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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Evergy Kansas Central, Inc - USD ($)
$ in Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income $ 372.7 $ 302.5
Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 609.6 576.5
Amortization of nuclear fuel 33.7 32.4
Amortization of deferred refueling outage 14.0 8.4
Amortization of corporate-owned life insurance 12.7 13.3
Stock compensation 13.2 11.3
Net deferred income taxes and credits (6.7) (11.1)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (22.9) (5.9)
Payments for asset retirement obligations (1.8) (5.8)
Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of income taxes (3.9) (3.4)
Income from corporate-owned life insurance (8.9) (7.9)
Other 1.0 0.8
Changes in working capital items:    
Accounts receivable (154.3) (137.6)
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral 46.0 63.0
Fuel inventory and supplies (38.4) 21.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (61.9) 15.0
Accounts payable (106.1) (169.5)
Accrued taxes 115.9 105.6
Other current liabilities (71.0) (16.1)
Changes in other assets (4.8) 20.1
Changes in other liabilities (29.2) (69.0)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities 711.1 773.5
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (1,811.8) (1,220.1)
Purchase of securities - trusts (50.7) (70.8)
Sale of securities - trusts 58.5 68.0
Proceeds from nonrefundable contributions in aid of construction 130.0 0.0
Investment in corporate-owned life insurance (10.8) (14.8)
Proceeds from investment in corporate-owned life insurance 54.5 5.2
Other investing activities 1.8 (2.9)
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities (1,628.5) (1,235.4)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Short-term debt, net 437.0 215.6
Collateralized short-term debt, net (46.0) (63.0)
Proceeds from long-term debt 724.3 593.4
Retirements of long-term debt (397.4) (8.0)
Borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance 47.1 46.1
Repayment of borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance (42.1) (3.3)
Cash dividends paid (315.3) (304.6)
Other financing activities (18.1) (9.6)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities 917.7 467.0
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.3 5.1
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:    
Beginning of period 27.0 29.9
End of period 27.3 35.0
Evergy Kansas Central    
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income 288.2 234.4
Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 305.5 286.3
Amortization of nuclear fuel 16.9 16.1
Amortization of deferred refueling outage 7.0 4.2
Amortization of corporate-owned life insurance 12.7 13.3
Net deferred income taxes and credits (8.9) (11.0)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (14.7) (4.4)
Payments for asset retirement obligations (1.4) (3.1)
Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of income taxes (1.3) (1.7)
Income from corporate-owned life insurance (8.9) (7.9)
Other (2.7) (2.7)
Changes in working capital items:    
Accounts receivable (50.3) (123.4)
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral 20.0 38.0
Fuel inventory and supplies (11.4) 24.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (5.6) 6.1
Accounts payable 19.0 (53.6)
Accrued taxes 6.7 39.8
Other current liabilities (69.6) (40.4)
Changes in other assets 1.1 5.1
Changes in other liabilities (29.6) (30.4)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities 472.7 388.9
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (719.7) (662.0)
Purchase of securities - trusts (7.0) (8.5)
Sale of securities - trusts 20.1 10.8
Proceeds from nonrefundable contributions in aid of construction 45.2 0.0
Investment in corporate-owned life insurance (10.2) (14.2)
Proceeds from investment in corporate-owned life insurance 53.1 3.8
Other investing activities (14.2) (3.6)
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities (632.7) (673.7)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Short-term debt, net 269.5 (295.1)
Collateralized short-term debt, net (20.0) (38.0)
Proceeds from long-term debt 0.0 593.4
Borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance 44.9 43.1
Repayment of borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance (42.1) (1.9)
Cash dividends paid (85.0) (10.0)
Other financing activities (5.5) (4.4)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities 161.8 287.1
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.8 2.3
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:    
Beginning of period 5.3 3.7
End of period $ 7.1 $ 6.0