earned at the time of delivery or installation. Revenues associated with tank and equipment rentals are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over one year. Accounting estimates related to recognition of revenue require that Ferrellgas, L.P. make estimates and assumptions about various factors including credits issued for completed sales, future returns and total consideration payable in instances where we have customer incentives payable to the customer. Disaggregation of revenue Ferrellgas, L.P. disaggregates revenues based upon the type of customer and on the type of revenue. The following table presents retail propane revenues, wholesale propane revenues and other revenues. Retail revenues result from sales to end use customers, wholesale revenues result from sales to or through resellers and all other revenues include sales of appliances and other materials, other fees charged to customers and equipment rental charges. For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Retail - Sales to End Users $ 415,827 $ 417,472 $ 633,591 $ 601,266 Wholesale - Sales to Resellers 115,392 128,654 209,336 227,083 Other Gas Sales 18,893 46,113 42,151 66,648 Other 23,265 45,641 40,608 76,778 Propane and related equipment revenues $ 573,377 $ 637,880 $ 925,686 $ 971,775 Contract assets and liabilities Ferrellgas, L.P.’s performance obligations are generally limited to the delivery of propane for our retail and wholesale contracts. Ferrellgas, L.P.’s performance obligations with respect to sales of appliances and other materials and other revenues are limited to the delivery of the agreed upon good or service. Ferrellgas, L.P. does not have material performance obligations that are delivered over time, thus all of our revenue is recognized at the time the goods, including propane, are delivered or installed. Ferrellgas, L.P. offers “even pay” billing programs that can create customer deposits or advances, depending on whether Ferrellgas, L.P. has delivered more propane than the customer has paid for or whether the customer has paid for more propane than what has been delivered. Revenue is recognized from these customer deposits or advances to customers at the time product is delivered. The advance or deposit is considered to be a contract asset or liability. Additionally, from time to time, we have customers that pay in advance for goods or services, and such amounts result in contract liabilities. Ferrellgas, L.P. incurs incremental commissions directly related to the acquisition or renewal of customer contracts. The commissions are calculated and paid based upon the number of gallons sold to the acquired or renewed customer. The total amount of commissions that we incur is not material and the commissions are expensed commensurate with the deliveries to which they relate, thus Ferrellgas, L.P. does not capitalize these costs. The following table presents the opening and closing balances of our receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable $ 189,151 $ 119,818 Contract assets $ 18,519 $ 8,691 Contract liabilities Deferred revenue (1) $ 35,609 $ 29,933 (1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $17.1 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2019. Remaining performance obligations Ferrellgas, L.P.’s remaining performance obligations are generally limited to situations where its customers have remitted payment but have not yet received deliveries of propane. This most commonly occurs in Ferrellgas, L.P.’s even pay billing programs and Ferrellgas, L.P. expects that these balances will be recognized within a year or less as the customer takes delivery of propane.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value Measurements	H. Fair value measurements Derivative financial instruments The following table presents Ferrellgas’ financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, including both current and noncurrent portions, as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018: Asset (Liability) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Significant Other Assets and Liabilities Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total January 31, 2019: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 5,848 $ — $ 5,848 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (15,148) $ — $ (15,148) July 31, 2018: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 22,470 $ — $ 22,470 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (1,910) $ — $ (1,910) Methodology The fair values of Ferrellgas’ non-exchange traded commodity derivative contracts are based upon indicative price quotations available through brokers, industry price publications or recent market transactions and related market indicators. Other financial instruments The carrying amounts of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities (except for current maturities of long-term debt) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The estimated fair value of various note receivable financial instruments classified in "Other assets, net" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, are approximately $24.2 million, or $3.4 million less than their carrying amount as of January 31, 2019. The estimated fair values of these notes receivable were calculated using a discounted cash flow method which relied on significant unobservable inputs. At January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of Ferrellgas’ long-term debt instruments was $1,825.1 million and $1,935.1 million, respectively. Ferrellgas estimates the fair value of long-term debt based on quoted market prices. The fair value of our consolidated debt obligations is a Level 2 valuation based on the observable inputs used for similar liabilities. Ferrellgas has other financial instruments such as trade accounts receivable which could expose it to concentrations of credit risk. The credit risk from trade accounts receivable is limited because of a large customer base which extends across many different U.S. markets.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value Measurements	H. Fair value measurements Derivative financial instruments The following table presents Ferrellgas, L.P.’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, including both current and noncurrent portions, as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018: Asset (Liability) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Significant Other Assets and Liabilities Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total January 31, 2019: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 5,848 $ — $ 5,848 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (15,148) $ — $ (15,148) July 31, 2018: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 22,470 $ — $ 22,470 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (1,910) $ — $ (1,910) Methodology The fair values of Ferrellgas, L.P.’s non-exchange traded commodity derivative contracts are based upon indicative price quotations available through brokers, industry price publications or recent market transactions and related market indicators. Other financial instruments The carrying amounts of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities (except for current maturities of long-term debt) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The estimated fair value of various note receivable financial instruments classified in "Other assets, net" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, are approximately $24.2 million, or $3.4 million less than their carrying amount as of January 31, 2019. The estimated fair values of these notes receivable were calculated using a discounted cash flow method which relied on significant unobservable inputs. At January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of Ferrellgas, L.P.’s long-term debt instruments was $1,560.0 million and $1,591.5 million, respectively. Ferrellgas, L.P. estimates the fair value of long-term debt based on quoted market prices. The fair value of our consolidated debt obligations is a Level 2 valuation based on the observable inputs used for similar liabilities. Ferrellgas, L.P. has other financial instruments such as trade accounts receivable which could expose it to concentrations of credit risk. The credit risk from trade accounts receivable is limited because of a large customer base which extends across many different U.S. markets.

Derivative Instruments and Hedg

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	I. Derivative instruments and hedging activities Ferrellgas is exposed to certain market risks related to its ongoing business operations. These risks include exposure to changing commodity prices as well as fluctuations in interest rates. Ferrellgas utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices. Of these, the propane commodity derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. Prior to the sale of Bridger Energy, LLC in January 2018, all other commodity derivative instruments were neither qualified nor were designated as cash flow hedges, therefore, changes in their fair value were recorded currently in earnings. Ferrellgas also periodically utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. Derivative instruments and hedging activity During the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, Ferrellgas did not recognize any gain or loss in earnings related to hedge ineffectiveness and did not exclude any component of financial derivative contract gains or losses from the assessment of hedge effectiveness related to commodity cash flow hedges. The following tables provide a summary of the fair value of derivatives in Ferrellgas’ condensed consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018: January 31, 2019 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 5,408 Other current liabilities $ 13,859 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 440 Other liabilities 1,289 Total $ 5,848 Total $ 15,148 July 31, 2018 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 17,123 Other current liabilities $ 1,832 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 5,347 Other liabilities 78 Total $ 22,470 Total $ 1,910 Ferrellgas’ exchange traded commodity derivative contracts require cash margin deposit as collateral for contracts that are in a negative mark-to-market position. These cash margin deposits will be returned if mark-to-market conditions improve or will be applied against cash settlement when the contracts are settled. Liabilities represent cash margin deposits received by Ferrellgas for contracts that are in a positive mark-to-market position. The following tables provide a summary of cash margin balances as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively: January 31, 2019 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 10,977 Other current liabilities $ 1,734 Other assets, net 2,617 Other liabilities 3 $ 13,594 $ 1,737 July 31, 2018 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 2,851 Other current liabilities $ 12,308 Other assets, net 927 Other liabilities 4,235 $ 3,778 $ 16,543 The following table provides a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas’ condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to derivatives that were designated as fair value hedging instruments: Amount of Interest Expense Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Location of Gain Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Recognized on For the three months ended January 31, For the three months ended January 31, Derivative Instrument Derivative 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 88 $ — $ (2,275) Amount of Interest Expense Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Location of Amounts Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Recognized on For the six months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, Derivative Instrument Derivative 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 226 $ — $ (4,550) The following tables provide a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas’ condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from (Loss) Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (21,080) Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 3,807 $ — $ (21,080) $ 3,807 $ — For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 960 Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ 9,886 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 112 Interest expense (143) — $ 1,072 $ 9,743 $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (29,234) Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ (626) $ — $ (29,234) $ (626) $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 23,283 Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 14,018 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 238 Interest expense (326) — $ 23,521 $ 13,692 $ — The following table provides a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas’ condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to the change in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (2,080) Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (3,470) Cost of sales - midstream operations The changes in derivatives included in AOCI for the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows: For the six months ended January 31, Gains and losses on derivatives included in AOCI 2019 2018 Beginning balance $ 20,560 $ 14,648 Change in value of risk management commodity derivatives (29,234) 23,283 Reclassification of gains on commodity hedges to cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales, net (626) (14,018) Change in value of risk management interest rate derivatives — 238 Reclassification of losses on interest rate hedges to interest expense — 326 Ending balance $ (9,300) $ 24,477 Ferrellgas expects to reclassify net losses related to the risk management commodity derivatives of approximately $8.5 million to earnings during the next 12 months. These net losses are expected to be offset by increased margins on propane sales commitments Ferrellgas has with its customers that qualify for the normal purchase normal sales exception. During the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, Ferrellgas had no reclassifications to operations resulting from the discontinuance of any cash flow hedges arising from the probability of the original forecasted transactions not occurring within the originally specified period of time defined within the hedging relationship. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas had financial derivative contracts covering 3.9 million barrels of propane that were entered into as cash flow hedges of forward and forecasted purchases of propane. Derivative financial instruments credit risk Ferrellgas is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to derivative financial and commodity instruments. Ferrellgas’ counterparties principally consist of major energy companies and major U.S. financial institutions. Ferrellgas maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties that it believes reduces its overall credit risk. These policies include evaluating and monitoring its counterparties’ financial condition, including their credit ratings, and entering into agreements with counterparties that govern credit limits. Certain of these agreements call for the posting of collateral by the counterparty or by Ferrellgas in the forms of letters of credit, parent guarantees or cash. Ferrellgas has concentrations of credit risk associated with derivative financial instruments held by certain derivative financial instrument counterparties. If these counterparties that make up the concentration failed to perform according to the terms of their contracts at January 31, 2019, the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that Ferrellgas would incur is $0.5 million, which is based upon the gross fair values of the derivative financial instruments. From time to time Ferrellgas enters into derivative contracts that have credit-risk-related contingent features which dictate credit limits based upon Ferrellgas’ debt rating. There were no open derivative contracts with credit-risk-related contingent features as of January 31, 2019.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	I. Derivative instruments and hedging activities Ferrellgas, L.P. is exposed to certain market risks related to its ongoing business operations. These risks include exposure to changing commodity prices as well as fluctuations in interest rates. Ferrellgas, L.P. utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices. Of these, the propane commodity derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. Prior to the sale of Bridger Energy, LLC in January 2018, all other commodity derivative instruments were neither qualified nor were designated as cash flow hedges, therefore, changes in their fair value were recorded currently in earnings. Ferrellgas, L.P. also periodically utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. Derivative instruments and hedging activity During the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. did not recognize any gain or loss in earnings related to hedge ineffectiveness and did not exclude any component of financial derivative contract gains or losses from the assessment of hedge effectiveness related to commodity cash flow hedges. The following tables provide a summary of the fair value of derivatives in Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018: January 31, 2019 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 5,408 Other current liabilities $ 13,859 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 440 Other liabilities 1,289 Total $ 5,848 Total $ 15,148 July 31, 2018 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 17,123 Other current liabilities $ 1,832 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 5,347 Other liabilities 78 Total $ 22,470 Total $ 1,910 Ferrellgas, L.P.’s exchange traded commodity derivative contracts require cash margin deposit as collateral for contracts that are in a negative mark-to-market position. These cash margin deposits will be returned if mark-to-market conditions improve or will be applied against cash settlement when the contracts are settled. Liabilities represent cash margin deposits received by Ferrellgas, L.P. for contracts that are in a positive mark-to-market position. The following tables provide a summary of cash margin balances as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively: January 31, 2019 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 10,977 Other current liabilities $ 1,734 Other assets, net 2,617 Other liabilities 3 $ 13,594 $ 1,737 July 31, 2018 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 2,851 Other current liabilities $ 12,308 Other assets, net 927 Other liabilities 4,235 $ 3,778 $ 16,543 The following table provides a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to derivatives that were designated as fair value hedging instruments: Amount of Interest Expense Location of Amounts Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Recognized on Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Derivative Instrument Derivative For the three months ended January 31, For the three months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 88 $ — $ (2,275) Amount of Interest Expense Location of Gain Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Recognized on Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Derivative Instrument Derivative For the six months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 226 $ — $ (4,550) The following tables provide a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (21,080) Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 3,807 $ — $ (21,080) $ 3,807 $ — For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 960 Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ 9,886 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 112 Interest expense (143) — $ 1,072 $ 9,743 $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (29,234) Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ (626) $ — $ (29,234) $ (626) $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 23,283 Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 14,018 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 238 Interest expense (326) — $ 23,521 $ 13,692 $ — The following table provides a summary of the effect on Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 due to the change in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (2,080) Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (3,470) Cost of sales - midstream operations The changes in derivatives included in AOCI for the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows: For the six months ended January 31, Gains and losses on derivatives included in AOCI 2019 2018 Beginning balance $ 20,560 $ 14,648 Change in value of risk management commodity derivatives (29,234) 23,283 Reclassification of gains on commodity hedges to cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales, net (626) (14,018) Change in value of risk management interest rate derivatives — 238 Reclassification of losses on interest rate hedges to interest expense — 326 Ending balance $ (9,300) $ 24,477 Ferrellgas, L.P. expects to reclassify net losses related to the risk management commodity derivatives of approximately $8.5 million to earnings during the next 12 months. These net losses are expected to be offset by increased margins on propane sales commitments Ferrellgas, L.P. has with its customers that qualify for the normal purchase normal sales exception. During the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. had no reclassifications to operations resulting from the discontinuance of any cash flow hedges arising from the probability of the original forecasted transactions not occurring within the originally specified period of time defined within the hedging relationship. As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. had financial derivative contracts covering 3.9 million barrels of propane that were entered into as cash flow hedges of forward and forecasted purchases of propane. Derivative financial instruments credit risk Ferrellgas, L.P. is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to derivative financial and commodity instruments. Ferrellgas, L.P.’s counterparties principally consist of major energy companies and major U.S. financial institutions. Ferrellgas, L.P. maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties that it believes reduces its overall credit risk. These policies include evaluating and monitoring its counterparties’ financial condition, including their credit ratings, and entering into agreements with counterparties that govern credit limits. Certain of these agreements call for the posting of collateral by the counterparty or by Ferrellgas, L.P. in the forms of letters of credit, parent guarantees or cash. Ferrellgas, L.P. has concentrations of credit risk associated with derivative financial instruments held by certain derivative financial instrument counterparties. If these counterparties that make up the concentration failed to perform according to the terms of their contracts at January 31, 2019, the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that Ferrellgas, L.P. would incur is $0.5 million, which is based upon the gross fair values of the derivative financial instruments. From time to time Ferrellgas, L.P. enters into derivative contracts that have credit-risk-related contingent features which dictate credit limits based upon Ferrellgas, L.P.’s debt rating. There were no open derivative contracts with credit-risk-related contingent features as of January 31, 2019.

