RECEIVABLES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Receivables

The Evergy Companies' receivables are detailed in the following table.

	December 31
	2023		2022
Evergy	(millions)
Customer accounts receivable - billed	$	2.6	$	8.9
Customer accounts receivable - unbilled	109.1		136.9
Other receivables	169.4		200.9
Allowance for credit losses	(24.2)		(31.4)
Total	$	256.9	$	315.3
Evergy Kansas Central
Customer accounts receivable - unbilled	39.9		71.4
Other receivables	143.5		194.9
Allowance for credit losses	(11.6)		(16.9)
Total	$	171.8	$	249.4
Evergy Metro
Customer accounts receivable - unbilled	27.2		25.5
Other receivables	35.7		21.6
Allowance for credit losses	(7.9)		(9.3)
Total	$	55.0	$	37.8

The Evergy Companies' other receivables also included receivables from contracts with customers as summarized in the following table.

	December 31
	2023		2022
	(millions)
Evergy	$	61.5	$	113.0
Evergy Kansas Central	59.9		110.8
Evergy Metro	0.8		1.3

The Evergy Companies' accounts receivable pledged as collateral and the corresponding short-term collateralized note payable are summarized in the following table.

	December 31
	2023		2022
	(millions)
Evergy	$	342.0	$	359.0
Evergy Kansas Central	166.0		185.0
Evergy Metro	126.0		124.0

Summary of Bad Debt Expense

The change in the Evergy Companies' allowance for credit losses is summarized in the following table.

	2023		2022
Evergy	(millions)
Beginning balance January 1	$	31.4	$	32.9
Credit loss expense	15.4		16.1
Write-offs	(33.3)		(28.8)
Recoveries of prior write-offs	10.7		11.2
Ending balance December 31	$	24.2	$	31.4
Evergy Kansas Central
Beginning balance January 1	$	16.9	$	13.0
Credit loss expense	7.7		13.1
Write-offs	(17.7)		(13.7)
Recoveries of prior write-offs	4.7		4.5
Ending balance December 31	$	11.6	$	16.9
Evergy Metro
Beginning balance January 1	$	9.3	$	13.3
Credit loss expense	5.0		1.7
Write-offs	(10.5)		(10.2)
Recoveries of prior write-offs	4.1		4.5
Ending balance December 31	$	7.9	$	9.3