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RECEIVABLES - Pledged as Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 365.0	$ 359.0
Evergy Kansas Central
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	185.0	185.0
Evergy Metro
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	$ 130.0	$ 124.0

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
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