Transactions With Related Parti

Transactions With Related Parties	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	J. Transactions with related parties Ferrellgas has no employees and is managed and controlled by its general partner. Pursuant to Ferrellgas’ partnership agreements, the general partner is entitled to reimbursement for all direct and indirect expenses incurred or payments it makes on behalf of Ferrellgas and all other necessary or appropriate expenses allocable to Ferrellgas or otherwise reasonably incurred by the general partner in connection with operating Ferrellgas’ business. These costs primarily include compensation and benefits paid to employees of the general partner who perform services on Ferrellgas’ behalf and are reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 69,285 $ 65,291 $ 129,243 $ 122,642 General and administrative expense $ 7,197 $ 8,422 $ 13,309 $ 15,930 See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note F – Partners’ deficit.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	J. Transactions with related parties Ferrellgas, L.P. has no employees and is managed and controlled by its general partner. Pursuant to Ferrellgas, L.P.’s partnership agreement, the general partner is entitled to reimbursement for all direct and indirect expenses incurred or payments it makes on behalf of Ferrellgas, L.P. and all other necessary or appropriate expenses allocable to Ferrellgas, L.P. or otherwise reasonably incurred by the general partner in connection with operating Ferrellgas, L.P.’s business. These costs primarily include compensation and benefits paid to employees of the general partner who perform services on Ferrellgas, L.P.’s behalf and are reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows: For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 69,285 $ 65,291 $ 129,243 $ 122,642 General and administrative expense $ 7,197 $ 8,422 $ 13,309 $ 15,930 See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note F – Partners’ deficit.

Contingencies And Commitments

Contingencies And Commitments	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingencies And Commitments	K. Contingencies and commitments Litigation Ferrellgas’ operations are subject to all operating hazards and risks normally incidental to handling, storing, transporting and otherwise providing for use by consumers of combustible liquids such as propane and, prior to the sales of midstream operations in fiscal 2018, crude oil. As a result, at any given time, Ferrellgas can be threatened with or named as a defendant in various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Other than as discussed below, Ferrellgas is not a party to any legal proceedings other than various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. It is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of these matters; however, management is of the opinion that there are no known claims or contingent claims that are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Ferrellgas. Ferrellgas has been named as a defendant, along with a competitor, in putative class action lawsuits filed in multiple jurisdictions. The lawsuits, which were consolidated in the Western District of Missouri on October 16, 2014, allege that Ferrellgas and a competitor coordinated in 2008 to reduce the fill level in barbeque cylinders and combined to persuade a common customer to accept that fill reduction, resulting in increased cylinder costs to direct customers and end-user customers in violation of federal and certain state antitrust laws. The lawsuits seek treble damages, attorneys’ fees, injunctive relief and costs on behalf of the putative class. These lawsuits have been consolidated into one case by a multidistrict litigation panel. The Federal Court for the Western District of Missouri initially dismissed all claims brought by direct and indirect customers other than state law claims of indirect customers under Wisconsin, Maine and Vermont law. The direct customer plaintiffs filed an appeal, which resulted in a reversal of the district court’s dismissal. We filed a petition for a writ of certiorari which was denied. An appeal by the indirect customer plaintiffs resulted in the court of appeals affirming the dismissal of the federal claims and remanding the case to the district court to decide whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims. Ferrellgas believes it has strong defenses to the claims and intends to vigorously defend against the consolidated case. Ferrellgas does not believe loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time related to the putative class action lawsuit. Ferrellgas has been named, along with several former officers, in several class action lawsuits alleging violations of certain securities laws based on alleged materially false and misleading statements in certain of our public disclosures. The lawsuits, the first of which was filed on October 6, 2016 in the Southern District of New York, seek unspecified compensatory damages. Derivative lawsuits with similar allegations have been filed naming Ferrellgas and several current and former officers and directors as defendants. On April 2, 2018, the securities class action lawsuits were dismissed with prejudice. On April 30, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The parties have completed briefing and are preparing for oral argument . At this time the derivative lawsuits remain stayed by agreement. Ferrellgas believes that it has defenses and will vigorously defend these cases. Ferrellgas does not believe loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time related to the putative class action lawsuits or the derivative actions. Ferrellgas and Bridger Logistics, LLC, have been named, along with two former officers, in a lawsuit filed by Eddystone Rail Company ("Eddystone") on February 2, 2017 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the "EDPA Lawsuit"). Eddystone indicated that it has prevailed or settled an arbitration against Jamex Transfer Services (“JTS”), then named Bridger Transfer Services, a former subsidiary of Bridger Logistics, LLC (“Bridger”). The arbitration involved a claim against JTS for money due for deficiency payments under a contract for the use of an Eddystone facility used to offload crude from rail onto barges. Eddystone alleges that Ferrellgas transferred assets out of JTS prior to the sale of the membership interest in JTS to Jamex Transfer Holdings, and that those transfers should be avoided so that the assets can be used to satisfy the amount owed by JTS to Eddystone under the arbitration. Eddystone also alleges that JTS was an “alter ego” of Bridger and Ferrellgas. Ferrellgas believes that Ferrellgas and Bridger have valid defenses to these claims and to Eddystone’s primary claim against JTS on the contract claim. The lawsuit does not specify a specific amount of damages that Eddystone is seeking; however, Ferrellgas believes that the amount of such damage claims, if ultimately owed to Eddystone, could be material to Ferrellgas. Ferrellgas intends to vigorously defend this claim. The lawsuit is in its early stages; as such, management does not currently believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time. On August 24, 2017, Ferrellgas filed a third-party complaint against JTS, Jamex Transfer Holdings, and other related persons and entities (the "Third-Party Defendants"), asserting claims for breach of contract, indemnification of any losses in the EDPA Lawsuit, tortious interference with contract, and contribution. On June 25, 2018, Ferrellgas entered into an agreement with the Third-Party Defendants which, among other things, resulted in a dismissal of the claims against the Third-Party Defendants from the lawsuit. On January 25, 2019, Ferrellgas, Bridger Logistics, LLC and all other defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction.
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingencies And Commitments	B. Contingencies and commitments The Finance Corp. serves as co-issuer and co-obligor for debt securities of the Partnership. The indenture governing the senior unsecured notes contains various restrictive covenants applicable to the Partnership and its subsidiaries, the most restrictive relating to additional indebtedness and restricted payments. As of January 31, 2019, the Partnership is in compliance with all requirements, tests, limitations and covenants related to this debt agreement, except for the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. The indenture governing the outstanding notes of the Partnership includes a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio test for the incurrence of debt and the making of restricted payments. The restricted payments covenant requires that, for the Partnership to make a restricted payment, the ratio of trailing four quarters EBITDA to interest expense (both as adjusted for certain, specified items) of the Partnership be at least 1.75x on a pro forma basis giving effect to the restricted payment and, if applicable, certain other specified events, subject to its ability to make restricted payments under the limited exception described below. If this pro forma ratio is below 1.75x, the Partnership may make restricted payments of up to $50.0 million in total over a 16 quarter period. As of January 31, 2019, the ratio was 1.67x. As a result of distributions paid to common unitholders in September 2017, December 2017, March 2018, June 2018, and September 2018 while this ratio was less than 1.75x, the Partnership has used substantially all of its capacity under the limited exception and therefore is currently restricted by this covenant from making future restricted payments, including distributions to common unitholders. Accordingly, no distributions will be paid to common unitholders in December 2018 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019. Unless this indenture is amended or replaced, or the Partnership’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio improves to at least 1.75x, this covenant will continue to restrict the Partnership from making common unit distributions.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingencies And Commitments	K. Contingencies and commitments Litigation Ferrellgas, L.P.’s operations are subject to all operating hazards and risks normally incidental to handling, storing, transporting and otherwise providing for use by consumers of combustible liquids such as propane and, prior to the sales of midstream operations in fiscal 2018, crude oil. As a result, at any given time, Ferrellgas, L.P. can be threatened with or named as a defendant in various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Other than as discussed below, Ferrellgas, L.P. is not a party to any legal proceedings other than various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. It is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of these matters; however, management is of the opinion that there are no known claims or contingent claims that are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. has been named as a defendant, along with a competitor, in putative class action lawsuits filed in multiple jurisdictions. The lawsuits, which were consolidated in the Western District of Missouri on October 16, 2014, allege that Ferrellgas, L.P. and a competitor coordinated in 2008 to reduce the fill level in barbeque cylinders and combined to persuade a common customer to accept that fill reduction, resulting in increased cylinder costs to direct customers and end-user customers in violation of federal and certain state antitrust laws. The lawsuits seek treble damages, attorneys’ fees, injunctive relief and costs on behalf of the putative class. These lawsuits have been consolidated into one case by a multidistrict litigation panel. The Federal Court for the Western District of Missouri initially dismissed all claims brought by direct and indirect customers other than state law claims of indirect customers under Wisconsin, Maine and Vermont law. The direct customer plaintiffs filed an appeal, which resulted in a reversal of the district court’s dismissal. We filed a petition for a writ of certiorari which was denied. An appeal by the indirect customer plaintiffs resulted in the court of appeals affirming the dismissal of the federal claims and remanding the case to the district court to decide whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes it has strong defenses to the claims and intends to vigorously defend against the consolidated case. Ferrellgas, L.P. does not believe loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time related to the putative class action lawsuit. Ferrellgas, L.P. has been named, along with several former officers, in several class action lawsuits alleging violations of certain securities laws based on alleged materially false and misleading statements in certain of our public disclosures. The lawsuits, the first of which was filed on October 6, 2016 in the Southern District of New York, seek unspecified compensatory damages. Derivative lawsuits with similar allegations have been filed naming Ferrellgas, L.P. and several current and former officers and directors as defendants. On April 2, 2018, the securities class action lawsuits were dismissed with prejudice. On April 30, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The parties have completed briefing and are preparing for oral argument . At this time the derivative lawsuits remain stayed by agreement. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that it has defenses and will vigorously defend these cases. Ferrellgas, L.P. does not believe loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time related to the putative class action lawsuits or the derivative actions. Ferrellgas, L.P. and Bridger Logistics, LLC, have been named, along with two former officers, in a lawsuit filed by Eddystone Rail Company ("Eddystone") on February 2, 2017 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the "EDPA Lawsuit"). Eddystone indicated that it has prevailed or settled an arbitration against Jamex Transfer Services (“JTS”), then named Bridger Transfer Services, a former subsidiary of Bridger Logistics, LLC (“Bridger”). The arbitration involved a claim against JTS for money due for deficiency payments under a contract for the use of an Eddystone facility used to offload crude from rail onto barges. Eddystone alleges that Ferrellgas, L.P. transferred assets out of JTS prior to the sale of the membership interest in JTS to Jamex Transfer Holdings, and that those transfers should be avoided so that the assets can be used to satisfy the amount owed by JTS to Eddystone under the arbitration. Eddystone also alleges that JTS was an “alter ego” of Bridger and Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that Ferrellgas, L.P. and Bridger have valid defenses to these claims and to Eddystone’s primary claim against JTS on the contract claim. The lawsuit does not specify a specific amount of damages that Eddystone is seeking; however, Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that the amount of such damage claims, if ultimately owed to Eddystone, could be material to Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas, L.P. intends to vigorously defend this claim. The lawsuit is in its early stages; as such, management does not currently believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time. On August 24, 2017, Ferrellgas, L.P. filed a third-party complaint against JTS, Jamex Transfer Holdings, and other related persons and entities (the "Third-Party Defendants"), asserting claims for breach of contract, indemnification of any losses in the EDPA Lawsuit, tortious interference with contract, and contribution. On June 25, 2018, Ferrellgas, L.P. entered into an agreement with the Third-Party Defendants which, among other things, resulted in a dismissal of the claims against the Third-Party Defendants from the lawsuit. On January 25, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P., Bridger Logistics, LLC and all other defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction.
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingencies And Commitments	B. Contingencies and commitments The Finance Corp. serves as co-issuer and co-obligor for debt securities of the Partnership. The indentures governing the senior notes agreements contains various restrictive covenants applicable to the Partnership and its subsidiaries, the most restrictive relating to additional indebtedness and restricted payments. The restricted payments covenants require that, for the Partnership to make a restricted payment, the ratio of trailing four quarters EBITDA to interest expense (both as adjusted for certain, specified items) of the Partnership be at least 1.75x on a pro forma basis giving effect to the restricted payment and, if applicable, certain other specified events, subject to its ability to make restricted payments under the limited exception described below. If this pro forma ratio is below 1.75x, the Partnership may make restricted payments in limited amounts determined under the indentures. As of January 31, 2019, the ratio was 1.67x. As a result, it’s likely the distribution that will be made by the Partnership on June 15, 2019 for payment of interest on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 will be made from capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement. the Partnership believes that its remaining capacity under the limited exception to the ratio requirement will allow it to make distributions to Ferrellgas Partners’ to cover interest payments on Ferrellgas Partners’ unsecured senior notes due 2020 through the maturity of those notes .

