Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Propane and other gas liquids sales	$ 382,223,000	$ 335,281,000
Other	32,807,000	27,628,000
Total revenues	415,030,000	362,909,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sold - propane and other gas liquids sales	258,754,000	213,657,000
Cost of product sold - other	13,346,000	9,197,000
Operating expense	103,764,000	97,145,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	20,215,000	20,875,000
General and administrative expense	14,414,000	11,155,000
Equipment lease expense	4,066,000	3,923,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	3,043,000	2,402,000
Loss on disposal of assets	357,000	271,000
Operating income (loss)	(2,929,000)	4,284,000
Interest expense	(22,093,000)	(22,435,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(301,000)
Other income, net	216,000	91,000
Loss before income taxes	(25,107,000)	(18,060,000)
Income tax benefit	(50,000)	(264,000)
Net loss	(25,057,000)	(17,796,000)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(214,000)	(138,000)
Net loss attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.	(24,843,000)	(17,658,000)
Less: General partner's interest in net loss	(248,000)	(177,000)
Common unitholders' interest in net loss	(24,595,000)	(17,481,000)
Basic and diluted net loss per common unitholders' interest	$ (0.31)	$ (0.22)
Cash distributions declared per common unit	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	50	0
Net loss	(50)	0
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Propane and other gas liquids sales	382,223,000	335,281,000
Other	32,807,000	27,628,000
Total revenues	415,030,000	362,909,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sold - propane and other gas liquids sales	258,754,000	213,657,000
Cost of product sold - other	13,346,000	9,197,000
Operating expense	103,889,000	97,082,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	20,215,000	20,875,000
General and administrative expense	14,414,000	11,155,000
Equipment lease expense	4,066,000	3,923,000
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge	3,043,000	2,402,000
Loss on disposal of assets	357,000	271,000
Operating income (loss)	(3,054,000)	4,347,000
Interest expense	(18,049,000)	(18,394,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(301,000)
Other income, net	216,000	91,000
Loss before income taxes	(21,188,000)	(13,956,000)
Income tax benefit	(50,000)	(264,000)
Net loss	(21,138,000)	(13,692,000)
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expense	50	1,500
Net loss	$ (50)	$ (1,500)