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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND INC
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jun. 30, 2016
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.  
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Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock Long-term capital growth.
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 and hold shares of the Fund. 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 $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Your Account” on page 28 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 44 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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 18.47% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 18.47%
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 $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
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 as described above 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 primarily in the equity securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including developing markets. The equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests are common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, including small and medium capitalization companies. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of countries and sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular countries or sectors.

When choosing equity investments for the Fund, the investment manager applies a “bottom-up,” value-oriented, long-term approach, focusing on the market price of a company’s securities relative to the investment manager’s evaluation of the company’s long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow potential. The investment manager also considers a company’s price/earnings ratio, price/cash flow ratio, profit margins and liquidation value.

The investment manager may consider selling an equity security when it believes the security has become overvalued due to either its price appreciation or changes in the company's fundamentals, or when the investment manager believes another security is a more attractive investment opportunity.
Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including developing markets.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government.

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 securities. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.

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.

Foreign Securities

Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated with: internal and external political and economic developments – e.g., the political, economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject to trading restrictions or economic sanctions; trading practices – e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; availability of information – e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; limited markets – e.g., the securities of certain foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and currency exchange rate fluctuations and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.

Developing Markets

The Fund’s investments in securities of issuers in developing market countries are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets, including: delays in settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility; and inflation, deflation or currency devaluation.

Smaller and Midsize Companies

Securities issued by smaller and midsize companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies, involve substantial risks and should be considered speculative. 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, smaller and midsize 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.

Value Style Investing

A value stock may not increase in price as anticipated by the investment manager if other investors fail to recognize the company's value and bid up the price, the markets favor faster-growing companies, or the factors that the investment manager believes will increase the price of the security do not occur.

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.

Focus

To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment 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.
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.

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.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Best Quarter:Q2'0920.40%
Worst Quarter:Q4'08-22.29%
As of September 30, 2015, the Fund's year-to-date return was -10.12%.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading

Average Annual Total Returns
(figures reflect sales charges)

For the periods ended December 31, 2014
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Class A  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.67%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.05%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 676
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 890
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,121
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,784
2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 8.15%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 21.81%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 2.19%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (43.47%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 30.81%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 7.54%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (6.38%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 21.54%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 30.15%
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (1.91%)
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel As of September 30, 2015, the Fund's year-to-date return was -10.12%.
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.40%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (22.29%)
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Class C  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.67%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.80%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 283
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 566
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 975
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,116
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 183
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 566
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 975
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,116
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Class R  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.67%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.30%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 132
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 412
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 713
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,568
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Class R6  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.67%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.03%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.70%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 72
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 224
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 390
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 871
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Advisor Class  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.67%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Total annual Fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 82
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 255
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 444
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 990
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Return Before Taxes | Class A  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (7.54%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.04%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.89%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Return Before Taxes | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.57%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.52%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.74%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Return Before Taxes | Class R  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.12%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.05%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.26%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Return Before Taxes | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.55%)
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 9.85% [2]
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | Return Before Taxes | Advisor Class  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.63%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.61%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.78%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions | Class A  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.01%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.81%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.40%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Class A  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.64%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.53%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.35%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | MSCI World Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
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Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.50%
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.82%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.61%
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.-13 | Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. | MSCI All Country World Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.71% [3]
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.75% [3]
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.65% [3]
[1] There is a 1% contingent deferred sales charge that applies to investments of $1 million or more (see "Investments of $1 Million or More" under "Choosing a Share Class") and purchases by certain retirement plans without an initial sales charge.
[2] Since inception May 1, 2013.
[3] The MSCI All Country World Index is replacing the MSCI World Index as the Fund’s benchmark. The investment manager believes the composition of the MSCI All Country World Index more accurately reflects the Fund’s holdings.