Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,499,000	$ 5,760,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	202,727,000	165,084,000
Inventories	85,062,000	92,552,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,090,000	33,388,000
Total current assets	341,378,000	296,784,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	637,688,000	731,923,000
Goodwill, net	246,098,000	256,103,000
Intangible assets, net	235,318,000	251,102,000
Other assets, net	72,094,000	74,057,000
Total assets	1,532,576,000	1,609,969,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	52,472,000	85,561,000
Short-term borrowings	0	59,781,000
Collateralized note payable	104,000,000	69,000,000
Other current liabilities	158,875,000	126,224,000
Total current liabilities	315,347,000	340,566,000
Long-term debt	1,995,608,000	1,995,795,000
Other liabilities	34,225,000	31,118,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Limited partner	(758,325,000)	(701,188,000)
General partner	(67,568,000)	(66,991,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	17,672,000	14,601,000
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' capital (deficit)	(808,221,000)	(753,578,000)
Noncontrolling interest	(4,383,000)	(3,932,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(812,604,000)	(757,510,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,532,576,000	1,609,969,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
ASSETS
Cash	1,000	1,000
Current assets:
Total assets	1,000	1,000
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	27,170	25,055
Accumulated deficit	(27,170)	(25,055)
Total stockholder's equity	1,000	1,000
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	9,491,000	5,701,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	202,727,000	165,084,000
Inventories	85,062,000	92,552,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,059,000	33,426,000
Total current assets	341,339,000	296,763,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	637,688,000	731,923,000
Goodwill, net	246,098,000	256,103,000
Intangible assets, net	235,318,000	251,102,000
Other assets, net	72,094,000	74,057,000
Total assets	1,532,537,000	1,609,948,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	52,472,000	85,561,000
Short-term borrowings	0	59,781,000
Collateralized note payable	104,000,000	69,000,000
Other current liabilities	147,243,000	122,016,000
Total current liabilities	303,715,000	336,358,000
Long-term debt	1,646,069,000	1,649,270,000
Other liabilities	34,225,000	31,118,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Limited partner	(464,761,000)	(417,467,000)
General partner	(4,577,000)	(4,095,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	17,866,000	14,764,000
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' capital (deficit)	(469,338,000)	(421,562,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(451,472,000)	(406,798,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,532,537,000	1,609,948,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
ASSETS
Cash	1,100	1,100
Other Assets, Current	0	1,500
Current assets:
Total assets	1,100	2,600
Current liabilities:
Contingencies and commitments
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding	1,000	1,000
Additional paid in capital	71,052	67,336
Accumulated deficit	(70,952)	(65,736)
Total stockholder's equity	$ 1,100	$ 2,600