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Transactions With Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Transactions With Related Parties
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 April 30,
 
For the nine months ended April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating expense
 
$
58,842

 
$
53,747

 
$
181,484

 
$
170,953

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expense
 
$
5,707

 
$
6,913

 
$
21,637

 
$
23,713


 
 

See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note F – Partners’ deficit.
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]  
Transactions With Related Parties
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 April 30,
 
For the nine months ended April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating expense
 
$
58,842

 
$
53,747

 
$
181,484

 
$
170,953

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expense
 
$
5,707

 
$
6,913

 
$
21,637

 
$
23,713



See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note F – Partners’ deficit.