Consolidated Balance Sheets - Evergy Metro, Inc (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for credit losses	$ 15.2	$ 10.5
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	226,832,410	226,641,443
Evergy Metro
Allowance for credit losses	$ 6.5	$ 4.6
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	1	1