Supplemental financial statement information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule of inventories

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Propane gas and related products	$	96,679	$	75,848
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		18,508		12,531
Inventories	$	115,187	$	88,379

Property, plant and equipment, net

	Estimated useful lives	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Land	Indefinite	$	41,814	$	40,346
Land improvements	2-20		15,560		15,128
Buildings and improvements	20		88,970		88,620
Vehicles, including transport trailers	8-20		117,746		110,517
Bulk equipment and district facilities	5-30		115,927		110,983
Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment	2-30		825,361		786,912
Computer and office equipment	2-5		104,364		107,272
Construction in progress	n/a		7,694		8,478
			1,317,436		1,268,256
Less: accumulated depreciation			714,288		686,138
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	603,148	$	582,118

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Broker margin deposit assets	$	12,338	$	21,068
Other		18,426		18,024
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	30,764	$	39,092

Other assets, net

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Notes receivable, less current portion and allowance	$	415	$	19,765
Finance lease right-of-use assets		31,421		34,858
Other		47,408		38,605
Other assets, net	$	79,244	$	93,228

Other current liabilities

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Accrued interest	$	29,703	$	29,095
Customer deposits and advances		33,189		35,734
Accrued payroll		29,717		28,143
Accrued insurance		16,114		11,104
Broker margin deposit liability		32,805		79,178
Accrued senior preferred units distributions		17,466		16,013
Other		59,616		46,733
Other current liabilities	$	218,610	$	246,000

Shipping and handling expenses

	For the year ended July 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other	$	244,022	$	217,292	$	219,598
Depreciation and amortization expense		14,370		13,691		9,857
Operating expense - equipment lease expense		18,874		22,609		32,518
	$	277,266	$	253,592	$	261,973

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,529	$	270,452
Restricted cash (1)		11,208		11,500
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	158,737	$	281,952

(1) As of July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, restricted cash consists of an $11.2 million and $11.5 million cash deposit made with the administrative agent under the operating partnership’s senior secured credit facility that was terminated in April 2020, which may be used by the administrative agent to pay contingent obligations arising under the financing agreement that governed the terminated senior secured credit facility. For additional discussion, see Note H – Debt.

Cash flow supplemental disclosures

	For the year ended July 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Cash paid for:
Interest (1)	$	91,897	$	156,449	$	147,402
Income taxes	$	1,018	$	706	$	289
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Financing Agreement amendment	$	—	$	—	$	8,863
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	2,022	$	1,344	$	975
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	450	$	(386)	$	216
Lease liabilities arising from operating right-of-use assets	$	12,748	$	8,374	$	14,938
Lease liabilities arising from finance right-of-use assets	$	2,209	$	2,310	$	45,455
Accrued senior preferred units distributions	$	17,466	$	16,013	$	—

(1) See Principles of consolidation and basis of presentation in Note B – Summary of significant accounting policies - for information on the correction of an error for the year ended July 31, 2021.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Broker margin deposit assets	$	12,338	$	21,068
Other		18,405		18,005
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	30,743	$	39,073

Other current liabilities

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Accrued interest	$	29,703	$	29,095
Customer deposits and advances		33,189		35,734
Accrued payroll		29,717		28,143
Accrued insurance		16,114		11,104
Broker margin deposit liability		32,805		79,178
Accrued senior preferred units distributions		17,466		16,013
Other		59,339		46,515
Other current liabilities	$	218,333	$	245,782

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	July 31, 2022		July 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,258	$	270,188
Restricted cash (1)		11,208		11,500
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	158,466	$	281,688

(1) As of July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, restricted cash consists of an $11.2 million and $11.5 million cash deposit made with the administrative agent under the operating partnership’s senior secured credit facility that was terminated in April 2020, which may be used by the administrative agent to pay contingent obligations arising under the financing agreement that governed the terminated senior secured credit facility. For additional discussion see Note H – Debt.

Cash flow supplemental disclosures

	For the year ended July 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	91,897	$	156,449	$	132,006
Income taxes	$	1,014	$	693	$	241
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Financing Agreement amendment	$	—	$	—	$	8,863
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	2,022	$	1,344	$	975
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	450	$	(386)	$	216
Lease liabilities arising from operating right-of-use assets	$	12,748	$	8,374	$	14,938
Lease liabilities arising from finance right-of-use assets	$	2,209	$	2,310	$	45,455
Accrued senior preferred units distributions	$	17,466	$	16,013	$	—