Consolidated Statements Of Partners' Capital (Deficit) - 6 months ended Jan. 31, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Total |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. Partners' Capital (Deficit) [Member] |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |
Common Unitholders [Member] |
General Partner Unitholder [Member] |
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member] |
Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
Common Unitholders [Member]
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Ferrellgas, L.P. [Member]
General Partner Unitholder [Member]
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| Partners' capital balance (in units) at Jul. 31, 2015 | 100,376,800 | 1,014,000 | ||||||||
| Partners' capital balance at Jul. 31, 2015 | $ 207,709 | $ (38,934) | $ 203,754 | $ 3,955 | $ 299,730 | $ (57,042) | $ 390,126 | $ (39,318) | $ 425,105 | $ 4,339 |
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||
| Contributions in connection with non-cash ESOP and stock and unit-based compensation charges | 14,063 | 13,921 | 142 | 13,782 | 139 | 14,063 | 13,921 | 142 | ||
| Partners' Capital Account, Acquisitions | (284) | $ 0 | (284) | 0 | ||||||
| Distributions | (104,298) | (102,693) | (1,605) | (101,666) | (1,027) | (158,907) | (157,302) | (1,605) | ||
| Partners' Capital Account, Treasury Units, Purchased | (46,398) | (46,398) | 0 | $ (45,934) | $ (464) | |||||
| Partners' Capital Account, Units, Treasury Units Purchased | (2,385,800) | (24,200) | ||||||||
| Partners' Capital Account, Units, Unit-based Compensation | 11,700 | 100 | ||||||||
| Partners' Capital Account, Unit-based Compensation | 184 | 184 | 0 | $ 182 | $ 2 | |||||
| Net loss | (22,811) | (22,666) | (145) | $ (22,439) | $ (227) | (14,349) | (14,204) | (145) | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 5,673 | 5,617 | 5,617 | 56 | 5,673 | 5,673 | ||||
| Partners' capital balance (in units) at Jan. 31, 2016 | 98,002,700 | 989,900 | ||||||||
| Partners' capital balance at Jan. 31, 2016 | $ 54,122 | $ (33,317) | $ 51,719 | $ 2,403 | $ 143,655 | $ (58,619) | $ 236,322 | $ (33,645) | $ 267,236 | $ 2,731 |