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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Allowance For Funds Used During Construction (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
AFUDC borrowed funds | $ 39.3 | $ 15.8 | $ 14.7
AFUDC equity funds | 10.8 | 22.5 | 29.4
Total | 50.1 | 38.3 | 44.1
Evergy Kansas Central |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
AFUDC borrowed funds | 22.2 | 6.9 | 7.1
AFUDC equity funds | 6.4 | 8.5 | 14.9
Total | $ 28.6 | $ 15.4 | $ 22.0
Public utilities, allowance for funds used during construction, rate | 5.70% | 3.10% | 4.90%
Evergy Metro |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
AFUDC borrowed funds | $ 11.8 | $ 6.5 | $ 6.0
AFUDC equity funds | 4.4 | 14.2 | 12.6
Total | $ 16.2 | $ 20.7 | $ 18.6
Public utilities, allowance for funds used during construction, rate | 5.20% | 5.70% | 5.60%
Evergy Missouri West |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Public utilities, allowance for funds used during construction, rate | 5.60% | 2.30% | 2.60%

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- Definition Total increase in earnings in the period representing the cost of equity (based on assumed rate of return) and/or borrowed funds (based on interest rate) used to finance construction of regulated assets, which is expected to be recovered through rate adjustments. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 230 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-28 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 980 -SubTopic 360 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481711/980-360-25-1 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 980 -SubTopic 340 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481878/980-340-50-3 + Details
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