Partners' deficit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]


	October 31, 2019	July 31, 2019
Public common unitholders (1)	69,612,939	69,612,939
Ferrell Companies (2)	22,529,361	22,529,361
FCI Trading Corp. (3)	195,686	195,686
Ferrell Propane, Inc. (4)	51,204	51,204
James E. Ferrell (5)	4,763,475	4,763,475

(1)

These common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FGP”.

(2)

Ferrell Companies is the owner of the general partner and is an approximate 23.2% direct owner of Ferrellgas Partners’ common units and thus a related party. Ferrell Companies also beneficially owns 195,686 and 51,204 common units of Ferrellgas Partners held by FCI Trading Corp. ("FCI Trading") and Ferrell Propane, Inc. ("Ferrell Propane"), respectively, bringing Ferrell Companies’ beneficial ownership to 23.4% at October 31, 2019.

(3)

FCI Trading is an affiliate of the general partner and thus a related party.

(4)

Ferrell Propane is controlled by the general partner and thus a related party.

(5)

James E. Ferrell is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of our general partner; and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and a related party. JEF Capital Management owns 4,758,859 of these common units and is owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust Two and other family trusts, all of which James E. Ferrell and/or his family members or their related entities are the trustees and beneficiaries. James E. Ferrell holds all voting common stock of JEF Capital Management. The remaining 4,616 common units are held by Ferrell Resources Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by the James E. Ferrell Revocable Trust One, for which James E. Ferrell is the trustee and sole beneficiary.

Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions


	For the three months ended October 31,
	2019		2018
Public common unitholders	$	—	$	6,962
Ferrell Companies		—		2,253
FCI Trading Corp.		—		20
Ferrell Propane, Inc.		—		5
James E. Ferrell		—		476
General partner		—		98
	$	—	$	9,814

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Ferrellgas Recognized Cash Distributions


	For the three months ended October 31,
	2019		2018
Ferrellgas Partners	$	100	$	9,914
General partner		1		101
	$	101	$	10,015