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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Regulatory Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]
 
 
December 31
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
KCP&L
 
GMO
 
Great Plains Energy
 
KCP&L
 
GMO
 
Great Plains Energy
Regulatory Assets
 
(millions)
Taxes recoverable through future rates
 
$
111.0

 
$
25.4

 
$
136.4

 
$
114.7

 
$
23.7

 
$
138.4

Loss on reacquired debt
 
7.1

(a) 
1.5

(a) 
8.6

 
8.1

 
2.0

 
10.1

Cost of removal
 
1.0

 

 
1.0

 
2.8

 

 
2.8

Asset retirement obligations
 
34.8

 
16.0

 
50.8

 
31.5

 
14.9

 
46.4

Pension and post-retirement costs
 
310.0

(b) 
91.2

(b) 
401.2

 
541.2

 
129.7

 
670.9

Deferred customer programs
 
50.2

(c) 
21.8

(d) 
72.0

 
49.8

 
24.6

 
74.4

Rate case expenses
 
3.6

(e) 
0.6

(f) 
4.2

 
7.5

 
1.7

 
9.2

Fuel recovery mechanism
 
10.8

(e) 
12.8

(e) 
23.6

 
8.9

 
16.9

 
25.8

Acquisition transition costs
 
12.9

(g) 
11.0

(g) 
23.9

 
18.7

 
15.5

 
34.2

Derivative instruments
 

 

 

 

 
3.7

 
3.7

Iatan No. 1 and common facilities depreciation and carrying costs
 
15.3

(h) 
5.7

(h) 
21.0

 
15.9

 
5.9

 
21.8

Iatan No. 2 construction accounting costs
 
29.3

(i) 
16.0

(i) 
45.3

 
30.6

 
16.2

 
46.8

Kansas property tax surcharge
 
4.0

(e) 

 
4.0

 
5.4

 

 
5.4

Solar rebates
 
13.0

(e) 
32.3

(e) 
45.3

 
5.8

 
10.0

 
15.8

Voluntary separation program
 
3.4

(j) 

 
3.4

 
4.3

 

 
4.3

Other
 
7.7

(e) 
1.3

(e) 
9.0

 
8.0

 
2.9

 
10.9

Total
 
$
614.1

 
$
235.6

 
$
849.7

 
$
853.2

 
$
267.7

 
$
1,120.9

Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emission allowances
 
$
74.0

 
$

 
$
74.0

 
$
78.0

 
$
0.1

 
$
78.1

Asset retirement obligations
 
86.2

 

 
86.2

 
63.1

 

 
63.1

Pension
 

 

 

 
1.5

 
44.6

 
46.1

Cost of removal
 

 
68.1

(k) 
68.1

 

 
64.0

 
64.0

Other
 
8.1

 
27.6

 
35.7

 
10.4

 
22.1

 
32.5

Total
 
$
168.3

 
$
95.7

 
$
264.0

 
$
153.0

 
$
130.8

 
$
283.8

(a) Amortized over the life of the related new debt issuances or the remaining lives of the old debt issuances if no new debt was issued.
(b) Represents unrecognized gains and losses, prior service and transition costs that will be recognized in future net periodic pension and post-retirement costs, pension settlements amortized over various periods and financial and regulatory accounting method differences that will be eliminated over the life of the pension plans. Of these amounts, $288.5 million and $57.0 million for KCP&L and GMO, respectively, are not included in rate base and are amortized over various periods.
(c) $15.4 million not included in rate base and amortized over various periods.
(d) $2.1 million not included in rate base and amortized over various periods.
(e) Not included in rate base and amortized over various periods.
(f) Not included in rate base and amortized through 2014.
(g) Not included in rate base and amortized through 2016.
(h) Included in rate base and amortized through 2038.
(i) Included in rate base and amortized through 2058.
(j) Not included in rate base and amortized through 2017.
(k) Estimated cumulative net provision for future removal costs.