Consolidated Balance Sheets - Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for credit losses	$ 24.7	$ 32.9
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	229,532,136	229,299,900
Evergy Kansas Central
Allowance for credit losses	$ 11.7	$ 13.0
Common stock - shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock - par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock - shares issued (in shares)	1	1