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Receivables
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans Notes Trade And Other Receivables Disclosure And Transfers And Servicing Of Financial Asset [Text Block]
3. RECEIVABLES
Great Plains Energy's and KCP&L's receivables are detailed in the following table.
 
March 31
December 31
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Great Plains Energy
 
(millions)
 
Customer accounts receivable - billed
 
$
2.1

 
 
$
3.4

 
Customer accounts receivable - unbilled
 
45.2

 
 
71.6

 
Allowance for doubtful accounts - customer accounts receivable
 
(4.5
)
 
 
(3.8
)
 
Other receivables
 
65.3

 
 
76.5

 
Total
 
$
108.1

 
 
$
147.7

 
KCP&L
 
 

 
 
 

 
Customer accounts receivable - billed
 
$
1.2

 
 
$
2.8

 
Customer accounts receivable - unbilled
 
41.4

 
 
58.8

 
Allowance for doubtful accounts - customer accounts receivable
 
(2.0
)
 
 
(1.8
)
 
Other receivables
 
60.6

 
 
69.4

 
Total
 
$
101.2

 
 
$
129.2

 

Great Plains Energy's and KCP&L's other receivables at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, consisted primarily of receivables from partners in jointly owned electric utility plants and wholesale sales receivables.
Sale of Accounts Receivable – KCP&L and GMO
KCP&L and GMO sell all of their retail electric accounts receivable to their wholly owned subsidiaries, KCP&L Receivables Company and GMO Receivables Company, respectively, which in turn sell an undivided percentage ownership interest in the accounts receivable to Victory Receivables Corporation, an independent outside investor. Each of KCP&L Receivables Company's and GMO Receivables Company's sale of the undivided percentage ownership interest in accounts receivable to Victory Receivables Corporation is accounted for as a secured borrowing with accounts receivable pledged as collateral and a corresponding short-term collateralized note payable recognized on the balance sheets.  At March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, Great Plains Energy's accounts receivable pledged as collateral and the corresponding short-term collateralized note payable were $175.0 million. At March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, KCP&L's accounts receivable pledged as collateral and the corresponding short-term collateralized note payable were $110.0 million. KCP&L's agreement expires in September 2016 and allows for $110 million in aggregate outstanding principal amount at any time.  GMO's agreement expires in September 2016 and allows for $65 million in aggregate outstanding principal from mid-November through mid-June and then increases to $80 million from mid-June through mid-November.