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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Revenue from contracts with customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	$ 479,625	$ 515,810	$ 1,405,311	$ 1,725,621
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	135,337		135,337		$ 119,818
Contract assets	25,312		25,312		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 29,068		29,068		29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 22,700
Maximum [Member] \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 479,625		$ 1,405,311
Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	350,151		983,742
Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	99,311		308,646
Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	10,094		52,246
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	20,069	41,913	$ 60,677	118,691
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		493,215		1,464,990
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		330,320		931,495
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		97,689		324,863
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		23,293		89,941
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		41,913		118,691
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
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Accounts receivable collection period			30 days
Residential customer, annual cost spread period			12 months
Rental income recognition period			1 year
Revenues	479,625	515,810	$ 1,405,311	1,725,621
Contract assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	135,337		135,337		119,818
Contract assets	25,312		25,312		8,691
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue	$ 29,068		29,068		$ 29,933
Deferred revenue recognized			$ 22,700
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-02-01
Contract liabilities
Remaining performance obligation recognition period	1 year		1 year
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 479,625		$ 1,405,311
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	350,151		983,742
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	99,311		308,646
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	10,094		52,246
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20,069	41,913	$ 60,677	118,691
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		515,810		1,725,621
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Propane And Related Equipment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		493,215		1,464,990
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Retail Sales To End Users [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		330,320		931,495
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Wholesale Sales To Resellers [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		97,689		324,863
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Other Gas Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues		23,293		89,941
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] \| Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] \| Product and Service, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
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