Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 14, 2014 Nonvoting Common Stock	Nov. 14, 2014 Voting Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	1st Franklin Financial Corporation
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000038723
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		168,300	1,700
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3