Consolidated Balance Sheets - Evergy Metro, Inc (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for credit losses	$ 18.0	$ 10.5
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	226,825,105	226,641,443
Evergy Metro
Allowance for credit losses	$ 9.0	$ 4.6
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	1	1