Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Propane gas and related products	$	79,196	$	67,049
Crude oil	7,921		724
Appliances, parts and supplies	25,221		24,779
Inventories	$	112,338	$	92,552

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other assets, net consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Note receivable - Jamex, less current portion	$	30,000	$	32,500
Other	50,559		41,557
Other assets, net	$	80,559	$	74,057

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Accrued interest	$	51,109	$	18,671
Customer deposits and advances	42,599		25,541
Other	107,171		82,012
Other current liabilities	$	200,879	$	126,224

Shipping And Handling Expenses

Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of operations line items:

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2017		2016
Operating expense	$	43,314	$	41,810
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,112		1,026
Equipment lease expense	6,069		6,666
Total shipping and handling expenses	$	50,495	$	49,502

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below:

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2017		2016
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	6,129	$	5,631
Income taxes	$	6	$	1
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,232	$	—
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	140	$	(189	)

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Propane gas and related products	$	79,196	$	67,049
Crude oil	7,921		724
Appliances, parts and supplies	25,221		24,779
Inventories	$	112,338	$	92,552

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Other assets, net consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Note receivable - Jamex, less current portion	$	30,000	$	32,500
Other	50,559		41,557
Other assets, net	$	80,559	$	74,057

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

	October 31, 2017		July 31, 2017
Accrued interest	$	39,477	$	14,737
Customer deposits and advances	42,599		25,541
Other	107,185		81,738
Other current liabilities	$	189,261	$	122,016

Shipping And Handling Expenses

Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of operations line items:

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2017		2016
Operating expense	$	43,314	$	41,810
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,112		1,026
Equipment lease expense	6,069		6,666
Total shipping and handling expenses	$	50,495	$	49,502

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below:

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2017		2016
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	6,129	$	5,630
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	1,232	$	—
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	140	$	(189	)