Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	286,163	$	350,151	$	840,649	$	983,742
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		103,686		99,311		291,445		308,646
Other Gas Sales		1,896		10,094		18,283		52,246
Other		20,385		20,069		65,800		60,677
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	412,130	$	479,625	$	1,216,177	$	1,405,311

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

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	129,704	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	15,801	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	32,149	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $24.6 million was recognized as revenue during the nine months ended April 30, 2020.

Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the nine months ended April 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Retail - Sales to End Users	$	286,163	$	350,151	$	840,649	$	983,742
Wholesale - Sales to Resellers		103,686		99,311		291,445		308,646
Other Gas Sales		1,896		10,094		18,283		52,246
Other		20,385		20,069		65,800		60,677
Propane and related equipment revenues	$	412,130	$	479,625	$	1,216,177	$	1,405,311

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

	April 30, 2020		July 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	129,704	$	96,450
Contract assets	$	15,801	$	13,609
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue (1)	$	32,149	$	31,974

(1) Of the beginning balance of deferred revenue, $24.6 million was recognized as revenue during the nine months ended April 30, 2020.