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unitholders' Interest	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unitholders' Interest	L. Net earnings (loss) per common unit Below is a calculation of the basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated. Ferrellgas calculates net earnings (loss) per common unit for each period presented according to distributions declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings, as if all of the earnings or loss for the period had been distributed according to the incentive distribution rights in the Ferrellgas partnership agreement. Due to the seasonality of the propane business, the dilutive effect of the two-class method typically impacts only the three months ending January 31. In periods with undistributed earnings above certain levels, the calculation according to the two-class method results in an increased allocation of undistributed earnings to the general partner and a dilution of the earnings to the limited partners as follows: Ratio of total distributions payable to: Quarterly distribution per common unit Common unitholder General partner $0.56 to $0.63 86.9 % 13.1 % $0.64 to $0.82 76.8 % 23.2 % $0.83 and above 51.5 % 48.5 % There was no dilutive effect resulting from this method based on basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 or 2018. In periods with net losses, the allocation of the net losses to the limited partners and the general partner will be determined based on the same allocation basis specified in Ferrellgas Partners’ partnership agreement that would apply to periods in which there were no undistributed earnings. Additionally, there are no dilutive securities in periods with net losses. For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 (in thousands, except per common unit amounts) Common unitholders’ interest in net earnings (loss) $ 42,911 $ (1,824) $ (13,534) $ (49,260) Weighted average common units outstanding (in thousands) 97,152.7 97,152.7 97,152.7 97,152.7 Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit $ 0.44 $ (0.02) $ (0.14) $ (0.51) A.

Segment Reporting Segment Repor

Segment Reporting Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Disclosure	M. Segment reporting As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas has one reportable operating segment: propane operations and related equipment sales. All remaining activities are included in Corporate and other. Following is a summary of segment information for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018: Three months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 573,377 $ — $ 573,377 Direct costs (1) 443,533 10,188 453,721 Adjusted EBITDA $ 129,844 $ (10,188) $ 119,656 Three months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 637,880 $ 117,276 $ 755,156 Direct costs (1) 507,386 127,143 634,529 Adjusted EBITDA $ 130,494 $ (9,867) $ 120,627 Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 925,686 $ — $ 925,686 Direct costs (1) 767,127 21,062 788,189 Adjusted EBITDA $ 158,559 $ (21,062) $ 137,497 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 971,775 $ 238,036 $ 1,209,811 Direct costs (1) 810,715 252,253 1,062,968 Adjusted EBITDA $ 161,060 $ (14,217) $ 146,843 (1) Direct costs are comprised of "cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales", "cost of sales- midstream operations", "cost of sales-other", "operating expense", "general and administrative expense", and "equipment lease expense" less "severance charge", "legal fees and settlements", "unrealized (non-cash) losses on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments" and "multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement". Following is a reconciliation of Ferrellgas’ total segment performance measure to condensed consolidated net loss: Three months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. $ 43,344 $ (1,843) $ (13,671) $ (49,758) Income tax expense (benefit) 3 (162) 161 215 Interest expense 44,891 42,673 88,769 83,480 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,605 25,485 38,597 51,217 EBITDA 107,843 66,153 113,856 85,154 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 4,031 4,692 7,993 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,216 39,249 6,720 40,144 Other income, net (86) (684) (105) (1,195) Severance costs 1,600 — 1,600 1,663 Legal fees and settlements 5,608 2,118 9,172 2,118 Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments — (314) — 1,293 Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement — — 1,524 — Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 531 69 38 (332) Adjusted EBITDA $ 119,656 $ 120,627 $ 137,497 $ 146,843 Following are total assets by segment: Assets January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales $ 1,315,233 $ 1,196,084 Corporate and other 72,887 167,197 Total consolidated assets $ 1,388,120 $ 1,363,281 Following are capital expenditures by segment: Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 31,460 $ 549 $ 32,009 Growth 23,316 — 23,316 Total $ 54,776 $ 549 $ 55,325 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 12,016 $ 1,427 $ 13,443 Growth 18,311 1,013 19,324 Total $ 30,327 $ 2,440 $ 32,767
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Disclosure	L. Segment reporting As of January 31, 2019, Ferrellgas, L.P. has one reportable operating segment: propane operations and related equipment sales. All remaining activities are included in Corporate and other. Following is a summary of segment information for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 Three months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 573,377 $ — $ 573,377 Direct costs (1) 443,533 10,187 453,720 Adjusted EBITDA $ 129,844 $ (10,187) $ 119,657 Three months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 637,880 $ 117,276 $ 755,156 Direct costs (1) 507,386 127,142 634,528 Adjusted EBITDA $ 130,494 $ (9,866) $ 120,628 Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 925,686 $ — $ 925,686 Direct costs (1) 767,127 21,057 788,184 Adjusted EBITDA $ 158,559 $ (21,057) $ 137,502 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 971,775 $ 238,036 $ 1,209,811 Direct costs (1) 810,715 252,252 1,062,967 Adjusted EBITDA $ 161,060 $ (14,216) $ 146,844 (1) Direct costs are comprised of "cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales", "cost of sales- midstream operations", "cost of sales-other", "operating expense", "general and administrative expense", and "equipment lease expense" less "severance charge", "legal fees and settlements", "unrealized (non-cash) losses on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments" and "multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement". Following is a reconciliation of Ferrellgas, L.P.’s total segment performance measure to condensed consolidated net loss: Three months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings (loss) $ 52,617 $ 6,847 $ 3,803 $ (32,852) Income tax expense (benefit) 3 (167) 154 204 Interest expense 36,150 34,058 71,345 66,254 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,605 25,485 38,597 51,217 EBITDA 108,375 66,223 113,899 84,823 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 4,031 4,692 7,993 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,216 39,249 6,720 40,144 Other income, net (86) (684) (105) (1,195) Severance costs 1,600 — 1,600 1,663 Legal fees and settlements 5,608 2,118 9,172 2,118 Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments — (314) — 1,293 Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement — — 1,524 — Adjusted EBITDA $ 119,657 $ 120,628 $ 137,502 $ 146,844 Following are total assets by segment: January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Assets Propane operations and related equipment sales $ 1,315,233 $ 1,196,084 Corporate and other 72,729 167,162 Total consolidated assets $ 1,387,962 $ 1,363,246 Following are capital expenditures by segment: Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 31,460 $ 549 $ 32,009 Growth 23,316 — 23,316 Total $ 54,776 $ 549 $ 55,325 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 12,016 $ 1,427 $ 13,443 Growth 18,311 1,013 19,324 Total $ 30,327 $ 2,440 $ 32,767

Guarantor financial information

Guarantor financial information	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Guarantor financial information	M. Guarantor financial information The $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior notes due 2023 co-issued by Ferrellgas, L.P. and Ferrellgas Finance Corp. are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by all of Ferrellgas, L.P.’s 100% owned subsidiaries except: (i) Ferrellgas Finance Corp; (ii) certain special purposes subsidiaries formed for use in connection with our accounts receivable securitization; and (iii) foreign subsidiaries. Guarantees of these senior notes will be released under certain circumstances, including (i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of (a) all or substantially all of the assets of a guarantor or (b) all of the capital stock of such guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation), in each case, to a person that is not Ferrellgas, L.P. or a restricted subsidiary of Ferrellgas, L.P., (ii) if Ferrellgas, L.P. designates any restricted subsidiary that is a guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, (iii) upon defeasance or discharge of the notes, (iv) upon the liquidation or dissolution of such guarantor, or (v) at such time as such guarantor ceases to guarantee any other indebtedness of either of the issuers and any other guarantor. The guarantor financial information discloses in separate columns the financial position, results of operations and the cash flows of Ferrellgas, L.P. (Parent), Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (co-issuer), Ferrellgas, L.P.’s guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, and Ferrellgas, L.P.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis. The dates and the periods presented in the guarantor financial information are consistent with the periods presented in Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated financial statements. FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) As of January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 40,305 $ 1 $ 246 $ — $ — $ 40,552 Accounts and notes receivable, net (3,661) — 150 206,675 — 203,164 Intercompany receivables (9,201) — — — 9,201 — Inventories 89,784 — — — — 89,784 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 36,551 — (1) 3 — 36,553 Total current assets 153,778 1 395 206,678 9,201 370,053 Property, plant and equipment, net 584,335 — (1) — — 584,334 Goodwill, net 247,478 — — — — 247,478 Intangible assets, net 113,558 — — — — 113,558 Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 74,072 — — — (74,072) — Other assets, net 68,659 — 2,875 1,005 — 72,539 Total assets $ 1,241,880 $ 1 $ 3,269 $ 207,683 $ (64,871) $ 1,387,962 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT) Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 63,526 $ — $ — $ 113 $ — $ 63,639 Collateralized note payable — — — 140,000 — 140,000 Intercompany payables — — (192) (9,009) 9,201 — Other current liabilities 137,417 — 388 5,514 — 143,319 Total current liabilities 200,943 — 196 136,618 9,201 346,958 Long-term debt 1,730,468 — — — — 1,730,468 Other liabilities 37,480 — 67 — — 37,547 Contingencies and commitments Partners' capital (deficit): Partners' equity (717,884) 1 3,006 71,065 (74,072) (717,884) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,127) — — — — (9,127) Total partners' capital (deficit) (727,011) 1 3,006 71,065 (74,072) (727,011) Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit) $ 1,241,880 $ 1 $ 3,269 $ 207,683 $ (64,871) $ 1,387,962 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) As of July 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 119,133 $ 1 $ 174 $ — $ — $ 119,308 Accounts and notes receivable, net (3,420) — 9,395 120,079 — 126,054 Intercompany receivables 15,660 — — — (15,660) — Inventories 83,694 — — — — 83,694 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 34,050 — 775 5 — 34,830 Total current assets 249,117 1 10,344 120,084 (15,660) 363,886 Property, plant and equipment, net 557,689 — 34 — — 557,723 Goodwill, net 246,098 — — — — 246,098 Intangible assets, net 120,951 — — — — 120,951 Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 59,937 — — — (59,937) — Other assets, net 63,411 — 9,961 1,216 — 74,588 Total assets $ 1,297,203 $ 1 $ 20,339 $ 121,300 $ (75,597) $ 1,363,246 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT) Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 45,171 $ — $ 1,547 $ 102 $ — $ 46,820 Short-term borrowings 32,800 — — — — 32,800 Collateralized note payable — — — 58,000 — 58,000 Intercompany payables — — (143) 15,803 (15,660) — Other current liabilities 131,702 — 6,036 353 — 138,091 Total current liabilities 209,673 — 7,440 74,258 (15,660) 275,711 Long-term debt 1,728,137 — — — — 1,728,137 Other liabilities 39,471 — 5 — — 39,476 Contingencies and commitments Partners' capital (deficit): Partners' equity (700,811) 1 12,894 47,042 (59,937) (700,811) Accumulated other comprehensive income 20,733 — — — — 20,733 Total partners' capital (deficit) (680,078) 1 12,894 47,042 (59,937) (680,078) Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit) $ 1,297,203 $ 1 $ 20,339 $ 121,300 $ (75,597) $ 1,363,246 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 550,112 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 550,112 Other 23,216 — 49 — — 23,265 Total revenues 573,328 — 49 — — 573,377 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 311,531 — — — — 311,531 Cost of sales - other 3,308 — 114 — — 3,422 Operating expense 121,180 — 39 1,884 (1,884) 121,219 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,493 — — 112 — 19,605 General and administrative expense 16,338 3 — — — 16,341 Equipment lease expense 8,415 — — — — 8,415 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 — — — — 1,944 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,045 — 171 — — 2,216 Operating income (loss) 89,074 (3) (275) (1,996) 1,884 88,684 Interest expense (34,655) — (38) (1,457) — (36,150) Other income (expense), net 96 — (10) 2,916 (2,916) 86 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 54,515 (3) (323) (537) (1,032) 52,620 Income tax expense 3 — — — — 3 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (863) — — — 863 — Net earnings (loss) 53,649 (3) (323) (537) (169) 52,617 Other comprehensive loss (17,273) — — — — (17,273) Comprehensive income (loss) $ 36,376 $ (3) $ (323) $ (537) $ (169) $ 35,344 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 592,275 $ — $ (36) $ — $ — $ 592,239 Midstream operations — — 117,276 — — 117,276 Other 22,707 — 22,934 — — 45,641 Total revenues 614,982 — 140,174 — — 755,156 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 362,927 — (9) — — 362,918 Cost of sales - midstream operations — — 107,067 — — 107,067 Cost of sales - other 2,853 — 17,934 — — 20,787 Operating expense 114,096 — 9,795 1,833 (2,008) 123,716 Depreciation and amortization expense 18,521 — 6,893 71 — 25,485 General and administrative expense 13,833 3 1,054 — — 14,890 Equipment lease expense 6,862 — 92 — — 6,954 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 4,031 — — — — 4,031 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 555 — 38,694 — — 39,249 Operating income (loss) 91,304 (3) (51,351) (1,904) 2,008 40,054 Interest expense (21,212) — (11,739) (1,107) — (34,058) Other income (expense), net 408 — 276 2,008 (2,008) 684 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 70,500 (3) (62,814) (1,003) — 6,680 Income tax expense (benefit) 82 — (249) — — (167) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (63,571) — — — 63,571 — Net earnings (loss) 6,847 (3) (62,565) (1,003) 63,571 6,847 Other comprehensive income (8,671) — — — — (8,671) Comprehensive income (loss) $ (1,824) $ (3) $ (62,565) $ (1,003) $ 63,571 $ (1,824) FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 885,078 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 885,078 Other 40,559 — 49 — — 40,608 Total revenues 925,637 — 49 — — 925,686 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 515,667 — — — — 515,667 Cost of sales - other 6,355 — 114 — — 6,469 Operating expense 231,511 — 39 2,901 (2,901) 231,550 Depreciation and amortization expense 38,374 — — 223 — 38,597 General and administrative expense 30,511 5 — — — 30,516 Equipment lease expense 16,278 — — — — 16,278 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 4,692 — — — — 4,692 Asset impairments — — — — — — Loss on asset sales and disposals 4,041 — 2,679 — — 6,720 Operating income (loss) 78,208 (5) (2,783) (3,124) 2,901 75,197 Interest expense (69,003) — (38) (2,304) — (71,345) Other income (expense), net 115 — (10) 5,119 (5,119) 105 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 9,320 (5) (2,831) (309) (2,218) 3,957 Income tax expense 154 — — — — 154 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiary (3,145) — — — 3,145 — Net earnings (loss) 6,021 (5) (2,831) (309) 927 3,803 Other comprehensive loss (29,860) — — — — (29,860) Comprehensive income (loss) $ (23,839) $ (5) $ (2,831) $ (309) $ 927 $ (26,057) FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 894,392 $ — $ 605 $ — $ — $ 894,997 Midstream operations — — 238,036 — — 238,036 Other 39,384 — 37,394 — — 76,778 Total revenues 933,776 — 276,035 — — 1,209,811 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 541,746 — 687 — — 542,433 Cost of sales - midstream operations — — 215,192 — — 215,192 Cost of sales - other 5,562 — 28,927 — — 34,489 Operating expense 215,328 — 19,058 3,015 (3,223) 234,178 Depreciation and amortization expense 36,868 — 14,206 143 — 51,217 General and administrative expense 24,588 5 3,461 — — 28,054 Equipment lease expense 13,510 — 185 — — 13,695 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 7,993 — — — — 7,993 Asset impairments — — 10,005 — — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 1,463 — 38,681 — — 40,144 Operating income (loss) 86,718 (5) (54,367) (3,158) 3,223 32,411 Interest expense (41,606) — (22,924) (1,724) — (66,254) Other income (expense), net 623 — 572 3,223 (3,223) 1,195 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 45,735 (5) (76,719) (1,659) — (32,648) Income tax expense 72 — 132 — — 204 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiary (78,515) — — — 78,515 — Net earnings (loss) (32,852) (5) (76,851) (1,659) 78,515 (32,852) Other comprehensive income 9,829 — — — — 9,829 Comprehensive income (loss) $ (23,023) $ (5) $ (76,851) $ (1,659) $ 78,515 $ (23,023) FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 98,494 $ (5) $ 24,696 $ (80,899) $ (82,000) $ (39,714) Cash flows from investing activities: Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (5,069) — — — — (5,069) Capital expenditures (58,330) — — — — (58,330) Proceeds from sale of assets 1,960 — — — — 1,960 Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable — — — 710,497 (710,497) — Cash remitted to Ferrellgas, L.P. for accounts receivable — — — (792,497) 792,497 — Net changes in advances with consolidated entities (56,291) — — — 56,291 — Other — — — — — — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (117,730) — — (82,000) 138,291 (61,439) Cash flows from financing activities: Distributions (25,568) — — — — (25,568) Payments on long-term debt (1,014) — — — — (1,014) Net reductions in short-term borrowings (32,800) — — — — (32,800) Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings — — — 82,000 — 82,000 Net changes in advances with parent — 5 (24,624) 80,910 (56,291) — Cash paid for financing costs (210) — — (11) — (221) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (59,592) 5 (24,624) 162,899 (56,291) 22,397 Net change in cash and cash equivalents (78,828) — 72 — — (78,756) Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 119,133 1 174 — — 119,308 Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 40,305 $ 1 $ 246 $ — $ — $ 40,552 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (57,734) $ (5) $ 13,335 $ 120,563 $ (97,000) $ (20,841) Cash flows from investing activities: Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (14,862) — — — — (14,862) Capital expenditures (34,391) — (1,302) — — (35,693) Proceeds from sale of assets 4,207 — — — — 4,207 Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable — — — 574,783 (574,783) — Cash remitted to Ferrellgas, L.P. for accounts receivable — — — (671,783) 671,783 — Net changes in advances with consolidated entities 132,748 — — — (132,748) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 87,702 — (1,302) (97,000) (35,748) (46,348) Cash flows from financing activities: Distributions (35,380) — — — — (35,380) Proceeds from increase in long-term debt 23,580 — — — — 23,580 Payments on long-term debt (1,267) — — — — (1,267) Net reductions in short-term borrowings (7,879) — — — — (7,879) Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings — — — 97,000 — 97,000 Net changes in advances with parent — 5 (12,190) (120,563) 132,748 — Cash paid for financing costs (395) — — — — (395) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (21,341) 5 (12,190) (23,563) 132,748 75,659 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 8,627 — (157) — — 8,470 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 5,327 1 373 — — 5,701 Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 13,954 $ 1 $ 216 $ — $ — $ 14,171

