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Equity Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity compensation expense and associated income tax benefits

The following table summarizes Great Plains Energy's and KCP&L's equity compensation expense and the associated income tax benefit.



	2013		2012		2011
Great Plains Energy	(millions)
Equity compensation expense	$	5.6	$	3.3	$	5.2
Income tax benefit	1.9		1.4		1.9
KCP&L
Equity compensation expense	$	4.0	$	2.3	$	3.5
Income tax benefit	1.3		1.0		1.3

Performance share activity



	Performance Shares			Grant Date Fair Value*
Beginning balance January 1, 2013		370,560			$	23.05
Granted		226,967			24.17
Earned		(104,453	)		23.37
Forfeited		(11,523	)		22.82
Performance adjustment		(51,542	)		23.37
Ending balance December 31, 2013		430,009			23.52

* weighted-average

Restricted stock activity



	Nonvested Restricted Stock			Grant Date Fair Value*
Beginning balance January 1, 2013		277,439			$	19.03
Granted and issued		79,645			22.47
Vested		(64,405	)		17.88
Forfeited		(4,142	)		21.44
Ending balance December 31, 2013		288,537			20.18

* weighted-average

Director Deferred Share Units



	Share Units		Grant Date Fair Value*
Beginning balance January 1, 2013		69,818		$	20.36
Issued		20,302		22.95
Ending balance December 31, 2013		90,120		20.94

* weighted-average

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an equity-based arrangement (such as stock or unit options and stock or unit awards) with an individual employee, which is generally an employment contract between the entity and a selected officer or key employee containing a promise by the employer to pay certain equity-based awards at future dates, sometimes including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period, the number of shares or units issued during the period under such arrangements, and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability.

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