Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment


	Three months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	479,625	$	—	$	479,625
Direct costs (1)		380,637		10,427		391,064
Adjusted EBITDA	$	98,988	$	(10,427)	$	88,561


	Three months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	493,215	$	22,595	$	515,810
Direct costs (1)		397,568		31,320		428,888
Adjusted EBITDA	$	95,647	$	(8,725)	$	86,922


	Nine months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,405,311	$	—	$	1,405,311
Direct costs (1)		1,147,764		31,489		1,179,253
Adjusted EBITDA	$	257,547	$	(31,489)	$	226,058


	Nine months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,464,990	$	260,631	$	1,725,621
Direct costs (1)		1,208,283		283,573		1,491,856
Adjusted EBITDA	$	256,707	$	(22,942)	$	233,765

(1)

Direct costs are comprised of "cost of sales-propane and other gas liquids sales", "cost of sales- midstream operations", "cost of sales-other", "operating expense", "general and administrative expense", and "equipment lease expense" less "severance costs", "legal fees and settlements", "unrealized (non-cash) losses on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments" and "multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement".

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Total Segment Performance Measures


	Three months ended April 30,				Nine months ended April 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.	$	20,461	$	10,861	$	6,790	$	(38,897)
Income tax expense		123		67		284		282
Interest expense		44,162		40,375		132,931		123,855
Depreciation and amortization expense		20,617		25,348		59,214		76,565
EBITDA		85,363		76,651		199,219		161,805
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge		(4)		2,738		4,688		10,731
Asset impairments		—		—		—		10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals		1,683		6,270		8,403		46,414
Other income, net		(251)		(227)		(356)		(1,422)
Severance costs		—		—		1,600		1,663
Legal fees and settlements		1,471		1,289		10,643		3,407
Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		—		—		—		1,293
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement		—		—		1,524		—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		299		201		337		(131)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	88,561	$	86,922	$	226,058	$	233,765

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated


Assets	April 30, 2019		July 31, 2018
Propane operations and related equipment sales	$	1,257,214	$	1,196,084
Corporate and other		72,778		167,197
Total consolidated assets	$	1,329,992	$	1,363,281

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]


	Nine months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	43,975	$	672	$	44,647
Growth		44,654		—		44,654
Total	$	88,629	$	672	$	89,301


	Nine months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	17,556	$	1,702	$	19,258
Growth		34,784		1,265		36,049
Total	$	52,340	$	2,967	$	55,307

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment


	Three months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	479,625	$	—	$	479,625
Direct costs (1)		380,637		10,423		391,060
Adjusted EBITDA	$	98,988	$	(10,423)	$	88,565


	Three months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	493,215	$	22,595	$	515,810
Direct costs (1)		397,568		31,188		428,756
Adjusted EBITDA	$	95,647	$	(8,593)	$	87,054


	Nine months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,405,311	$	—	$	1,405,311
Direct costs (1)		1,147,764		31,480		1,179,244
Adjusted EBITDA	$	257,547	$	(31,480)	$	226,067


	Nine months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations
	and related equipment		Corporate and
	sales		other		Total
Segment revenues	$	1,464,990	$	260,631	$	1,725,621
Direct costs (1)		1,208,283		283,440		1,491,723
Adjusted EBITDA	$	256,707	$	(22,809)	$	233,898

(1)

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Total Segment Performance Measures


	Three months ended April 30,				Nine months ended April 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018

Net earnings (loss)	$	29,554	$	19,840	$	33,357	$	(13,012)
Income tax expense		100		57		254		261
Interest expense		35,395		31,739		106,740		97,993
Depreciation and amortization expense		20,617		25,348		59,214		76,565
EBITDA		85,666		76,984		199,565		161,807
Non-cash employee stock ownership plan compensation charge		(4)		2,738		4,688		10,731
Asset impairments		—		—		—		10,005
Loss on asset sales and disposals		1,683		6,270		8,403		46,414
Other income, net		(251)		(227)		(356)		(1,422)
Severance costs		—		—		1,600		1,663
Legal fees and settlements		1,471		1,289		10,643		3,407
Unrealized (non-cash) loss on changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		—		—		—		1,293
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal settlement		—		—		1,524		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	88,565	$	87,054	$	226,067	$	233,898

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated


	April 30, 2019		July 31, 2018
Assets
Propane operations and related equipment sales	$	1,257,214	$	1,196,084
Corporate and other		72,647		167,162
Total consolidated assets	$	1,329,861	$	1,363,246

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment [Table Text Block]


	Nine months ended April 30, 2019
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	43,975	$	672	$	44,647
Growth		44,654		—		44,654
Total	$	88,629	$	672	$	89,301


	Nine months ended April 30, 2018
	Propane operations and
	related equipment sales		Corporate and other		Total
Capital expenditures:
Maintenance	$	17,556	$	1,702	$	19,258
Growth		34,784		1,265		36,049
Total	$	52,340	$	2,967	$	55,307