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent Events	N. Subsequent events Ferrellgas evaluated events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date through the date Ferrellgas’ condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and concluded that there were no events or transactions occurring during this period that require recognition or disclosure in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent Events	N. Subsequent events Ferrellgas, L.P. evaluated events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date through the date Ferrellgas, L.P.’s condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and concluded that there were no events or transactions occurring during this period that require recognition or disclosure in its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Summary Of Significant Accoun_2

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Significant Accounting Policies
Accounting estimates	Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates impacting the consolidated financial statements include accruals that have been established for contingent liabilities, pending claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business, useful lives of property, plant and equipment assets, residual values of tanks, capitalization of customer tank installation costs, amortization methods of intangible assets, valuation methods used to value sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of reporting units, recoverability of long-lived assets, assumptions used to value business combinations, fair values of derivative contracts and stock-based compensation calculations.
New accounting standards	New accounting standards: FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2014‑09 In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014‑09”). The issuance is part of a joint effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") to enhance financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, thereby, improving the consistency of requirements, comparability of practices and usefulness of disclosures. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed, referred to as open contracts. Ferrellgas adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014‑09 be recognized in partner’s deficit at the date of adoption, August 1, 2018. ASU 2014‑09 has not materially impacted Ferrellgas’ consolidated financial statements, and as a result there was no cumulative effect to record as of the date of adoption. Results for reporting periods beginning after August 1, 2018 are presented under ASU 2014‑09, while amounts reported for prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under accounting standards in effect for those periods. See Note G - Revenue from contracts with customers for additional information related to revenues and contract costs, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures required under ASU 2014‑09. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑02 In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. An entity may elect the transition relief option in ASU 2018-11, “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which, among other things, provides entities with an option to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment from the modified retrospective application to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption and consequently, continue to report comparative periods in compliance with the prior guidance (ASC 840). Ferrellgas expects to elect this additional transition method. Ferrellgas is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the consolidated financial statements. Ferrellgas has made significant progress in assessing the impact of the standard and planning for the adoption and implementation. The implementation team has completed initial scoping and is substantially complete in the data gathering process of our current lease portfolio. Ferrellgas is currently performing a completeness assessment over the lease population, analyzing the financial statement impact of adopting the standards, and evaluating the impact of adoption on our existing accounting policies and disclosures. Ferrellgas believes that the adoption of this standard, which will be effective for Ferrellgas August 1, 2019, will result in material increases to right of use assets and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑13 In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2017‑12 In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑12, Financial Instruments - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities which is intended to improve the financial reporting for hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2018‑15 In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract which is intended to clarify the accounting for implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies
Accounting estimates	Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates impacting the consolidated financial statements include accruals that have been established for contingent liabilities, pending claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business, useful lives of property, plant and equipment assets, residual values of tanks, capitalization of customer tank installation costs, amortization methods of intangible assets, valuation methods used to value sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of reporting units, recoverability of long-lived assets, assumptions used to value business combinations, fair values of derivative contracts and stock-based compensation calculations.
New accounting standards	New accounting standards: FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2014‑09 In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014‑09”). The issuance is part of a joint effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") to enhance financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, thereby, improving the consistency of requirements, comparability of practices and usefulness of disclosures. Upon adoption, Ferrellgas, L.P. applied ASU 2014‑09 only to contracts that were not completed, referred to as open contracts. Ferrellgas, L.P. adopted ASU 2014‑09 beginning on August 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014‑09 be recognized in partner’s deficit at the date of adoption, August 1, 2018. ASU 2014‑09 has not materially impacted Ferrellgas, L.P.’s consolidated financial statements, and as a result there was no cumulative effect to record as of the date of adoption. Results for reporting periods beginning after August 1, 2018 are presented under ASU 2014‑09, while amounts reported for prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under accounting standards in effect for those periods. See Note G - Revenue from contracts with customers for additional information related to revenues and contract costs, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures required under ASU 2014‑09. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑02 In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. An entity may elect the transition relief option in ASU 2018-11, “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which, among other things, provides entities with an option to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment from the modified retrospective application to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption and consequently, continue to report comparative periods in compliance with the prior guidance (ASC 840). Ferrellgas, L.P. expects to elect this additional transition method. Ferrellgas, L.P. is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the consolidated financial statements. Ferrellgas, L.P. has made significant progress in assessing the impact of the standard and planning for the adoption and implementation. The implementation team has completed initial scoping and is substantially complete in the data gathering process of our current lease portfolio. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently performing a completeness assessment over the lease population, analyzing the financial statement impact of adopting the standards, and evaluating the impact of adoption on our existing accounting policies and disclosures. Ferrellgas, L.P. believes that the adoption of this standard, which will be effective for Ferrellgas, L.P. August 1, 2019, will result in material increases to right of use assets and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2016‑13 In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2017‑12 In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑12, Financial Instruments - Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities which is intended to improve the financial reporting for hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements. FASB Accounting Standard Update No. 2018‑15 In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract which is intended to clarify the accounting for implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Ferrellgas, L.P. is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on the consolidated financial statements.

Supplemental Financial Statem_2

Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Schedule Of Inventories	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane gas and related products $ 74,964 $ 71,180 Appliances, parts and supplies, and other 14,820 12,514 Inventories $ 89,784 $ 83,694
Other Assets	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Notes receivable, less current portion $ 27,646 $ 27,491 Other 44,893 47,097 Other assets, net $ 72,539 $ 74,588
Other Current Liabilities	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accrued interest $ 21,963 $ 22,222 Customer deposits and advances 26,323 22,829 Other 98,967 96,974 Other current liabilities $ 147,253 $ 142,025
Shipping And Handling Expenses	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 60,279 $ 54,613 $ 107,721 $ 97,928 Depreciation and amortization expense 1,389 1,123 2,462 2,235 Equipment lease expense 7,869 6,296 15,388 12,364 $ 69,537 $ 62,032 $ 125,571 $ 112,527
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures	For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 Cash paid for: Interest $ 82,941 $ 78,682 Income taxes $ 2 $ 12 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions $ 1,174 $ 1,508 Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions $ 2,815 $ 47
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Schedule Of Inventories	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane gas and related products $ 74,964 $ 71,180 Appliances, parts and supplies, and other 14,820 12,514 Inventories $ 89,784 $ 83,694
Other Assets	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Notes receivable, less current portion $ 27,646 $ 27,491 Other 44,893 47,097 Other assets, net $ 72,539 $ 74,588
Other Current Liabilities	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accrued interest 18,029 18,288 Customer deposits and advances 26,323 22,829 Other 98,967 96,974 Other current liabilities $ 143,319 $ 138,091
Shipping And Handling Expenses	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 60,279 $ 54,613 $ 107,721 $ 97,928 Depreciation and amortization expense 1,389 1,123 2,462 2,235 Equipment lease expense 7,869 6,296 15,388 12,364 $ 69,537 $ 62,032 $ 125,571 $ 112,527
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures	For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 Cash paid for: Interest $ 67,546 $ 63,286 Income taxes $ 9 $ 1 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions $ 1,174 $ 1,508 Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions $ 2,815 $ 47

Accounts And Notes Receivable_2

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts And Notes Receivable	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable pledged as collateral $ 201,717 $ 120,079 Accounts receivable 4,651 8,272 Note receivable - current portion 126 132 Other 27 26 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,357) (2,455) Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 203,164 $ 126,054
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts And Notes Receivable	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable pledged as collateral $ 201,717 $ 120,079 Accounts receivable 4,651 8,272 Note receivable - current portion 126 132 Other 27 26 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,357) (2,455) Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 203,164 $ 126,054

Partners' deficit (Tables)

Partners' deficit (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partner Units	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Public common unitholders 69,612,939 69,612,939 Ferrell Companies (1) 22,529,361 22,529,361 FCI Trading Corp. (2) 195,686 195,686 Ferrell Propane, Inc. (3) 51,204 51,204 James E. Ferrell (4) 4,763,475 4,763,475 (1) Ferrell Companies is the owner of the general partner and is an approximate 23% direct owner of Ferrellgas Partners’ common units and thus a related party. Ferrell Companies also beneficially owns 195,686 and 51,204 common units of Ferrellgas Partners held by FCI Trading Corp. ("FCI Trading") and Ferrell Propane, Inc. ("Ferrell Propane"), respectively, bringing Ferrell Companies’ beneficial ownership to 23.4% at January 31, 2019. (2) FCI Trading is an affiliate of the general partner and thus a related party. (3) Ferrell Propane is controlled by the general partner and thus a related party. (4) James E. Ferrell is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of our general partner; and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and a related party. JEF Capital Management owns 4,758,859 of these common units and is owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust Two and other family trusts, all of which James E. Ferrell and/or his family members are the trustees and beneficiaries. James E. Ferrell holds all voting common stock of JEF Capital Management. The remaining 4,616 common units are held by Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust One, for which James E. Ferrell is the trustee and sole beneficiary.
Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Public common unitholders $ — $ 6,962 $ 6,962 $ 13,923 Ferrell Companies — 2,253 2,253 4,506 FCI Trading Corp. — 20 20 40 Ferrell Propane, Inc. — 5 5 10 James E. Ferrell — 476 476 952 General partner — 98 98 196 $ — $ 9,814 $ 9,814 $ 19,627
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Ferrellgas Partners $ 15,396 $ 25,210 $ 25,310 $ 35,023 General partner 157 257 258 357 $ 15,553 $ 25,467 $ 25,568 $ 35,380

Revenue from contracts with c_2

Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
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, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Retail - Sales to End Users $ 415,827 $ 417,472 $ 633,591 $ 601,266 Wholesale - Sales to Resellers 115,392 128,654 209,336 227,083 Other Gas Sales 18,893 46,113 42,151 66,648 Other 23,265 45,641 40,608 76,778 Propane and related equipment revenues $ 573,377 $ 637,880 $ 925,686 $ 971,775
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable $ 189,151 $ 119,818 Contract assets $ 18,519 $ 8,691 Contract liabilities Deferred revenue (1) $ 35,609 $ 29,933 (1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $17.1 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2019.
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, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Retail - Sales to End Users $ 415,827 $ 417,472 $ 633,591 $ 601,266 Wholesale - Sales to Resellers 115,392 128,654 209,336 227,083 Other Gas Sales 18,893 46,113 42,151 66,648 Other 23,265 45,641 40,608 76,778 Propane and related equipment revenues $ 573,377 $ 637,880 $ 925,686 $ 971,775
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Accounts receivable $ 189,151 $ 119,818 Contract assets $ 18,519 $ 8,691 Contract liabilities Deferred revenue (1) $ 35,609 $ 29,933 (1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $17.1 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2019.

Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

Fair Value Measurement (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets and Liabilities Fair Value Hierarchy	Asset (Liability) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Significant Other Assets and Liabilities Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total January 31, 2019: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 5,848 $ — $ 5,848 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (15,148) $ — $ (15,148) July 31, 2018: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 22,470 $ — $ 22,470 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (1,910) $ — $ (1,910)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets and Liabilities Fair Value Hierarchy	Asset (Liability) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Significant Other Assets and Liabilities Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total January 31, 2019: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 5,848 $ — $ 5,848 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (15,148) $ — $ (15,148) July 31, 2018: Assets: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ 22,470 $ — $ 22,470 Liabilities: Derivative financial instruments: Commodity derivatives $ — $ (1,910) $ — $ (1,910)

Derivative Instruments and He_2

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Fair Value of Financial Derivatives Balance Sheet Locations	January 31, 2019 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 5,408 Other current liabilities $ 13,859 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 440 Other liabilities 1,289 Total $ 5,848 Total $ 15,148 July 31, 2018 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 17,123 Other current liabilities $ 1,832 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 5,347 Other liabilities 78 Total $ 22,470 Total $ 1,910
Offsetting Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]	January 31, 2019 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 10,977 Other current liabilities $ 1,734 Other assets, net 2,617 Other liabilities 3 $ 13,594 $ 1,737 July 31, 2018 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 2,851 Other current liabilities $ 12,308 Other assets, net 927 Other liabilities 4,235 $ 3,778 $ 16,543
Fair Value Hedge Derivative Effect on Earnings	Amount of Interest Expense Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Location of Gain Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Recognized on For the three months ended January 31, For the three months ended January 31, Derivative Instrument Derivative 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 88 $ — $ (2,275) Amount of Interest Expense Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Location of Amounts Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Recognized on For the six months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, Derivative Instrument Derivative 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 226 $ — $ (4,550)
Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Effect on Comprehensive Income	For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from (Loss) Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (21,080) Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 3,807 $ — $ (21,080) $ 3,807 $ — For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 960 Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ 9,886 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 112 Interest expense (143) — $ 1,072 $ 9,743 $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (29,234) Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ (626) $ — $ (29,234) $ (626) $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Recognized in Reclassified from AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument AOCI AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 23,283 Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 14,018 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 238 Interest expense (326) — $ 23,521 $ 13,692 $ —
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments effect on earnings	For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (2,080) Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (3,470) Cost of sales - midstream operations
Changes in Derivative Value Effect on Other Comprehensive Income Loss	For the six months ended January 31, Gains and losses on derivatives included in AOCI 2019 2018 Beginning balance $ 20,560 $ 14,648 Change in value of risk management commodity derivatives (29,234) 23,283 Reclassification of gains on commodity hedges to cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales, net (626) (14,018) Change in value of risk management interest rate derivatives — 238 Reclassification of losses on interest rate hedges to interest expense — 326 Ending balance $ (9,300) $ 24,477
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Derivatives Balance Sheet Locations	January 31, 2019 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 5,408 Other current liabilities $ 13,859 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 440 Other liabilities 1,289 Total $ 5,848 Total $ 15,148 July 31, 2018 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative Instrument Location Fair value Location Fair value Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Commodity derivatives-propane Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 17,123 Other current liabilities $ 1,832 Commodity derivatives-propane Other assets, net 5,347 Other liabilities 78 Total $ 22,470 Total $ 1,910
Offsetting Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]	January 31, 2019 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 10,977 Other current liabilities $ 1,734 Other assets, net 2,617 Other liabilities 3 $ 13,594 $ 1,737 July 31, 2018 Assets Liabilities Description Location Amount Location Amount Margin Balances Prepaid expense and other current assets $ 2,851 Other current liabilities $ 12,308 Other assets, net 927 Other liabilities 4,235 $ 3,778 $ 16,543
Fair Value Hedge Derivative Effect on Earnings	Amount of Interest Expense Location of Amounts Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Recognized on Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Derivative Instrument Derivative For the three months ended January 31, For the three months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 88 $ — $ (2,275) Amount of Interest Expense Location of Gain Amount of Gain Recognized on Recognized on Fixed-Rated Debt Recognized on Derivative (Related Hedged Item) Derivative Instrument Derivative For the six months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense $ — $ 226 $ — $ (4,550)
Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Effect on Comprehensive Income	For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (21,080) Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 3,807 $ — $ (21,080) $ 3,807 $ — For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 960 Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ 9,886 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 112 Interest expense (143) — $ 1,072 $ 9,743 $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ (29,234) Cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales $ (626) $ — $ (29,234) $ (626) $ — For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI AOCI into Income Derivative Instrument Recognized in AOCI into Income Effective portion Ineffective portion Commodity derivatives $ 23,283 Cost of product sold- propane and other gas liquids sales $ 14,018 $ — Interest rate swap agreements 238 Interest expense (326) — $ 23,521 $ 13,692 $ —
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments effect on earnings	For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (2,080) Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ — Cost of sales - midstream operations For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Amount of Gain (Loss) Location of Gain (Loss) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recognized in Income Reclassified in Income Commodity derivatives - crude oil $ (3,470) Cost of sales - midstream operations
Changes in Derivative Value Effect on Other Comprehensive Income Loss	For the six months ended January 31, Gains and losses on derivatives included in AOCI 2019 2018 Beginning balance $ 20,560 $ 14,648 Change in value of risk management commodity derivatives (29,234) 23,283 Reclassification of gains on commodity hedges to cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales, net (626) (14,018) Change in value of risk management interest rate derivatives — 238 Reclassification of losses on interest rate hedges to interest expense — 326 Ending balance $ (9,300) $ 24,477

Transactions With Related Par_2

Transactions With Related Parties (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocation Of Transactions With Related Parties	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 69,285 $ 65,291 $ 129,243 $ 122,642 General and administrative expense $ 7,197 $ 8,422 $ 13,309 $ 15,930
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocation Of Transactions With Related Parties	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating expense $ 69,285 $ 65,291 $ 129,243 $ 122,642 General and administrative expense $ 7,197 $ 8,422 $ 13,309 $ 15,930

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Commo_2

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unitholders' Interest (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Distribution Allocation	Ratio of total distributions payable to: Quarterly distribution per common unit Common unitholder General partner $0.56 to $0.63 86.9 % 13.1 % $0.64 to $0.82 76.8 % 23.2 % $0.83 and above 51.5 % 48.5 %
Basic And Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Unitholders' Interest	For the three months ended January 31, For the six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 (in thousands, except per common unit amounts) Common unitholders’ interest in net earnings (loss) $ 42,911 $ (1,824) $ (13,534) $ (49,260) Weighted average common units outstanding (in thousands) 97,152.7 97,152.7 97,152.7 97,152.7 Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit $ 0.44 $ (0.02) $ (0.14) $ (0.51)

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	Three months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 573,377 $ — $ 573,377 Direct costs (1) 443,533 10,188 453,721 Adjusted EBITDA $ 129,844 $ (10,188) $ 119,656 Three months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 637,880 $ 117,276 $ 755,156 Direct costs (1) 507,386 127,143 634,529 Adjusted EBITDA $ 130,494 $ (9,867) $ 120,627 Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 925,686 $ — $ 925,686 Direct costs (1) 767,127 21,062 788,189 Adjusted EBITDA $ 158,559 $ (21,062) $ 137,497 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 971,775 $ 238,036 $ 1,209,811 Direct costs (1) 810,715 252,253 1,062,968 Adjusted EBITDA $ 161,060 $ (14,217) $ 146,843 (1) Direct costs are comprised of "cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales", "cost of sales- midstream operations", "cost of sales-other", "operating expense", "general and administrative expense", and "equipment lease expense" less "severance charge", "legal fees and settlements", "unrealized (non-cash) losses on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments" and "multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement".
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated	Three months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. $ 43,344 $ (1,843) $ (13,671) $ (49,758) Income tax expense (benefit) 3 (162) 161 215 Interest expense 44,891 42,673 88,769 83,480 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,605 25,485 38,597 51,217 EBITDA 107,843 66,153 113,856 85,154 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 4,031 4,692 7,993 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,216 39,249 6,720 40,144 Other income, net (86) (684) (105) (1,195) Severance costs 1,600 — 1,600 1,663 Legal fees and settlements 5,608 2,118 9,172 2,118 Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments — (314) — 1,293 Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement — — 1,524 — Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 531 69 38 (332) Adjusted EBITDA $ 119,656 $ 120,627 $ 137,497 $ 146,843
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated	Assets January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales $ 1,315,233 $ 1,196,084 Corporate and other 72,887 167,197 Total consolidated assets $ 1,388,120 $ 1,363,281
Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]	Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 31,460 $ 549 $ 32,009 Growth 23,316 — 23,316 Total $ 54,776 $ 549 $ 55,325 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 12,016 $ 1,427 $ 13,443 Growth 18,311 1,013 19,324 Total $ 30,327 $ 2,440 $ 32,767
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	Three months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 573,377 $ — $ 573,377 Direct costs (1) 443,533 10,187 453,720 Adjusted EBITDA $ 129,844 $ (10,187) $ 119,657 Three months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 637,880 $ 117,276 $ 755,156 Direct costs (1) 507,386 127,142 634,528 Adjusted EBITDA $ 130,494 $ (9,866) $ 120,628 Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 925,686 $ — $ 925,686 Direct costs (1) 767,127 21,057 788,184 Adjusted EBITDA $ 158,559 $ (21,057) $ 137,502 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment Corporate and sales other Total Segment revenues $ 971,775 $ 238,036 $ 1,209,811 Direct costs (1) 810,715 252,252 1,062,967 Adjusted EBITDA $ 161,060 $ (14,216) $ 146,844 (1) Direct costs are comprised of "cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales", "cost of sales- midstream operations", "cost of sales-other", "operating expense", "general and administrative expense", and "equipment lease expense" less "severance charge", "legal fees and settlements", "unrealized (non-cash) losses on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments" and "multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement".
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated	Three months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net earnings (loss) $ 52,617 $ 6,847 $ 3,803 $ (32,852) Income tax expense (benefit) 3 (167) 154 204 Interest expense 36,150 34,058 71,345 66,254 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,605 25,485 38,597 51,217 EBITDA 108,375 66,223 113,899 84,823 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 4,031 4,692 7,993 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,216 39,249 6,720 40,144 Other income, net (86) (684) (105) (1,195) Severance costs 1,600 — 1,600 1,663 Legal fees and settlements 5,608 2,118 9,172 2,118 Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments — (314) — 1,293 Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement — — 1,524 — Adjusted EBITDA $ 119,657 $ 120,628 $ 137,502 $ 146,844
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated	January 31, 2019 July 31, 2018 Assets Propane operations and related equipment sales $ 1,315,233 $ 1,196,084 Corporate and other 72,729 167,162 Total consolidated assets $ 1,387,962 $ 1,363,246
Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]	Six months ended January 31, 2019 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 31,460 $ 549 $ 32,009 Growth 23,316 — 23,316 Total $ 54,776 $ 549 $ 55,325 Six months ended January 31, 2018 Propane operations and related equipment sales Corporate and other Total Capital expenditures: Maintenance $ 12,016 $ 1,427 $ 13,443 Growth 18,311 1,013 19,324 Total $ 30,327 $ 2,440 $ 32,767

