Consolidated Balance Sheets - Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Allowance for credit losses	$ 18.5	$ 24.2
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 23,945.7	$ 23,728.7
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	229,922,338	229,729,296
Evergy Kansas Central
Allowance for credit losses	$ 9.0	$ 11.6
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 12,244.9	$ 12,121.9
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock - par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	1	1