Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 29,805,000	$ 11,054,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	123,841,000	107,596,000
Inventories	84,995,000	80,454,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,582,000	42,275,000
Total current assets	289,223,000	241,379,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,582,000	42,275,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	598,887,000	596,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,195,000	247,195,000
Intangible assets, net	108,493,000	108,557,000
Operating lease, right-of-use assets	124,047,000
Other assets, net	75,443,000	69,105,000
Total assets	1,443,288,000	1,262,959,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	44,421,000	33,364,000
Short-term borrowings	80,000,000	43,000,000
Collateralized note payable	73,000,000	62,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	358,080,000	631,756,000
Current operating lease liabilities	33,832,000
Other current liabilities	187,731,000	138,237,000
Total current liabilities	777,064,000	908,357,000
Long-term debt	1,731,920,000	1,457,004,000
Operating lease liabilities	88,773,000
Other liabilities	36,915,000	36,536,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(1,091,704,000)	(1,046,245,000)
General partner unitholder	(70,935,000)	(70,476,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(20,598,000)	(14,512,000)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(1,183,237,000)	(1,131,233,000)
Noncontrolling interest	(8,147,000)	(7,705,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(1,191,384,000)	(1,138,938,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,443,288,000	1,262,959,000
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,000	1,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,021	1,858
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,021	1,858
Total assets	2,021	2,858
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	33,081	33,027
Accumulated deficit	(32,060)	(31,169)
Total stockholder's equity	2,021	2,858
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,733,000	11,046,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net	123,841,000	107,596,000
Inventories	84,995,000	80,454,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,426,000	42,157,000
Total current assets	288,995,000	241,253,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,426,000	42,157,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	598,887,000	596,723,000
Goodwill, net	247,195,000	247,195,000
Intangible assets, net	108,493,000	108,557,000
Operating lease, right-of-use assets	124,047,000
Other assets, net	75,443,000	69,105,000
Total assets	1,443,060,000	1,262,833,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	44,421,000	33,364,000
Short-term borrowings	80,000,000	43,000,000
Collateralized note payable	73,000,000	62,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	2,230,000	277,029,000
Current operating lease liabilities	33,832,000
Other current liabilities	176,099,000	134,303,000
Total current liabilities	409,582,000	549,696,000
Long-term debt	1,731,920,000	1,457,004,000
Operating lease liabilities	88,773,000
Other liabilities	36,915,000	36,536,000
Contingencies and commitments
Partners' capital (deficit)
Common unitholders	(795,385,000)	(758,186,000)
General partner unitholder	(7,950,000)	(7,570,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(20,795,000)	(14,647,000)
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. partners' deficit	(824,130,000)	(780,403,000)
Total partners' capital (deficit)	(824,130,000)	(780,403,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficit)	1,443,060,000	1,262,833,000
Ferrellgas Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,100	1,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	875	1,841
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	875	1,841
Total assets	1,975	2,941
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	78,571	78,518
Accumulated deficit	(77,596)	(76,577)
Total stockholder's equity	$ 1,975	$ 2,941