SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Authorized Number of Shares

The 2012 Stock Plan authorized 2,400,000 shares for issuance as follows:

2012 Stock Plan	Authorized Shares
Stock Options	1,680,000
Stock/Stock Unit Awards	720,000

The Company also maintains the Amended and Restated Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Stock Plan (the "2009 Stock Plan") which, as amended in 2009, provided for discretionary grants of stock options and stock awards. The 2009 Stock Plan authorized 4,400,000 shares for issuance as follows:

2009 Stock Plan	Authorized Shares
Stock Options	3,200,000
Stock Awards	1,200,000

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine the Fair Value of Options Granted

The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 are as follows:

	September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016
Risk-free interest rate	1.89	%	1.21	%
Dividend yield	0.94	%	1.32	%
Volatility factor	31.19	%	37.70	%
Expected term	5.5 years		5.5 years

Schedule of Stock Option Plans Activity

A summary of the Company’s outstanding stock option activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:

(Shares in thousands)	September 30, 2017
Stock Options	Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period	1,455		$	25.02
Granted	192		42.49
Exercised	(208	)	18.11
Forfeited	(2	)	35.99
Outstanding at end of period	1,437		$	28.34
Expected to vest after applying forfeiture rate	1,415		$	28.21
Vested and exercisable at end of period	951		$	24.24

Schedule of Stock Options, Contractual Term and Aggregate Intrinsic Value

A summary of the weighted-average remaining contractual term and aggregate intrinsic value as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

	Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
Outstanding at end of period	5.68 years	$	23,722
Expected to vest after applying forfeiture rate	5.64 years	$	23,549
Vested and exercisable at end of period	4.23 years	$	19,594

Schedule of Restricted Stock/Stock Unit Award Activity

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock/stock unit award activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:

(Shares in thousands)	September 30, 2017
Restricted Stock/Stock Unit Awards	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of period	473		$	34.89
Awarded	136		42.23
Vested	(109	)	35.81
Forfeited	(37	)	36.51
Non-vested at end of period	463		$	36.71