PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 804.7	$ 786.3	$ 567.9
Variable Interest Entities
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	7.1	7.1	7.1
Evergy Kansas Central
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	435.1	425.8	371.3
Evergy Metro
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 269.5	$ 262.7	$ 235.3

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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