Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Propane gas and related products	$	49,114	$	66,001
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		16,095		14,453
Inventories	$	65,209	$	80,454

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Broker margin deposit assets	$	27,233	$	25,028
Other		19,990		17,247
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	47,223	$	42,275

Other Assets

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	8,760	$	16,216
Other		78,712		52,889
Other assets, net	$	87,472	$	69,105

Other Current Liabilities

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accrued interest	$	53,192	$	20,484
Customer deposits and advances		23,785		24,686
Accrued payroll		27,999		17,356
Accrued insurance		12,519		18,524
Price risk management liabilities		18,378		14,198
Other		38,950		42,989
Other current liabilities	$	174,823	$	138,237

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other	$	54,664	$	54,753	$	167,666	$	162,474
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,007		1,934		5,883		4,396
Operating expense - equipment lease expense		8,308		7,784		23,934		23,172
	$	64,979	$	64,471	$	197,483	$	190,042

Cash and Cash Equivalents

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	177,529	$	11,054
Restricted cash (1)		141,318		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	318,847	$	11,054

(1) The $141.3 million of restricted cash includes $123.8 million of pledged cash collateral for letters of credit outstanding, an $11.5 million cash deposit made with the administrative agent under the terminated Senior Secured Credit Facility, which may be used by the administrative agent to pay contingent obligations arising under the Financing Agreement that governed the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and $6.0 million of additional pledged collateral. For additional discussion see Note F – Debt.

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	96,418	$	93,465
Income taxes	$	50	$	21
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Term Loan amendment	$	8,863	$	—
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	—	$	1,174
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	486	$	1,202
Right-of-use assets arising from operating and finance lease liabilities	$	42,042	$	—

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Inventories

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Propane gas and related products	$	49,114	$	66,001
Appliances, parts and supplies, and other		16,095		14,453
Inventories	$	65,209	$	80,454

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Broker margin deposit assets	$	27,233	$	25,028
Other		19,942		17,129
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	47,175	$	42,157

Other Assets

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Notes receivable, less current portion	$	8,760	$	16,216
Other		78,712		52,889
Other assets, net	$	87,472	$	69,105

Other Current Liabilities

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accrued interest	$	41,560	$	16,550
Customer deposits and advances		23,785		24,686
Accrued payroll		27,999		17,356
Accrued insurance		12,519		18,524
Price risk management liabilities		18,378		14,198
Other		38,950		42,989
Other current liabilities	$	163,191	$	134,303

Shipping And Handling Expenses

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other	$	54,664	$	54,753	$	167,666	$	162,474
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,007		1,934		5,883		4,396
Operating expense - equipment lease expense		8,308		7,784		23,934		23,172
	$	64,979	$	64,471	$	197,483	$	190,042

Cash and Cash Equivalents

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	177,519	$	11,046
Restricted cash (1)		141,318		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	318,837	$	11,046

(1) The $141.3 million of restricted cash includes $123.8 million of pledged cash collateral for letters of credit outstanding, an $11.5 million cash deposit made with the administrative agent under the terminated Senior Secured Credit Facility, which may be used by the administrative agent to pay contingent obligations arising under the Financing Agreement that governed the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and $6.0 million of additional pledged collateral. For additional discussion see Note F – Debt.

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures

	For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	81,023	$	78,069
Income taxes	$	1	$	(9)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liability incurred in connection with Term Loan amendment	$	8,863	$	—
Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions	$	—	$	1,174
Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions	$	486	$	1,202
Right-of-use assets arising from operating and finance lease liabilities	$	42,042	$	—