CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Income Statement
Net sales	$ 225,728us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 231,421us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of sales	154,238us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	153,310us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Gross profit	71,490us-gaap_GrossProfit	78,111us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	55,160	52,015
Restructuring expense	463us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	136us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Operating income	15,867us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	25,960us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(2,708)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(2,784)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other income, net	3,019us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	325us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Foreign exchange income/(expense)	416	(420)
Income before income taxes	16,594	23,081
Income tax expense/(benefit)	(3,382)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5,660us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income	19,976us-gaap_ProfitLoss	17,421us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(181)	(464)
Net income attributable to Franklin Electric Co., Inc.	$ 19,795us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 16,957us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.35us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 0.35us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Dividends per common share	$ 0.0900	$ 0.0775

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770