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FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Franklin Growth Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

Capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees (including on Class R6 and Advisor Class shares), such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in Franklin Templeton funds and certain other funds distributed through Franklin Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Your Account” on page 138 in the Fund’s Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 90 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in Appendix A – “Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers” to the Fund’s prospectus.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 2.86% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 2.86%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in Franklin Templeton funds and certain other funds distributed through Franklin Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 25,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made to the Fund's operating expenses due to the fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by management for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption If you do not sell your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests substantially in the equity securities of companies that are leaders in their industries. In selecting securities, the investment manager considers many factors, including historical and potential growth in revenues and earnings, assessment of strength and quality of management, and determination of a company's strategic positioning in its industry.

Although the Fund normally invests substantially in the equity securities (principally common stocks) of U.S.-based large and medium market capitalization companies, it may invest in companies in new and emerging industries where growth is expected to be above average and may invest up to 25% of its assets in smaller companies.

The Fund's investment manager is a research driven, fundamental investor, generally pursuing a "buy-and-hold" growth strategy. As a "bottom-up" investor focusing primarily on individual securities, the investment manager chooses companies that it believes are positioned for growth in revenues, earnings or assets. Such advantages as a particular marketing niche, proven technology, sound financial records, strong management, and industry leadership are all factors the investment manager believes point to strong growth potential. Although the investment manager searches for investments across a large number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors including technology, health care and industrials.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests substantially in the equity securities of companies that are leaders in their industries.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. You can obtain updated performance information at franklintempleton.com or by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.

The secondary index in the table below shows how the Fund`s performance compares to a group of securities that reflect the Fund's growth style bias.

Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress franklintempleton.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Class A Annual Total Returns
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
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Best Quarter:

2020, Q2

23.86%

Worst Quarter:

2022, Q2

-18.47%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns (figures reflect sales charges) For periods ended December 31, 2023
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock You could lose money by investing in the Fund.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Market  
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Market: The market values of securities or other investments owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The market value of a security or other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all investments. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.

The global outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19 and its subsequent variants, has resulted in market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. The long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers is not known. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced or may experience particularly large losses. Periods of extreme volatility in the financial markets; reduced liquidity of many instruments; and disruptions to supply chains, consumer demand and employee availability, may continue for some time.

Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Focus  
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Focus: To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investments from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Technology companies  
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Technology companies: Companies in the technology sector have historically been volatile due to the rapid pace of product change and development within the sector.

For example, their products and services may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly. In addition, delays in or cancellation of the release of anticipated products or services may also affect the price of a technology company’s stock. Technology companies are subject to significant competitive pressures, such as new market entrants, aggressive pricing and tight profit margins. The activities of these companies may also be adversely affected by changes in government regulations, worldwide technological developments or investor perception of a company and/or its products or services. The stock prices of companies operating within this sector may be subject to abrupt or erratic movements.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Healthcare companies  
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Healthcare companies: The activities of healthcare companies may be funded or subsidized by federal and state governments. If government funding and subsidies are reduced or discontinued, the profitability of these companies could be adversely affected. Healthcare companies may also be affected by government policies on healthcare reimbursements, regulatory approval for new drugs and medical products, and similar matters. They are also subject to legislative risk, i.e., the risks associated with the reform of the healthcare system through legislation.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Industrials companies  
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Industrials companies: The stock prices of companies in the industrials sector are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general. Companies in the industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions. In addition, these companies are at risk for environmental damage and product liability claims. Companies in this sector could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of export or import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor relations.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Growth Style Investing  
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Growth Style Investing: Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and can, therefore, fall dramatically if the company fails to meet those projections. Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to their current earnings or assets compared to value or other stocks, and if earnings growth expectations moderate, their valuations may return to more typical norms, causing their stock prices to fall. Prices of these companies’ securities may be more volatile than other securities, particularly over the short term. In addition, investment styles can go in and out of favor, which could cause additional volatility in the prices of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Small and Mid Capitalization Companies  
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Small and Mid Capitalization Companies: Securities issued by small and mid capitalization companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies and may involve substantial risks. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions, less certain growth prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development, and limited or less developed product lines and markets. In addition, small and mid capitalization companies may

be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Management  
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Management: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Cybersecurity  
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Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the investment manager, and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The investment manager has limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or the investment manager. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in an effort to prevent or mitigate future cybersecurity incidents. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of these securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

Because technology is frequently changing, new ways to carry out cyber attacks are always developing. Therefore, there is a chance that some risks have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not be detected, which puts limitations on the Fund's ability to plan for or respond to a cyber attack. Like other funds and business enterprises, the Fund, the investment manager, and their service providers are subject to the risk of cyber incidents occurring from time to time.
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | S&P 500 Index  
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Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel S&P 500 Index
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.29%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.69%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.03%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Russell 1000 Growth Index  
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Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Russell 1000 Growth Index
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 42.68%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 19.50%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 14.86%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class A  
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.44%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 627
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 791
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 969
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,485
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 14.88%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 1.94%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 8.41%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 26.82%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (3.39%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 32.17%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 30.64%
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 21.80%
Annual Return 2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (25.09%)
Annual Return 2023 rr_AnnualReturn2023 27.66%
Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 23.86%
Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2022
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (18.47%)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return before taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 20.64%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 13.70%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.45%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return after taxes on distributions
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 18.92%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.68%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.15%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
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Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.41%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.77%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.28%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.44%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.55%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 258
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 490
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 846
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,645
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 158
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 490
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 846
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,645
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.72%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.14%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.25%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class R  
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.44%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.05%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 107
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 334
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 579
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,282
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 27.35%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 14.72%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.80%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.44%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.47%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 48
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 151
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 263
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 593
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.09%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.39%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.50%
FRANKLIN GROWTH FUND | Advisor Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.44%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.55%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 56
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 176
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 307
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 689
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 27.99%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.29%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.36%
[1]

There is a 1% contingent deferred sales charge that applies to investments of $1 Million or more (see "Investment of $1 Million or More" under "Choosing a Share Class") and purchases by certain retirement plans without an initial sales charge on shares sold within 18 months of purchase.