Partners' Capital (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
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| Schedule of Limited Partners' Capital Account by Class [Table Text Block] |
As of January 31, 2016 and July 31, 2015, limited partner units were beneficially owned by the following:
| | | | | | | | | | January 31, 2016 | | July 31, 2015 | Public common unitholders (1) | | 63,983,547 |
| | 63,294,168 |
| Ferrell Companies (2) | | 22,529,361 |
| | 22,529,361 |
| FCI Trading Corp. (3) | | 195,686 |
| | 195,686 |
| Ferrell Propane, Inc. (4) | | 51,204 |
| | 51,204 |
| James E. Ferrell (5) (7) | | 4,763,475 |
| | 4,763,475 |
| James H. Ballengee (6) (7) | | 6,479,392 |
| | 9,542,895 |
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| Cash distributions |
Ferrellgas Partners has paid the following distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Public common unitholders | | $ | 32,442 |
| | $ | 27,791 |
| | $ | 64,881 |
| | $ | 55,579 |
| Ferrell Companies | | 11,546 |
| | 11,265 |
| | 23,092 |
| | 22,530 |
| FCI Trading Corp. | | 100 |
| | 98 |
| | 200 |
| | 196 |
| Ferrell Propane, Inc. | | 26 |
| | 26 |
| | 52 |
| | 52 |
| James E. Ferrell | | 2,441 |
| | 2,179 |
| | 4,882 |
| | 4,358 |
| James H. Ballengee | | 3,668 |
| | — |
| | 8,559 |
| | — |
| General partner | | 507 |
| | 418 |
| | 1,027 |
| | 836 |
| | | $ | 50,730 |
| | $ | 41,777 |
| | $ | 102,693 |
| | $ | 83,551 |
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| Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] |
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| Cash distributions |
Ferrellgas, L.P. has paid the following distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended January 31, | | For the six months ended January 31, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 | Ferrellgas Partners | | $ | 105,339 |
| | $ | 49,626 |
| | $ | 157,302 |
| | $ | 91,400 |
| General partner | | 1,075 |
| | 506 |
| | 1,605 |
| | 932 |
| | | $ | 106,414 |
| | $ | 50,132 |
| | $ | 158,907 |
| | $ | 92,332 |
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| Subsequent Event [Member] |
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| Dividends expected to be paid to related parties |
Included in this cash distribution are the following amounts to be paid to related parties: | | | | | Ferrell Companies | $ | 11,546 |
| FCI Trading Corp. | 100 |
| Ferrell Propane, Inc. | 26 |
| James E. Ferrell (1) | 2,441 |
| James H. Ballengee (1) | 3,321 |
| General Partner | 507 |
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