Guarantor financial informati_2

Guarantor financial information (Tables) - Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) As of January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 40,305 $ 1 $ 246 $ — $ — $ 40,552 Accounts and notes receivable, net (3,661) — 150 206,675 — 203,164 Intercompany receivables (9,201) — — — 9,201 — Inventories 89,784 — — — — 89,784 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 36,551 — (1) 3 — 36,553 Total current assets 153,778 1 395 206,678 9,201 370,053 Property, plant and equipment, net 584,335 — (1) — — 584,334 Goodwill, net 247,478 — — — — 247,478 Intangible assets, net 113,558 — — — — 113,558 Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 74,072 — — — (74,072) — Other assets, net 68,659 — 2,875 1,005 — 72,539 Total assets $ 1,241,880 $ 1 $ 3,269 $ 207,683 $ (64,871) $ 1,387,962 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT) Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 63,526 $ — $ — $ 113 $ — $ 63,639 Collateralized note payable — — — 140,000 — 140,000 Intercompany payables — — (192) (9,009) 9,201 — Other current liabilities 137,417 — 388 5,514 — 143,319 Total current liabilities 200,943 — 196 136,618 9,201 346,958 Long-term debt 1,730,468 — — — — 1,730,468 Other liabilities 37,480 — 67 — — 37,547 Contingencies and commitments Partners' capital (deficit): Partners' equity (717,884) 1 3,006 71,065 (74,072) (717,884) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,127) — — — — (9,127) Total partners' capital (deficit) (727,011) 1 3,006 71,065 (74,072) (727,011) Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit) $ 1,241,880 $ 1 $ 3,269 $ 207,683 $ (64,871) $ 1,387,962 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) As of July 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 119,133 $ 1 $ 174 $ — $ — $ 119,308 Accounts and notes receivable, net (3,420) — 9,395 120,079 — 126,054 Intercompany receivables 15,660 — — — (15,660) — Inventories 83,694 — — — — 83,694 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 34,050 — 775 5 — 34,830 Total current assets 249,117 1 10,344 120,084 (15,660) 363,886 Property, plant and equipment, net 557,689 — 34 — — 557,723 Goodwill, net 246,098 — — — — 246,098 Intangible assets, net 120,951 — — — — 120,951 Investments in consolidated subsidiaries 59,937 — — — (59,937) — Other assets, net 63,411 — 9,961 1,216 — 74,588 Total assets $ 1,297,203 $ 1 $ 20,339 $ 121,300 $ (75,597) $ 1,363,246 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT) Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 45,171 $ — $ 1,547 $ 102 $ — $ 46,820 Short-term borrowings 32,800 — — — — 32,800 Collateralized note payable — — — 58,000 — 58,000 Intercompany payables — — (143) 15,803 (15,660) — Other current liabilities 131,702 — 6,036 353 — 138,091 Total current liabilities 209,673 — 7,440 74,258 (15,660) 275,711 Long-term debt 1,728,137 — — — — 1,728,137 Other liabilities 39,471 — 5 — — 39,476 Contingencies and commitments Partners' capital (deficit): Partners' equity (700,811) 1 12,894 47,042 (59,937) (700,811) Accumulated other comprehensive income 20,733 — — — — 20,733 Total partners' capital (deficit) (680,078) 1 12,894 47,042 (59,937) (680,078) Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit) $ 1,297,203 $ 1 $ 20,339 $ 121,300 $ (75,597) $ 1,363,246
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]	FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the three months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 550,112 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 550,112 Other 23,216 — 49 — — 23,265 Total revenues 573,328 — 49 — — 573,377 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 311,531 — — — — 311,531 Cost of sales - other 3,308 — 114 — — 3,422 Operating expense 121,180 — 39 1,884 (1,884) 121,219 Depreciation and amortization expense 19,493 — — 112 — 19,605 General and administrative expense 16,338 3 — — — 16,341 Equipment lease expense 8,415 — — — — 8,415 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 1,944 — — — — 1,944 Loss on asset sales and disposals 2,045 — 171 — — 2,216 Operating income (loss) 89,074 (3) (275) (1,996) 1,884 88,684 Interest expense (34,655) — (38) (1,457) — (36,150) Other income (expense), net 96 — (10) 2,916 (2,916) 86 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 54,515 (3) (323) (537) (1,032) 52,620 Income tax expense 3 — — — — 3 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (863) — — — 863 — Net earnings (loss) 53,649 (3) (323) (537) (169) 52,617 Other comprehensive loss (17,273) — — — — (17,273) Comprehensive income (loss) $ 36,376 $ (3) $ (323) $ (537) $ (169) $ 35,344 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the three months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 592,275 $ — $ (36) $ — $ — $ 592,239 Midstream operations — — 117,276 — — 117,276 Other 22,707 — 22,934 — — 45,641 Total revenues 614,982 — 140,174 — — 755,156 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 362,927 — (9) — — 362,918 Cost of sales - midstream operations — — 107,067 — — 107,067 Cost of sales - other 2,853 — 17,934 — — 20,787 Operating expense 114,096 — 9,795 1,833 (2,008) 123,716 Depreciation and amortization expense 18,521 — 6,893 71 — 25,485 General and administrative expense 13,833 3 1,054 — — 14,890 Equipment lease expense 6,862 — 92 — — 6,954 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 4,031 — — — — 4,031 Asset impairments — 10,005 — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 555 — 38,694 — — 39,249 Operating income (loss) 91,304 (3) (51,351) (1,904) 2,008 40,054 Interest expense (21,212) — (11,739) (1,107) — (34,058) Other income (expense), net 408 — 276 2,008 (2,008) 684 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 70,500 (3) (62,814) (1,003) — 6,680 Income tax expense (benefit) 82 — (249) — — (167) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (63,571) — — — 63,571 — Net earnings (loss) 6,847 (3) (62,565) (1,003) 63,571 6,847 Other comprehensive income (8,671) — — — — (8,671) Comprehensive income (loss) $ (1,824) $ (3) $ (62,565) $ (1,003) $ 63,571 $ (1,824) FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 885,078 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 885,078 Other 40,559 — 49 — — 40,608 Total revenues 925,637 — 49 — — 925,686 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 515,667 — — — — 515,667 Cost of sales - other 6,355 — 114 — — 6,469 Operating expense 231,511 — 39 2,901 (2,901) 231,550 Depreciation and amortization expense 38,374 — — 223 — 38,597 General and administrative expense 30,511 5 — — — 30,516 Equipment lease expense 16,278 — — — — 16,278 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 4,692 — — — — 4,692 Asset impairments — — — — — — Loss on asset sales and disposals 4,041 — 2,679 — — 6,720 Operating income (loss) 78,208 (5) (2,783) (3,124) 2,901 75,197 Interest expense (69,003) — (38) (2,304) — (71,345) Other income (expense), net 115 — (10) 5,119 (5,119) 105 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 9,320 (5) (2,831) (309) (2,218) 3,957 Income tax expense 154 — — — — 154 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiary (3,145) — — — 3,145 — Net earnings (loss) 6,021 (5) (2,831) (309) 927 3,803 Other comprehensive loss (29,860) — — — — (29,860) Comprehensive income (loss) $ (23,839) $ (5) $ (2,831) $ (309) $ 927 $ (26,057) FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Revenues: Propane and other gas liquids sales $ 894,392 $ — $ 605 $ — $ — $ 894,997 Midstream operations — — 238,036 — — 238,036 Other 39,384 — 37,394 — — 76,778 Total revenues 933,776 — 276,035 — — 1,209,811 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - propane and other gas liquids sales 541,746 — 687 — — 542,433 Cost of sales - midstream operations — — 215,192 — — 215,192 Cost of sales - other 5,562 — 28,927 — — 34,489 Operating expense 215,328 — 19,058 3,015 (3,223) 234,178 Depreciation and amortization expense 36,868 — 14,206 143 — 51,217 General and administrative expense 24,588 5 3,461 — — 28,054 Equipment lease expense 13,510 — 185 — — 13,695 Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge 7,993 — — — — 7,993 Asset impairments — — 10,005 — — 10,005 Loss on asset sales and disposals 1,463 — 38,681 — — 40,144 Operating income (loss) 86,718 (5) (54,367) (3,158) 3,223 32,411 Interest expense (41,606) — (22,924) (1,724) — (66,254) Other income (expense), net 623 — 572 3,223 (3,223) 1,195 Earnings (loss) before income taxes 45,735 (5) (76,719) (1,659) — (32,648) Income tax expense 72 — 132 — — 204 Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiary (78,515) — — — 78,515 — Net earnings (loss) (32,852) (5) (76,851) (1,659) 78,515 (32,852) Other comprehensive income 9,829 — — — — 9,829 Comprehensive income (loss) $ (23,023) $ (5) $ (76,851) $ (1,659) $ 78,515 $ (23,023)
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]	FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2019 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 98,494 $ (5) $ 24,696 $ (80,899) $ (82,000) $ (39,714) Cash flows from investing activities: Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (5,069) — — — — (5,069) Capital expenditures (58,330) — — — — (58,330) Proceeds from sale of assets 1,960 — — — — 1,960 Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable — — — 710,497 (710,497) — Cash remitted to Ferrellgas, L.P. for accounts receivable — — — (792,497) 792,497 — Net changes in advances with consolidated entities (56,291) — — — 56,291 — Other — — — — — — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (117,730) — — (82,000) 138,291 (61,439) Cash flows from financing activities: Distributions (25,568) — — — — (25,568) Payments on long-term debt (1,014) — — — — (1,014) Net reductions in short-term borrowings (32,800) — — — — (32,800) Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings — — — 82,000 — 82,000 Net changes in advances with parent — 5 (24,624) 80,910 (56,291) — Cash paid for financing costs (210) — — (11) — (221) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (59,592) 5 (24,624) 162,899 (56,291) 22,397 Net change in cash and cash equivalents (78,828) — 72 — — (78,756) Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 119,133 1 174 — — 119,308 Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 40,305 $ 1 $ 246 $ — $ — $ 40,552 FERRELLGAS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) For the six months ended January 31, 2018 Ferrellgas, L.P. Ferrellgas (Parent and Finance Corp. Guarantor Non-Guarantor Co-Issuer) (Co-Issuer) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (57,734) $ (5) $ 13,335 $ 120,563 $ (97,000) $ (20,841) Cash flows from investing activities: Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (14,862) — — — — (14,862) Capital expenditures (34,391) — (1,302) — — (35,693) Proceeds from sale of assets 4,207 — — — — 4,207 Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable — — — 574,783 (574,783) — Cash remitted to Ferrellgas, L.P. for accounts receivable — — — (671,783) 671,783 — Net changes in advances with consolidated entities 132,748 — — — (132,748) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 87,702 — (1,302) (97,000) (35,748) (46,348) Cash flows from financing activities: Distributions (35,380) — — — — (35,380) Proceeds from increase in long-term debt 23,580 — — — — 23,580 Payments on long-term debt (1,267) — — — — (1,267) Net reductions in short-term borrowings (7,879) — — — — (7,879) Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings — — — 97,000 — 97,000 Net changes in advances with parent — 5 (12,190) (120,563) 132,748 — Cash paid for financing costs (395) — — — — (395) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (21,341) 5 (12,190) (23,563) 132,748 75,659 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 8,627 — (157) — — 8,470 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 5,327 1 373 — — 5,701 Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 13,954 $ 1 $ 216 $ — $ — $ 14,171

Partnership Organization And _2

Partnership Organization And Formation (Details) shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019subsidiaryshares	Jan. 31, 2018
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary	2
Number of states in which entity operates	50
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.0101%	1.0101%
Number of states in which entity operates	50
Ferrellgas [Member] | Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	2.00%	2.00%
Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member] | Ferrell Companies [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Common stock shares outstanding | shares	22.8
Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member] | Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.00%
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Limited partner interest	99.00%
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.00%
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	100.00%

Supplemental Financial Statem_3

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Propane gas and related products	$ 74,964	$ 71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies	14,820	12,514
Inventories	89,784	83,694
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Propane gas and related products	74,964	71,180
Appliances, parts and supplies	14,820	12,514
Inventories	$ 89,784	$ 83,694

Supplemental Financial Statem_4

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, gal in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)gal	Jul. 31, 2018USD ($)
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Noncurrent | $	$ 27,646	$ 27,491
Maximum term of supply procurement contracts	36 months
Net procurement of fixed priced propane by Ferrellgas in gallons | gal	14
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Noncurrent | $	$ 27,646	$ 27,491
Maximum term of supply procurement contracts	36 months
Net procurement of fixed priced propane by Ferrellgas in gallons | gal	14

Supplemental Financial Statem_5

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Notes receivable, less current portion	$ 27,646	$ 27,491
Other	44,893	47,097
Other assets, net	72,539	74,588
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Notes receivable, less current portion	27,646	27,491
Other	44,893	47,097
Other assets, net	$ 72,539	$ 74,588

Supplemental Financial Statem_6

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Accrued interest	$ 21,963	$ 22,222
Customer deposits and advances	26,323	22,829
Other	98,967	96,974
Other current liabilities	147,253	142,025
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Accrued interest	18,029	18,288
Customer deposits and advances	26,323	22,829
Other	98,967	96,974
Other current liabilities	$ 143,319	$ 138,091

Supplemental Financial Statem_7

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Shipping and Handling (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Operating expense	$ 121,219	$ 123,716	$ 231,550	$ 234,178
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
Equipment lease expense	8,415	6,954	16,278	13,695
Costs and Expenses, Total	453,721	634,529	788,189	1,062,968
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Operating expense	121,219	123,716	231,550	234,178
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
Equipment lease expense	8,415	6,954	16,278	13,695
Costs and Expenses, Total	453,720	634,528	788,184	1,062,967
Shipping and Handling [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Operating expense	60,279	54,613	107,721	97,928
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,389	1,123	2,462	2,235
Equipment lease expense	7,869	6,296	15,388	12,364
Costs and Expenses, Total	69,537	62,032	125,571	112,527
Shipping and Handling [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Operating expense	60,279	54,613	107,721	97,928
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,389	1,123	2,462	2,235
Equipment lease expense	7,869	6,296	15,388	12,364
Costs and Expenses, Total	$ 69,537	$ 62,032	$ 125,571	$ 112,527

Supplemental Financial Statem_8

Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Interest Paid	$ 82,941	$ 78,682
Income Taxes Paid	2	12
Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	1,174	1,508
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	2,815	47
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]
Interest Paid	67,546	63,286
Income Taxes Paid	9	1
Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	1,174	1,508
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$ 2,815	$ 47

Accounts And Notes Receivable_3

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 201,717	$ 120,079
Accounts receivable, unpledged	4,651	8,272
Notes receivable, current portion	126	132
Other	27	26
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,357)	(2,455)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	203,164	126,054
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	201,717	120,079
Accounts receivable, unpledged	4,651	8,272
Notes receivable, current portion	126	132
Other	27	26
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,357)	(2,455)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$ 203,164	$ 126,054

Accounts And Notes Receivable_4

Accounts And Notes Receivable, Net And Accounts Receivable Securitization (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 201,717,000	$ 120,079,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	201,717,000	120,079,000
Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Collateralized notes payable	140,000,000	58,000,000
Capacity to receive additional proceeds	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate of debt	5.30%	5.20%
Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Collateralized notes payable	$ 140,000,000	$ 58,000,000
Capacity to receive additional proceeds	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate of debt	5.30%	5.20%

Debt - Short-Term Borrowings (D

Debt - Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 0	$ 32,800
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 0	$ 32,800

