Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] |
Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, | | July 31, | | Estimated Useful Lives | | 2016 | | 2015 | Land | Indefinite | | $ | 35,581 |
| | $ | 34,389 |
| Land improvements | 2-20 | | 13,441 |
| | 13,249 |
| Building and improvements | 20 | | 72,248 |
| | 71,923 |
| Vehicles, including transport trailers | 8-20 | | 213,038 |
| | 228,646 |
| Bulk equipment and district facilities | 5-30 | | 111,669 |
| | 111,657 |
| Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment | 2-30 | | 768,720 |
| | 772,904 |
| Salt water disposal wells and related equipment | 2-30 | | 52,095 |
| | 38,460 |
| Rail cars | 30 | | 173,513 |
| | 150,235 |
| Injection stations | 20 | | 32,178 |
| | 37,619 |
| Pipeline | 15 | | 4,074 |
| | 4,074 |
| Computer and office equipment | 2-5 | | 121,055 |
| | 123,386 |
| Construction in progress | n/a | | 23,503 |
| | 16,841 |
| | | | 1,621,115 |
| | 1,603,383 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | | | 654,120 |
| | 638,166 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | | $ | 966,995 |
| | $ | 965,217 |
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| Schedule of Inventories |
Inventories consist of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, 2016 | | July 31, 2015 | Propane gas and related products | | $ | 60,248 |
| | $ | 68,731 |
| Crude oil | | 5,720 |
| | — |
| Appliances, parts and supplies | | 26,520 |
| | 28,023 |
| Inventories | | $ | 92,488 |
| | $ | 96,754 |
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| Other Current Liabilities |
Other current liabilities consist of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, 2016 | | July 31, 2015 | Accrued interest | | $ | 16,861 |
| | $ | 17,281 |
| Accrued payroll | | 13,978 |
| | 17,485 |
| Customer deposits and advances | | 30,226 |
| | 28,792 |
| Price risk management liabilities | | 34,907 |
| | 31,450 |
| Other | | 54,962 |
| | 85,679 |
| Other current liabilities | | $ | 150,934 |
| | $ | 180,687 |
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| Shipping And Handling Expenses |
Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of earnings line items: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Operating expense | | $ | 43,881 |
| | $ | 48,125 |
| | $ | 84,225 |
| | $ | 93,915 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | | 1,082 |
| | 1,327 |
| | 2,197 |
| | 2,777 |
| Equipment lease expense | | 6,486 |
| | 5,713 |
| | 12,915 |
| | 10,578 |
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| | $ | 51,449 |
| | $ | 55,165 |
| | $ | 99,337 |
| | $ | 107,270 |
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| Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] |
Loss on disposal of assets and other during the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2016 consists of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Loss on assets held for sale | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,112 |
| | $ | — |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets held for sale | | (468 | ) | | — |
| | 791 |
| | — |
| Loss on sale of assets | | 2,992 |
| | 1,414 |
| | 4,538 |
| | 2,375 |
| Loss on disposal of assets and other | | $ | 2,524 |
| | $ | 1,414 |
| | $ | 17,441 |
| | $ | 2,375 |
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| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] |
roperty, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, | | July 31, | | Estimated useful lives | | 2016 | | 2015 | Land | Indefinite | | $ | 35,581 |
| | $ | 34,389 |
| Land improvements | 2-20 | | 13,441 |
| | 13,249 |
| Building and improvements | 20 | | 72,248 |
| | 71,923 |
| Vehicles, including transport trailers | 8-20 | | 213,038 |
| | 228,646 |
| Bulk equipment and district facilities | 5-30 | | 111,669 |
| | 111,657 |
| Tanks, cylinders and customer equipment | 2-30 | | 768,720 |
| | 772,904 |
| Salt water disposal wells and related equipment | 2-30 | | 52,095 |
| | 38,460 |
| Rail cars | 30 | | 173,513 |
| | 150,235 |
| Injection stations | 20 | | 32,178 |
| | 37,619 |
| Pipeline | 15 | | 4,074 |
| | 4,074 |
| Computer and office equipment | 2-5 | | 121,055 |
| | 123,386 |
| Construction in progress | n/a | | 23,503 |
| | 16,841 |
| | | | 1,621,115 |
| | 1,603,383 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | | | 654,120 |
| | 638,166 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | | $ | 966,995 |
| | $ | 965,217 |
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| Schedule of Inventories |
Inventories consist of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, 2016 | | July 31, 2015 | Propane gas and related products | | $ | 60,248 |
| | $ | 68,731 |
| Crude oil | | 5,720 |
| | — |
| Appliances, parts and supplies | | 26,520 |
| | 28,023 |
| Inventories | | $ | 92,488 |
| | $ | 96,754 |
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| Other Current Liabilities |
Other current liabilities consist of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | January 31, 2016 | | July 31, 2015 | Accrued interest | | $ | 14,855 |
| | $ | 15,275 |
| Accrued payroll | | 13,978 |
| | 17,485 |
| Customer deposits and advances | | 30,226 |
| | 28,792 |
| Price risk management liabilities | | 34,907 |
| | 31,450 |
| Other | | 54,962 |
| | 83,174 |
| Other current liabilities | | $ | 148,928 |
| | $ | 176,176 |
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| Shipping And Handling Expenses |
Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of earnings line items: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Operating expense | | $ | 43,881 |
| | $ | 48,125 |
| | $ | 84,225 |
| | $ | 93,915 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | | 1,082 |
| | 1,327 |
| | 2,197 |
| | 2,777 |
| Equipment lease expense | | 6,486 |
| | 5,713 |
| | 12,915 |
| | 10,578 |
| | | $ | 51,449 |
| | $ | 55,165 |
| | $ | 99,337 |
| | $ | 107,270 |
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| Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] |
Loss on disposal of assets and other during the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2016 consists of:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Loss on assets held for sale | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,112 |
| | $ | — |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets held for sale | | (468 | ) | | — |
| | 791 |
| | — |
| Loss on sale of assets | | 2,992 |
| | 1,414 |
| | 4,538 |
| | 2,375 |
| Loss on disposal of assets and other | | $ | 2,524 |
| | $ | 1,414 |
| | $ | 17,441 |
| | $ | 2,375 |
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