Fix #3756: Convert values to float for number formatting

framework/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #3716: `DynamicModel::validateData()` does not call `validate()` if the `$rules` parameter is empty (qiangxue)
 - Bug #3751: Fixed postgreSQL schema data for enum values, do not add values if there are none (makroxyz)
 - Bug #3752: `QueryBuilder::batchInsert()` does not typecast input values (qiangxue)
+- Bug #3756: Fix number formatting error for `\yii\base\Formatter` by converting strings to float (kartik-v)
 - Bug: Fixed inconsistent return of `\yii\console\Application::runAction()` (samdark)
 - Bug: URL encoding for the route parameter added to `\yii\web\UrlManager` (klimov-paul)
 - Bug: Fixed the bug that requesting protected or private action methods would cause 500 error instead of 404 (qiangxue)