Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,957.5	$ 5,957.6
Receivables	1,114.8	740.0
Investments	1,270.5	1,555.8
Investments, at fair value	504.8	589.7
Property and equipment, net	813.8	683.7
Goodwill	4,500.8	2,130.3
Intangible assets, net	4,914.2	864.2
Operating lease right-of-use assets	534.8	0.0
Other	319.5	197.7
Total Assets	20,220.9	14,532.2
Liabilities
Compensation and benefits	1,064.0	502.4
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	283.7	222.9
Dividends	143.2	137.4
Commissions	268.0	254.0
Income taxes	703.3	824.7
Debt	3,017.1	696.9
Deferred tax liabilities	305.3	120.1
Operating lease liabilities	621.0	0.0
Other	456.1	270.6
Total liabilities	8,705.2	3,161.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	541.9	746.7
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 495,116,677 and 499,303,269 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 2019	49.5	49.9
Retained earnings	10,472.6	10,288.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(407.6)	(431.6)
Total Franklin Resources, Inc. stockholders’ equity	10,114.5	9,906.5
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	859.3	717.7
Total stockholders’ equity	10,973.8	10,624.2
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	20,220.9	14,532.2
Consolidated Investment Products [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	930.7	154.2
Receivables	85.8	99.0
Investments, at fair value	2,709.2	2,303.9
Total Assets	3,725.7	2,557.1
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	510.1	81.5
Debt	1,333.4	50.8
Other	12.1	0.0
Total liabilities	1,855.6	132.3
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	397.3	746.7
Stockholders’ Equity
Total Franklin Resources, Inc. stockholders’ equity	788.4	1,129.6
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	684.4	548.5
Total stockholders’ equity	1,472.8	1,678.1
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	3,725.7	2,557.1
Franklin Resources, Inc. [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,026.8	$ 5,803.4