Basis of Financial Reporting (Policies) |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Basis of Financial Reporting | The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Nelnet, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2022 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and, in the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2022. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 Annual Report"). |
| Reclassification of Prior Period Cash Flows Presentation | Reclassification of Prior Period Cash Flows Presentation The line item in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for changes during a period in amounts "due to customers" was previously presented in cash flows from operating activities, and has been corrected for the periods presented in this report (including the prior year period) to be presented in cash flows from financing activities. This correction has no impact on the Company's previously reported consolidated net income, total assets (including cash and cash equivalents), liabilities, and equity, and while the correction has a corresponding impact on the amounts of cash flows from operating and financing activities, it has no impact on the net increase or decrease in cash for previously reported periods. The Company has concluded that the correction was not material from a combined quantitative and qualitative perspective to its previously issued interim financial statements for 2022, or its previously issued financial statements for 2021, 2020, and 2019.
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