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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table summarizes the change in the Evergy Companies' AROs for the periods ending December 31, 2020 and 2019.

						Evergy																		Evergy Kansas Central																		Evergy Metro
						2020									2019									2020									2019									2020									2019
						(millions)
Beginning balance January 1						$	674.1								$	687.1								$	272.9								$	281.1								$	253.6								$	261.0
Revision in timing and/or estimates						249.3									(22.3)									136.8									(12.4)									118.4									(9.9)
Settlements						(18.4)									(17.8)									(2.2)									(14.8)									(7.5)									(2.5)
Accretion						36.9									27.1									19.7									19.0									14.4									5.0
Ending balance						$	941.9								$	674.1								$	427.2								$	272.9								$	378.9								$	253.6
Less: current portion						(40.2)									(71.3)									(11.2)									(23.3)									(21.2)									(36.1)
Total noncurrent asset retirement obligation						$	901.7								$	602.8								$	416.0								$	249.6								$	357.7								$	217.5

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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