Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Propane and other gas liquids sales	$ 394,361,000	$ 382,223,000
Other	48,994,000	32,807,000
Total revenues	443,355,000	415,030,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sold - propane and other gas liquids sales	264,814,000	258,754,000
Cost of product sold - other	23,860,000	13,346,000
Operating expense	106,428,000	103,764,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	23,309,000	20,215,000
General and administrative expense	23,395,000	14,414,000
Equipment lease expense	5,532,000	4,066,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	4,374,000	3,043,000
Loss on disposal of assets	961,000	357,000
Operating income	(9,318,000)	(2,929,000)
Interest expense	(23,912,000)	(22,093,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(301,000)
Other income, net	(449,000)	216,000
Earnings before income taxes	(33,679,000)	(25,107,000)
Income tax expense	(510,000)	(50,000)
Net Loss	(33,169,000)	(25,057,000)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	(294,000)	(214,000)
Net earnings attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.	(32,875,000)	(24,843,000)
Less: General partner's interest in net earnings	(329,000)	(248,000)
Common unitholders' interest in net earnings	(32,546,000)	(24,595,000)
Basic and diluted net earnings per common unitholders' interest	$ (0.40)	$ (0.31)
Cash distributions declared per common unit	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	150	50
Net Loss	(150)	(50)
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Propane and other gas liquids sales	394,361,000	382,223,000
Other	48,994,000	32,807,000
Total revenues	443,355,000	415,030,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sold - propane and other gas liquids sales	264,814,000	258,754,000
Cost of product sold - other	23,860,000	13,346,000
Operating expense	106,431,000	103,889,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	23,309,000	20,215,000
General and administrative expense	23,395,000	14,414,000
Equipment lease expense	5,532,000	4,066,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	4,374,000	3,043,000
Loss on disposal of assets	961,000	357,000
Operating income	(9,321,000)	(3,054,000)
Interest expense	(19,878,000)	(18,049,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(301,000)
Other income, net	(449,000)	216,000
Earnings before income taxes	(29,648,000)	(21,188,000)
Income tax expense	(511,000)	(50,000)
Net Loss	(29,137,000)	(21,138,000)
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	160	50
Net Loss	$ (160)	$ (50)