Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2019		2018
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	180,417	$	217,764
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		82,704		93,944
Other Gas Sales		10,264		23,258
Other		19,829		17,343
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	293,214	$	352,309

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

	October 31, 2019		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	119,609	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	6,700	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	43,821	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $9.2 million was recognized as revenue during the three months ended October 31, 2019.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended October 31,
	2019		2018
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	180,417	$	217,764
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		82,704		93,944
Other Gas Sales		10,264		23,258
Other		19,829		17,343
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	293,214	$	352,309

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

	October 31, 2019		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	119,609	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	6,700	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	43,821	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $9.2 million was recognized as revenue during the three months ended October 31, 2019.