Debt - Secured Credit Facilitie

Debt - Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 0	$ 32,800,000
Letters of credit outstanding	103,800,000	107,900,000
Term Loan Due 2023 May 4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Term loan rate, as a percent	8.27%	7.86%
Revolving Facility Under Senior Secured Credit Facility Entered 2018 May [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 196,200,000	$ 159,300,000
Short-term borrowings	0	$ 32,800,000
Credit facility interest rate		9.75%
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	21,200,000	$ 17,100,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	0	32,800,000
Letters of credit outstanding	103,800,000	107,900,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Term Loan Due 2023 May 4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Term loan rate, as a percent	8.27%	7.86%
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Revolving Facility Under Senior Secured Credit Facility Entered 2018 May [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 196,200,000	$ 159,300,000
Short-term borrowings	0	$ 32,800,000
Credit facility interest rate		9.75%
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 21,200,000	$ 17,100,000

Debt - Covenants (Details)

Debt - Covenants (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)item
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of quarters for required fixed charge coverage ratio	4
Maximum restricted payments | $	$ 50,000,000
Number of quarters for restricted payments	16
Current fixed charge coverage ratio	1.38
Dividends allowed | $	$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required fixed charge coverage ratio	1.75
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of quarters for required fixed charge coverage ratio	4
Current fixed charge coverage ratio	1.67
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required fixed charge coverage ratio	1.75

Partners' Deficit - Limited Par

Partners' Deficit - Limited Partner Units (Details) - shares	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	97,152,665	97,152,665
Ferrell Companies [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	22,529,361	22,529,361
FCI Trading Corp. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	195,686	195,686
Ferrell Propane, Inc. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	51,204	51,204
James E. Ferrell [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	4,763,475	4,763,475
Public Common Unitholders [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	69,612,939	69,612,939

Partners' Deficit - Narrative (

Partners' Deficit - Narrative (Details) - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	97,152,665	97,152,665
Ferrell Companies [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited partner ownership interest	23.00%
Ferrell Companies [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	22,529,361	22,529,361
Ferrell Companies [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited partner ownership interest	23.40%
Ferrell Companies [Member] | FCI Trading Corp. [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	195,686
Ferrell Companies [Member] | Ferrell Propane, Inc. [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	51,204
James E. Ferrell [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	4,763,475	4,763,475
James E. Ferrell [Member] | JEF Capital Management [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	4,758,859
James E. Ferrell [Member] | Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common unitholders, units outstanding	4,616

Partners' Deficit - Paid Distri

Partners' Deficit - Paid Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		$ 9,814	$ 10,072
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid	$ 15,553	25,467	25,568	$ 35,380
Ferrell Companies [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		2,253
FCI Trading Corp. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		20
Ferrell Propane, Inc. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		5
James E. Ferrell [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		476
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		98
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid	157	257	258	357
Ferrellgas Partners LP [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid	$ 15,396	25,210	25,310	35,023
Parent [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			9,814	19,627
Parent [Member] | Ferrell Companies [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			2,253	4,506
Parent [Member] | FCI Trading Corp. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			20	40
Parent [Member] | Ferrell Propane, Inc. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			5	10
Parent [Member] | James E. Ferrell [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			476	952
Parent [Member] | Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			98	196
Common Unitholders [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			9,716
Common Unitholders [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			25,310
Public Common Unitholders [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid		$ 6,962
Public Common Unitholders [Member] | Parent [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distributions paid			$ 6,962	$ 13,923

Partners' Deficit - General par

Partners' Deficit - General partner's commitment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	1.0101%	1.0101%
Ferrellgas [Member] | Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	2.00%	2.00%
General Partner [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution	$ 0.1	$ 0.2
General Partner [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Non-cash contribution	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

Revenue from contracts with c_3

Revenue from contracts with customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	$ 573,377	$ 755,156	$ 925,686	$ 1,209,811
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	189,151		189,151		$ 119,818
Contract assets	18,519		18,519		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 35,609		35,609		29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 17,100
Maximum [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 573,377		$ 925,686
Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	415,827		633,591
Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	115,392		209,336
Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,893		42,151
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	23,265	45,641	$ 40,608	76,778
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		637,880		971,775
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		417,472		601,266
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		128,654		227,083
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		46,113		66,648
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		45,641		76,778
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	573,377	755,156	$ 925,686	1,209,811
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	189,151		189,151		119,818
Contract assets	18,519		18,519		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 35,609		35,609		$ 29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 17,100
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 573,377		$ 925,686
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	415,827		633,591
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	115,392		209,336
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,893		42,151
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 23,265	45,641	$ 40,608	76,778
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		755,156		1,209,811
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		637,880		971,775
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		417,472		601,266
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		128,654		227,083
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		46,113		66,648
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 45,641		$ 76,778

Fair Value Measurements - Asset

Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	$ 5,848	$ 22,470
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	(15,148)	(1,910)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	5,848	22,470
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	(15,148)	(1,910)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	0	0
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	0	0
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	5,848	22,470
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	(15,148)	(1,910)
Level 2 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	5,848	22,470
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	(15,148)	(1,910)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	0	0
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	0	0
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements - Narra

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,825.1	$ 1,935.1
Level 2 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	1,560	$ 1,591.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes receivable, fair value	24.2
Notes receivable, carrying amount in excess of fair value	3.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes receivable, fair value	24.2
Notes receivable, carrying amount in excess of fair value	$ 3.4

Derivative Instruments and He_3

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized due to ineffectiveness	$ 0	$ 0
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	5,848,000		$ 22,470,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	15,148,000		1,910,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized due to ineffectiveness	0	$ 0
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	5,848,000		22,470,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	15,148,000		1,910,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	5,408,000		17,123,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	5,408,000		17,123,000
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	13,859,000		1,832,000
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	13,859,000		1,832,000
Other Assets, Net [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	440,000		5,347,000
Other Assets, Net [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap assets	440,000		5,347,000
Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	1,289,000		78,000
Other Liabilities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity derivatives propane swap liabilities	$ 1,289,000		$ 78,000

Derivative Instruments and He_4

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Derivative Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	$ 13,594	$ 3,778
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	1,737	16,543
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	10,977	2,851
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	1,734	12,308
Other Assets, Net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	2,617	927
Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	3	4,235
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	13,594	3,778
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	1,737	16,543
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	10,977	2,851
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	1,734	12,308
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Other Assets, Net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value of Collateral	2,617	927
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral	$ 3	$ 4,235

Derivative Instruments and He_5

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Effect on Earnings (Details) - Interest Rate Swap [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain Recognized	$ 88	$ 226
Amount of Interest Expense Recognized	(2,275)	(4,550)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain Recognized	88	226
Amount of Interest Expense Recognized	$ (2,275)	$ (4,550)

Derivative Instruments and He_6

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Effect on Comprehensive Income and Change in FV (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative	$ (21,080)	$ 1,072	$ (29,234)	$ 23,521
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	3,807	9,743	(626)	13,692
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	0	314	0	(1,293)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative	(21,080)	1,072	(29,234)	23,521
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	3,807	9,743	(626)	13,692
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net		314	0	(1,293)
Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative	(21,080)	960	(29,234)	23,283
Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative	(21,080)	960	(29,234)	23,283
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative		112		238
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI(L) on derivative		112		238
Interest Expense [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income		(143)		(326)
Interest Expense [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income		(143)		(326)
Midstream Operations [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net		(2,080)
Midstream Operations [Member] | Operating Expense [Member] | Commodity Derivatives Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net		(2,080)		(3,470)
Midstream Operations [Member] | Operating Expense [Member] | Commodity Derivatives Crude Oil [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net				(3,470)
Propane [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	3,807	9,886	(626)	14,018
Propane [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	$ 3,807	$ 9,886	$ (626)	$ 14,018

Derivative Instruments and He_7

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - AOCI Rollforward (Details) $ in Thousands, MMBbls in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)MMBbls	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Partners' capital balance, beginning			$ (1,034,477)
Change in value of derivative	$ (21,080)	$ 1,072	(29,234)	$ 23,521
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net	3,807	(9,743)	(626)	(13,692)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(1,083,350)		(1,083,350)
Reclassification of net losses to earnings during next 12 months			8,500
Gain (loss) on discontinuation of cash flow hedge due to forecasted transaction probable of not occurring, net			$ 0	0
Number of barrels of propane covered by cash flow hedges | MMBbls			3.9
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Partners' capital balance, beginning			$ 20,560	14,648
Partners' capital balance, ending	(9,300)	24,477	(9,300)	24,477
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Partners' capital balance, beginning			(680,078)
Change in value of derivative	(21,080)	1,072	(29,234)	23,521
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net	3,807	(9,743)	(626)	(13,692)
Partners' capital balance, ending	(727,011)		(727,011)
Reclassification of net losses to earnings during next 12 months			8,500
Gain (loss) on discontinuation of cash flow hedge due to forecasted transaction probable of not occurring, net			$ 0	0
Number of barrels of propane covered by cash flow hedges | MMBbls			3.9
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Partners' capital balance, beginning			$ 20,560	14,648
Partners' capital balance, ending	$ (9,300)	$ 24,477	(9,300)	24,477
Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Change in value of derivative			(29,234)	23,283
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net			(626)	(14,018)
Commodity Derivatives Propane [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Change in value of derivative			(29,234)	23,283
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net			$ (626)	(14,018)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Change in value of derivative				238
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net				326
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Change in value of derivative				238
Reclassification of gains on derivatives to earnings, net				$ 326

Derivative Instruments and He_8

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Credit Risk (Details)	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum loss due to credit risk	$ 500,000
Open derivative contracts with credit risk features	0
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum loss due to credit risk	500,000
Open derivative contracts with credit risk features	$ 0

Transactions With Related Par_3

Transactions With Related Parties (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)employee	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)employee	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity Number of Employees | employee	0		0
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity Number of Employees | employee	0		0
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity Number of Employees | employee	0		0
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity Number of Employees | employee	0		0
Operating Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party	$ 69,285	$ 65,291
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party	7,197	8,422
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] | Operating Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party			$ 129,243	$ 122,642
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] | Operating Expense [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party	69,285	65,291	129,243	122,642
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party			13,309	15,930
Ferrellgas Inc., General Partner [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses reimbursed to related party	$ 7,197	$ 8,422	$ 13,309	$ 15,930

Contingencies And Commitments (

Contingencies And Commitments (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 02, 2017item	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)item
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of quarters for required fixed charge coverage ratio		4
Maximum restricted payments | $		$ 50,000,000
Number of quarters for restricted payments		16
Current fixed charge coverage ratio		1.38
Dividends allowed | $		$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Required fixed charge coverage ratio		1.75
Class Action Related To Cylinder Fill Level [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		1
Lawsuit Related To Sale Of Jamex Transfer Services [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former officers	2
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of quarters for required fixed charge coverage ratio		4
Maximum restricted payments | $		$ 50,000,000
Number of quarters for restricted payments		16
Current fixed charge coverage ratio		1.67
Dividends allowed | $		$ 0
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Required fixed charge coverage ratio		1.75
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of quarters for required fixed charge coverage ratio		4
Current fixed charge coverage ratio		1.67
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Required fixed charge coverage ratio		1.75
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Class Action Related To Cylinder Fill Level [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		1
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Lawsuit Related To Sale Of Jamex Transfer Services [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former officers	2

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Commo_3

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unitholders' Interest (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Value of dilutive securities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common unitholders' interest in net earnings (loss)	$ 42,911,000	$ (1,824,000)	$ (13,534,000)	$ (49,260,000)
Weighted average common units outstanding, basic and diluted	97,152,700	97,152,700	97,152,700	97,152,700
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per common unit	$ 0.44	$ (0.02)	$ (0.14)	$ (0.51)
$0.56 to $0.63 | Common Unitholders [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			51.50%
$0.56 to $0.63 | General Partner [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			48.50%
$0.64 to $0.82 | Common Unitholders [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			76.80%
$0.64 to $0.82 | General Partner [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			23.20%
$0.83 and above | Common Unitholders [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			86.90%
$0.83 and above | General Partner [Member]
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Ratio of total distributions payable			13.10%
Minimum [Member] | $0.56 to $0.63
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Distributed			$ 0.83
Minimum [Member] | $0.64 to $0.82
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Distributed			0.64
Minimum [Member] | $0.83 and above
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Distributed			0.56
Maximum [Member] | $0.64 to $0.82
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Distributed			0.82
Maximum [Member] | $0.83 and above
Earnings Distribution Allocation [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Distributed			$ 0.63

Segment Reporting - Reporting I

Segment Reporting - Reporting Information by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)item	Jan. 31, 2018USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | item			1
Number of Operating Segments | item			1
Segment revenues	$ 573,377	$ 755,156	$ 925,686	$ 1,209,811
Direct costs (1)	453,721	634,529	788,189	1,062,968
Adjusted EBITDA	119,656	120,627	137,497	146,843
Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment revenues	573,377	637,880	925,686	971,775
Direct costs (1)	443,533	507,386	767,127	810,715
Adjusted EBITDA	129,844	130,494	158,559	161,060
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment revenues	0	117,276		238,036
Direct costs (1)	10,188	127,143	21,062	252,253
Adjusted EBITDA	(10,188)	(9,867)	$ (21,062)	(14,217)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | item			1
Number of Operating Segments | item			1
Segment revenues	573,377	755,156	$ 925,686	1,209,811
Direct costs (1)	453,720	634,528	788,184	1,062,967
Adjusted EBITDA	119,657	120,628	137,502	146,844
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment revenues	573,377	637,880	925,686	971,775
Direct costs (1)	443,533	507,386	767,127	810,715
Adjusted EBITDA	129,844	130,494	158,559	161,060
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment revenues	0	117,276		238,036
Direct costs (1)	10,187	127,142	21,057	252,252
Adjusted EBITDA	$ (10,187)	$ (9,866)	$ (21,057)	$ (14,216)

