Shareholder Report, Average Annual Return (Details) 74200009300_Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund_Class R6_TSR Annual {Class R6}	12 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	120 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025
Class R6
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Class R6
Average Annual Return, Percent	2.76%	(0.21%)	1.05%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index [Member]
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent	2.88%	(0.45%)	1.84%
Bloomberg U.S. Government - Intermediate Index [Member]
Average Annual Return [Line Items]
Line Graph and Table Measure Name	Bloomberg U.S. Government - Intermediate Index
Average Annual Return, Percent	3.51%	0.36%	1.55%