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 33 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 61 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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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.

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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]

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50,000

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Example

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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 waiver and/or expense reimbursement by the investment manager and/or administrator for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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If you do not sell your shares:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, fixed and floating rate debt obligations issued by governments, government-related entities and corporate entities which are located, incorporated or have significant business activities in or are impacted by economic developments in developing or emerging market countries. The Fund normally invests at least 25% of its net assets in equity securities and at least 25% of its net assets in fixed income securities. The equity portion of the Fund may invest in equity securities of companies from a variety of industries, but from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant investments in particular sectors. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common and preferred stocks, which may include equity securities of smaller companies, as well as American, Global and European depositary receipts. The fixed income portion of the Fund may invest in bonds of any rating category or unrated bonds, a significant number of which may be considered high-yield bonds. High yield bonds are rated below investment grade and are sometimes referred to as "junk bonds." The Fund may purchase equity and fixed income securities denominated in any currency.

The developing or "emerging market" countries in which the Fund may invest include those currently considered to be developing or emerging by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations, or the countries' authorities, or countries with a stock market capitalization of less than 3% of the MSCI World Index. Emerging market countries typically are located in the Asia-Pacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa.

The fixed income portion of the Fund regularly utilizes currency and financial derivative instruments, which may trade in regulated markets or over-the-counter, for investment purposes or to provide a hedge against risks associated with other securities held by the Fund. The Fund enters into currency-related transactions involving certain derivative instruments, including currency and cross currency forwards, and currency and currency index futures contracts. The use of derivative currency transactions may allow the Fund to obtain net long or net short exposure to specific currencies, or to hedge portions of the Fund's fixed income investments against currency risks. The Fund may obtain a significant portion of its investment exposure through the use of derivative instruments. The Fund may also enter into various other transactions involving derivatives from time to time, including interest rate and bond futures contracts (including those on government securities) and swap agreements (which may include credit default swaps and interest rate swaps), as well as options. The use of these derivative transactions may allow the Fund to obtain net long or net short exposures to selected interest rates, countries, duration or credit risks, or may be used for hedging purposes.

When choosing equity investments for the Fund, the investment manager applies a fundamental research, 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 profit and loss outlook, balance sheet strength, cash flow trends and asset value in relation to the current price.

When choosing fixed income investments for the Fund, the investment manager allocates the Fund's assets based upon its assessment of changing market, political and economic conditions. It will consider various factors, including evaluation of interest and currency exchange rate changes and credit risks.

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Principal Risks

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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 value of securities owned by the Fund will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A security’s market value 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.

Generally, stocks have historically outperformed other types of investments over the long term. Individual stock prices, however, tend to go up and down more dramatically. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the price 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: political and economic developments - the political, economic and social structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S.; trading practices - 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 - foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; limited markets - 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 typically are greater in less developed countries or emerging market countries.

Emerging Market Countries

The Fund’s investments in developing or emerging 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 Companies

Securities issued by smaller 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 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.

Interest Rate

When interest rates rise, debt security prices generally fall. The opposite is also generally true: debt security prices rise when interest rates fall. In general, securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to these interest rate changes.

Credit

An issuer of debt securities may fail to make interest payments and repay principal when due, in whole or in part. Changes in an issuer's financial strength or in a security's credit rating may affect a security's value.

High-Yield Debt Securities

Issuers of lower-rated or "high-yield" debt securities are not as strong financially as those issuing higher credit quality debt securities. These issuers are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and are more vulnerable to changes in the relevant economy, such as a recession or a sustained period of rising interest rates, that could affect their ability to make interest and principal payments when due. The prices of high-yield debt securities generally fluctuate more than those of higher credit quality. High-yield debt securities are generally more illiquid (harder to sell) and harder to value.

Income

Because the Fund can only distribute what it earns, the Fund's distributions to shareholders may decline when prevailing interest rates fall or when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities it holds.

Derivative Instruments

The performance of derivative instruments depends largely on the performance of an underlying currency, security or index and such derivative instruments often have risks similar to their underlying instrument, in addition to other risks. Derivative instruments involve costs, may be volatile and illiquid, may give rise to leverage and may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. There may also be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying instrument. If the managers are not successful in using such derivative instruments, the Fund's performance may be worse than if the managers did not use such derivative instruments at all. When used for hedging, the change in value of the derivative may also not correlate specifically with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. With over-the-counter derivatives, there is the risk that the other party to the transaction will fail to perform.

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.

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Performance

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Because the Fund is new, it has no performance history.

Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Cumulative Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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5.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets)

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.30%

Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets):

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0.75%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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2.01%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.47%)

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Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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1.54%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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723

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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1,126

Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Cumulative Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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1.00%

Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets)

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets):

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0.75%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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2.71%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.47%)

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Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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2.24%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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327

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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797

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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227

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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797

Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund | Class R

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Cumulative Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets)

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.50%

Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets):

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0.75%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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2.21%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.47%)

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Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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1.74%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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177

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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646

Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Cumulative Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price)

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none

Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets)

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0.95%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets):

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0.75%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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1.71%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.47%)

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Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets)

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1.24%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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126

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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493

[1]

Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2]

The investment manager and administrator have contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 1.23% (other than certain non-routine expenses), until July 31, 2013. The investment manager also has contractually agreed in advance to reduce its fees as a result of the Fund's investment in a Franklin Templeton money fund (acquired fund) for at least the next 12-month period. Contractual fee waiver and/or expenses reimbursement agreements may not be terminated during the terms set forth above.