Segment Reporting - Reconciliat

Segment Reporting - Reconciliation of Segment Earnings to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss)	$ 43,344	$ (1,843)	$ (13,671)	$ (49,758)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	(162)	161	215
Interest expense	44,891	42,673	88,769	83,480
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
EBITDA	107,843	66,153	113,856	85,154
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944	4,031	4,692	7,993
Asset impairment charges		10,005	0	10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals	(2,216)	(39,249)	(6,720)	(40,144)
Other income, net	(86)	(684)	(105)	(1,195)
Severance costs	1,600	0	1,600	1,663
Legal Fees and settlements	5,608	2,118	9,172	2,118
Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	(314)	0	1,293
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement			1,524
Net earnings (loss)	43,875	(1,774)	(13,633)	(50,090)
Adjusted EBITDA	119,656	120,627	137,497	146,843
Non-Controlling Interest [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss)	531	69	38	(332)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss)	52,617	6,847	3,803	(32,852)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	(167)	154	204
Interest expense	36,150	34,058	71,345	66,254
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
EBITDA	108,375	66,223	113,899	84,823
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944	4,031	4,692	7,993
Asset impairment charges		10,005	0	10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals	(2,216)	(39,249)	(6,720)	(40,144)
Other income, net	86	684	105	1,195
Severance costs	1,600		1,600	1,663
Legal Fees and settlements	5,608	2,118	9,172	2,118
Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		(314)	0	1,293
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement			1,524	0
Net earnings (loss)	52,617	6,847	3,803	(32,852)
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 119,657	$ 120,628	$ 137,502	$ 146,844

Segment Reporting - Assets (Det

Segment Reporting - Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,388,120	$ 1,363,281
Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	1,315,233	1,196,084
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	72,887	167,197
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	1,387,962	1,363,246
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	1,315,233	1,196,084
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Corporate and other
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 72,729	$ 167,162

Segment Reporting - Capital Exp

Segment Reporting - Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	$ 32,009	$ 13,443
Growth	23,316	19,324
Capital expenditures, total	55,325	32,767
Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	31,460	12,016
Growth	23,316	18,311
Capital expenditures, total	54,776	30,327
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	549	1,427
Growth	0	1,013
Capital expenditures, total	549	2,440
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	32,009	13,443
Growth	23,316	19,324
Capital expenditures, total	55,325	32,767
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane and related equipment sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	31,460	12,016
Growth	23,316	18,311
Capital expenditures, total	54,776	30,327
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Maintenance	549	1,427
Growth	0	1,013
Capital expenditures, total	$ 549	$ 2,440

Guarantor financial informati_3

Guarantor financial information (Details) - Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Fixed Rate Six Point Seven Five Due Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500
Interest rate, as a percent	6.75%

Guarantor financial informati_4

Guarantor financial information - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40,647	$ 119,311	$ 14,173	$ 5,760
Accounts and notes receivable, net	203,164	126,054
Inventories	89,784	83,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,616	34,862
Total current assets	370,211	363,921
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,334	557,723
Goodwill, net	247,478	246,098
Intangible assets, net	113,558	120,951
Other assets, net	72,539	74,588
Total assets	1,388,120	1,363,281
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,639	46,820
Short-term borrowings	0	32,800
Collateralized note payable	140,000	58,000
Other current liabilities	147,253	142,025
Total current liabilities	350,892	279,645
Long-term debt	2,083,031	2,078,637
Other liabilities	37,547	39,476
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(1,083,350)	(1,034,477)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,049)	20,510
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,388,120	1,363,281
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(1,076,184)	(1,027,785)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	40,552	119,308	14,171	5,701
Accounts and notes receivable, net	203,164	126,054
Inventories	89,784	83,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,553	34,830
Total current assets	370,053	363,886
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,334	557,723
Goodwill, net	247,478	246,098
Intangible assets, net	113,558	120,951
Other assets, net	72,539	74,588
Total assets	1,387,962	1,363,246
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,639	46,820
Short-term borrowings	0	32,800
Collateralized note payable	140,000	58,000
Other current liabilities	143,319	138,091
Total current liabilities	346,958	275,711
Long-term debt	1,730,468	1,728,137
Other liabilities	37,547	39,476
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(727,011)	(680,078)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,127)	20,733
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,387,962	1,363,246
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(717,884)	(700,811)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	40,305	119,133	13,954	5,327
Accounts and notes receivable, net	(3,661)	(3,420)
Intercompany Receivables, Current	(9,201)	15,660
Inventories	89,784	83,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,551	34,050
Total current assets	153,778	249,117
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,335	557,689
Goodwill, net	247,478	246,098
Intangible assets, net	113,558	120,951
Investment in Ferrellgas, L.P.	74,072	59,937
Other assets, net	68,659	63,411
Total assets	1,241,880	1,297,203
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,526	45,171
Short-term borrowings		32,800
Other current liabilities	137,417	131,702
Total current liabilities	200,943	209,673
Long-term debt	1,730,468	1,728,137
Other liabilities	37,480	39,471
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(727,011)	(680,078)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,127)	20,733
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,241,880	1,297,203
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(717,884)	(700,811)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Total current assets	1	1
Total assets	1	1
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1	1
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1	1
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	1	1
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	246	174	$ 216	$ 373
Accounts and notes receivable, net	150	9,395
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1)	775
Total current assets	395	10,344
Property, plant and equipment, net	(1)	34
Other assets, net	2,875	9,961
Total assets	3,269	20,339
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		1,547
Intercompany Payables	(192)	(143)
Other current liabilities	388	6,036
Total current liabilities	196	7,440
Other liabilities	67	5
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	3,006	12,894
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	3,269	20,339
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	3,006	12,894
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Accounts and notes receivable, net	206,675	120,079
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3	5
Total current assets	206,678	120,084
Other assets, net	1,005	1,216
Total assets	207,683	121,300
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	113	102
Collateralized note payable	140,000	58,000
Intercompany Payables	(9,009)	15,803
Other current liabilities	5,514	353
Total current liabilities	136,618	74,258
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	71,065	47,042
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	207,683	121,300
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	71,065	47,042
Eliminations [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Intercompany Receivables, Current	9,201	(15,660)
Total current assets	9,201	(15,660)
Investment in Ferrellgas, L.P.	(74,072)	(59,937)
Total assets	(64,871)	(75,597)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany Payables	9,201	(15,660)
Total current liabilities	9,201	(15,660)
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(74,072)	(59,937)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	(64,871)	(75,597)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	$ (74,072)	$ (59,937)

Guarantor financial informati_5

Guarantor financial information - Statements of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 573,377	$ 755,156	$ 925,686	$ 1,209,811
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	121,219	123,716	231,550	234,178
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
General and administrative expense	16,342	14,891	30,521	28,055
Equipment lease expense	8,415	6,954	16,278	13,695
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944	4,031	4,692	7,993
Asset impairment charges		10,005	0	10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals	2,216	39,249	6,720	40,144
Operating Income (Loss)	88,683	40,053	75,192	32,410
Interest expense	(44,891)	(42,673)	(88,769)	(83,480)
Other income (expense), net	86	684	105	1,195
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	43,878	(1,936)	(13,472)	(49,875)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	(162)	161	215
Net earnings (loss)	43,875	(1,774)	(13,633)	(50,090)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(8,671)	(29,860)	9,829
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	26,602	(10,445)	(43,493)	(40,261)
Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	550,112	592,239	885,078	894,997
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	311,531	362,918	515,667	542,433
Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	0	117,276	0	238,036
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	0	107,067	0	215,192
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	23,265	45,641	40,608	76,778
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	3,422	20,787	6,469	34,489
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	573,377	755,156	925,686	1,209,811
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	121,219	123,716	231,550	234,178
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,605	25,485	38,597	51,217
General and administrative expense	16,341	14,890	30,516	28,054
Equipment lease expense	8,415	6,954	16,278	13,695
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944	4,031	4,692	7,993
Asset impairment charges		10,005	0	10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals	2,216	39,249	6,720	40,144
Operating Income (Loss)	88,684	40,054	75,197	32,411
Interest expense	(36,150)	(34,058)	(71,345)	(66,254)
Other income (expense), net	86	684	105	1,195
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	52,620	6,680	3,957	(32,648)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	(167)	154	204
Net earnings (loss)	52,617	6,847	3,803	(32,852)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(8,671)	(29,860)	9,829
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	35,344	(1,824)	(26,057)	(23,023)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	550,112	592,239	885,078	894,997
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	311,531	362,918	515,667	542,433
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	0	117,276	0	238,036
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	0	107,067	0	215,192
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	23,265	45,641	40,608	76,778
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	3,422	20,787	6,469	34,489
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	573,328		925,637
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	121,180	114,096	231,511	215,328
Depreciation and amortization expense	19,493	18,521	38,374	36,868
General and administrative expense	16,338	13,833	30,511	24,588
Equipment lease expense	8,415	6,862	16,278	13,510
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	1,944	4,031	4,692	7,993
Loss on asset sales and disposals	2,045	555	4,041	1,463
Operating Income (Loss)	89,074	91,304	78,208	86,718
Interest expense	(34,655)	(21,212)	(69,003)	(41,606)
Other income (expense), net	96	408	115	623
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	54,515	70,500	9,320	45,735
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	82	154	72
Equity in earnings (loss) of Ferrellgas, L.P.	(863)	(63,571)	(3,145)	(78,515)
Net earnings (loss)	53,649	6,847	6,021	(32,852)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,273)	(8,671)	(29,860)	9,829
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	36,376	(1,824)	(23,839)	(23,023)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	550,112		885,078
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	311,531		515,667
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	23,216		40,559
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	3,308		6,355
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	3	3	5	5
Operating Income (Loss)	(3)	(3)	(5)	(5)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(3)	(3)	(5)	(5)
Net earnings (loss)	(3)	(3)	(5)	(5)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(3)	(3)	(5)	(5)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	49		49
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	39	9,795	39	19,058
Depreciation and amortization expense		6,893		14,206
General and administrative expense		1,054		3,461
Equipment lease expense		92		185
Asset impairment charges		10,005		10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals	171	38,694	2,679	38,681
Operating Income (Loss)	(275)	(51,351)	(2,783)	(54,367)
Interest expense	(38)	(11,739)	(38)	(22,924)
Other income (expense), net	(10)	276	(10)	572
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(323)	(62,814)	(2,831)	(76,719)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(249)		132
Net earnings (loss)	(323)	(62,565)	(2,831)	(76,851)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(323)	(62,565)	(2,831)	(76,851)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	49		49
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	114		114
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	1,884	1,833	2,901	3,015
Depreciation and amortization expense	112	71	223	143
Operating Income (Loss)	(1,996)	(1,904)	(3,124)	(3,158)
Interest expense	(1,457)	(1,107)	(2,304)	(1,724)
Other income (expense), net	2,916	2,008	5,119	3,223
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(537)	(1,003)	(309)	(1,659)
Net earnings (loss)	(537)	(1,003)	(309)	(1,659)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(537)	(1,003)	(309)	(1,659)
Eliminations [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense	(1,884)	(2,008)	(2,901)	(3,223)
Operating Income (Loss)	1,884	2,008	2,901	3,223
Other income (expense), net	(2,916)	(2,008)	(5,119)	(3,223)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(1,032)		(2,218)
Equity in earnings (loss) of Ferrellgas, L.P.	863	63,571	3,145	78,515
Net earnings (loss)	(169)	63,571	927	78,515
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ (169)	63,571	$ 927	78,515
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		45,641		76,778
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		755,156		1,209,811
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		592,239		894,997
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		362,918		542,433
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		117,276		238,036
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		107,067		215,192
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		45,641		76,778
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		20,787		34,489
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		614,982		933,776
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		592,275		894,392
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		362,927		541,746
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		22,707		39,384
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		2,853		5,562
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		140,174		276,035
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Propane [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		(36)		605
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		(9)		687
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Midstream Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		117,276		238,036
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		107,067		215,192
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		22,934		37,394
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		$ 17,934		$ 28,927

Guarantor financial informati_6

Guarantor financial information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (55,118)	$ (36,294)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	(5,069)	(14,862)
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	(58,330)	(35,693)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,960	4,207
Net cash used in investing activities	(61,439)	(46,348)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(9,814)	(19,627)
Proceeds from increase in long-term debt	0	23,580
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(1,014)	(1,267)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt	(32,800)	(7,879)
Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings	82,000	97,000
Cash paid for financing costs	(221)	(395)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	37,893	91,055
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(78,664)	8,413
Cash and cash equivalents	40,647	14,173	$ 119,311	$ 5,760
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(39,714)	(20,841)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	(5,069)	(14,862)
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	(58,330)	(35,693)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,960	4,207
Net cash used in investing activities	(61,439)	(46,348)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(25,568)	(35,380)
Proceeds from increase in long-term debt	0	23,580
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(1,014)	(1,267)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt	(32,800)	(7,879)
Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings	82,000	97,000
Cash paid for financing costs	(221)	(395)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	22,397	75,659
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(78,756)	8,470
Cash and cash equivalents	40,552	14,171	119,308	5,701
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	98,494	(57,734)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	(5,069)	(14,862)
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	(58,330)	(34,391)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,960	4,207
Proceeds from Collection of (Payments to Fund) Long-term Loans to Related Parties	(56,291)	132,748
Net cash used in investing activities	(117,730)	87,702
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions	(25,568)	(35,380)
Proceeds from increase in long-term debt		23,580
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(1,014)	(1,267)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt	(32,800)	(7,879)
Cash paid for financing costs	(210)	(395)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(59,592)	(21,341)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(78,828)	8,627
Cash and cash equivalents	40,305	13,954	119,133	5,327
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(5)	(5)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances (To) From Related Parties	5	5
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	5	5
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	24,696	13,335
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		(1,302)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,302)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances (To) From Related Parties	(24,624)	(12,190)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(24,624)	(12,190)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	72	(157)
Cash and cash equivalents	246	216	$ 174	$ 373
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(80,899)	120,563
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable	710,497	574,783
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Accounts Receivable Securitization, Related Party	(792,497)	(671,783)
Net cash used in investing activities	(82,000)	(97,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net additions to collateralized short-term borrowings	82,000	97,000
Advances (To) From Related Parties	80,910	(120,563)
Cash paid for financing costs	(11)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	162,899	(23,563)
Eliminations [Member] | Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(82,000)	(97,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash collected for purchase of interest in accounts receivable	(710,497)	(574,783)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Accounts Receivable Securitization, Related Party	792,497	671,783
Proceeds from Collection of (Payments to Fund) Long-term Loans to Related Parties	56,291	(132,748)
Net cash used in investing activities	138,291	(35,748)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances (To) From Related Parties	(56,291)	132,748
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (56,291)	$ 132,748