Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 235,150	$ 109,407
Intangible assets accumulated amortization	$ 452,283	$ 436,428
Limited Partners' Capital Account, 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	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
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	$ 235,150	$ 109,407
Intangible assets accumulated amortization	$ 452,283	$ 436,428
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, shares authorized	2,000	2,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000	1,000