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DEBT
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
Debt consisted of the following:
(In millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Prudential Agreement$50.0 $50.0 
New York Life Agreement75.0 75.0 
Credit Agreement107.0 30.0 
Project Bonds10.8 11.5 
Foreign subsidiary debt0.1 0.6 
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs(0.1)(0.1)
$242.8 $167.0 
Less: current maturities(108.5)(31.8)
Long-term debt$134.3 $135.2 

Prudential Agreement
The Company maintains the Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the "Prudential Agreement") with PGIM, Inc. and its affiliates. On May 15, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 that increased the total available facility amount from lenders to $250.0 million from $150.0 million and changed the expiration date from July 30, 2024 to May 15, 2027. On September 26, 2025, the Company issued and sold $50.0 million of fixed rate senior notes due September 26, 2032. These senior notes bear an interest rate of 5.01 percent with interest-only payments due semi-annually. The proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used to pay off existing variable interest rate indebtedness. As of June 30, 2026, there was $200.0 million remaining borrowing capacity under the Prudential Agreement.

New York Life Agreement
The Company maintains an uncommitted and unsecured private shelf agreement with NYL Investors LLC, an affiliate of New York Life, and each of the undersigned holders of Notes (the "New York Life Agreement"). On May 15, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the renewal that increased the total available facility amount from lenders to $250.0 million from $200.0 million and changed the expiration date from July 30, 2024 to May 15, 2027. On September 26, 2025, the Company issued and sold $75.0 million of fixed rate senior notes due September 26, 2032. These senior notes bear an interest rate of 5.01 percent with interest-only payments due semi-annually. The proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used to pay off existing variable interest rate indebtedness. As of June 30, 2026, there was $175.0 million remaining borrowing capacity under the New York Life Agreement.

Credit Agreement
On May 14, 2025, the Company entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement extended the maturity date of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended (which is referred to in this current report as the “Previous Credit Agreement”) to May 14, 2030 while keeping the revolving commitment amount unchanged at $350.0 million. The Credit Agreement provides that the Borrowers may request an increase in the aggregate commitments by up to $175.0 million (not to exceed a total commitment of $525.0 million) subject to the conditions contained therein. The Previous Credit Agreement provided the Borrowers could request an increase in the aggregate revolving commitments by up to $125.0 million (not to exceed a total commitment of $475.0 million). All of the Company's present and future material domestic subsidiaries unconditionally guaranty all of the Borrowers' obligations under and in connection with the Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Company unconditionally guarantees all of the obligations of Franklin Electric B.V. under the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers are required to pay certain fees, including a commitment fee of 0.10% to 0.25% (depending on the Company's leverage ratio) of the aggregate commitment, payable quarterly in arrears. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. Loans may be made either at (i) a Term Benchmark rate based on SOFR, for borrowings denominated in Dollars, or EURIBOR, for borrowings denominated in Euros, plus an applicable margin of  1.00% to 1.75% (depending on the Company's leverage ratio), or (ii) an alternative base rate as defined in the Credit Agreement.

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $107.0 million outstanding borrowings with a weighted-average interest rate of 4.6 percent, $6.4 million in letters of credit undrawn and outstanding, and $236.6 million of available capacity under the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $30.0 million outstanding borrowings with a weighted-average interest rate of 2.9 percent, $6.4 million in letters of credit outstanding, and $313.6 million of available capacity under the Credit Agreement.
Project Bonds
On December 31, 2012, the Company, Allen County, Indiana and certain institutional investors entered into a Bond Purchase and Loan Agreement. Under the agreement, Allen County, Indiana issued a series of Project Bonds entitled “Taxable Economic Development Bonds, Series 2012 (Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Project).” The aggregate principal amount of the Project Bonds that were issued, authenticated, and are now outstanding thereunder was limited to $25.0 million. The Company then borrowed the proceeds under the Project Bonds through the issuance of Project Notes to finance the cost of acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of the new Global Corporate Headquarters and Engineering Center. These Project Notes (“Tax increment financing debt”) bear interest at 3.6 percent per annum. Interest and principal balance of the Project Notes are due and payable by the Company directly to the institutional investors in aggregate semi-annual installments commencing on July 10, 2013, and concluding on January 10, 2033. The use of the proceeds from the Project Notes was limited to assist the financing of the new Global Corporate Headquarters and Engineering Center. On May 5, 2015, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Bond Purchase and Loan Agreement. This amendment provided for debt repayment guarantees from certain Company subsidiaries and waived certain non-financial covenants related to subsidiary guarantees.

The Company also has overdraft lines of credit for certain subsidiaries with various expiration dates. The aggregate maximum borrowing capacity of these overdraft lines of credit is $20.2 million. As of June 30, 2026, there were $1.1 million outstanding borrowings and $19.1 million of available capacity under these lines of credit. As of December 31, 2025, there were $19.7 million overdraft lines of credit with $1.5 million outstanding borrowings and $18.1 million of available capacity under these lines of credit.