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Nelnet Quarterly Cash Flow Statements Table

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  net income attributable to nelnet, inc.181,458,000 82,560,000 63,159,000 2,388,000 45,288,000 73,210,000 -8,554,000 45,332,000 28,267,000 26,487,000 30,774,000 104,797,000 85,129,000 186,647,000 132,683,000 53,138,000 83,867,000 123,598,000 234,991,000 71,502,000 86,482,000 -40,532,000 42,380,000 33,213,000 24,619,000 41,591,000 113,925,000 56,634,000 36,828,000 41,394,000 43,141,000                 
  net income attributable to noncontrolling interests-3,605,000 -1,430,000 268,000 -4,329,000 -1,867,000 -2,202,000 -21,359,000 -3,096,000 -9,172,000 -3,470,000 -2,791,000 -4,328,000 -2,226,000 -1,761,000 -3,536,000 -1,919,000 -854,000 -694,000 -3,385,000 -327,000 128,000 767,000 -547,000 -77,000 59,000 56,000 -740,000                     
  net income177,853,000 81,130,000 63,427,000 -1,941,000 43,421,000 71,008,000 -29,913,000 42,236,000 19,095,000 23,017,000 27,983,000 100,469,000 82,903,000 184,886,000 129,147,000 51,219,000 83,013,000 122,904,000 231,606,000 71,175,000 86,610,000 -39,765,000 41,833,000 33,136,000 24,678,000 41,647,000 113,185,000 56,653,000 36,952,000 41,530,000 43,293,000 64,879,000 47,451,000 37,125,000 54,880,000   49,993,000 54,322,000 59,063,000 46,404,000 8,203,000 25,455,000 30,997,000 23,785,000 43,705,000 -69,825,000 
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of acquisitions:                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including debt discounts and loan premiums and deferred origination costs29,283,000 23,123,000 26,505,000 36,399,000 35,666,000 33,957,000 16,735,000 35,085,000 59,362,000 34,211,000 62,593,000 39,575,000 37,745,000 36,335,000 18,674,000 36,897,000 38,339,000 38,415,000 49,298,000 49,893,000 50,519,000 48,763,000 50,143,000 48,398,000 47,173,000 46,948,000 43,301,000                     
  loan discount and deferred lender fees accretion-23,095,000 -19,407,000 -17,215,000 -14,300,000                                            
  benefit from loan losses17,930,000 15,337,000 22,056,000 18,111,000 3,512,000 10,928,000  10,659,000           -10,116,000 -5,821,000 2,998,000 76,299,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 5,250,000 5,250,000 3,750,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 6,200,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,500,000 8,000,000 7,500,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 
  derivative market value adjustments3,866,000 6,324,000 -13,792,000 13,165,000 -1,533,000 -7,964,000 9,507,000 -3,141,000 -2,004,000 37,411,000 7,434,000 -52,990,000 -40,401,000 -145,734,000 -48,358,000 -7,261,000 1,615,000 -38,809,000 7,072,000 -3,441,000 3,911,000 20,602,000 2,930,000 5,630,000 37,061,000 30,574,000                      
  (payments to) proceeds from clearinghouse - initial and variation margin-3,220,000 -810,000     -3,755,000 -282,000 398,000 -210,284,000             -10,718,000 17,262,000 -63,255,000 -13,974,000                      
  gain on partial redemption of allo investment                                               
  (gain) loss on sale of loans-909,000                                              
  (gain) loss on investments-11,343,000 -8,307,000                                              
  deferred income tax benefit   -17,893,000 -2,580,000 -2,234,000              3,787,000 11,238,000 -26,000,000       -8,658,000           11,597,000 -3,790,000   14,511,000 258,000 3,152,000 -27,389,000 
  non-cash compensation expense3,398,000 3,115,000 3,091,000 2,950,000 2,838,000 3,166,000 4,495,000 4,171,000 3,972,000 3,838,000 4,304,000 3,701,000 3,251,000 2,920,000 2,849,000 2,844,000 2,928,000 2,052,000 11,201,000 1,957,000 1,724,000 1,857,000 1,833,000 1,810,000 1,662,000 1,476,000 1,161,000 854,000 754,000 712,000 700,000 455,000 482,000 535,000 557,000 561,000 600,000 596,000 523,000     1,650,000 1,298,000 1,273,000 3,099,000 
  impairment expense and benefit from beneficial interests10,288,000 1,591,000 5,764,000 29,052,000                                            
  changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                               
  decrease in loan and investment accrued interest receivable1,730,000 13,488,000    79,841,000    16,630,000                                      
  decrease in accounts receivable2,436,000 30,087,000  6,224,000 -25,165,000 61,494,000  5,596,000 15,467,000 43,675,000                                     1,332,000 
  decrease in other assets               3,140,000 27,094,000 5,147,000          -8,000 66,000 1,124,000 1,140,000     10,433,000 -12,013,000    -60,000    4,509,000   
  decrease in the carrying amount of rou asset1,004,000 954,000 1,007,000 946,000 958,000 953,000 1,022,000 1,469,000 1,139,000 1,251,000 1,226,000 1,741,000 1,296,000 1,439,000 1,518,000 1,690,000   2,444,000 3,202,000                            
  decrease in accrued interest payable-3,098,000 -2,974,000   -4,842,000 -3,408,000         125,000 -481,000 -605,000 -23,174,000  -3,148,000        -1,866,000 -1,551,000 -1,094,000 -353,000    -3,566,000 -574,000   -3,017,000  -10,052,000 -13,165,000 -33,500,000   -6,244,000 -36,706,000 
  increase in other liabilities  38,791,000    66,405,000    34,613,000    -11,265,000    3,174,000    -15,601,000    -36,205,000 1,408,000   14,040,000 -9,622,000   -11,637,000 7,338,000 7,437,000 -4,625,000 1,319,000 -31,898,000 23,959,000 7,799,000 2,817,000 -15,816,000 26,586,000   
  decrease in the carrying amount of lease liability-2,487,000 -897,000 -939,000 -886,000 -957,000 -1,025,000 -1,444,000 -1,340,000 -1,293,000 -1,275,000 -1,415,000 -1,367,000 -1,360,000 -1,500,000 -1,820,000 -1,870,000 -2,041,000 -1,247,000 -917,000 -3,655,000 -2,447,000 -2,382,000                          
  other15,000 996,000  -116,000 -329,000 -36,000        -110,000         -2,506,000 73,000 -194,000 -20,000 -4,302,000                     
  total adjustments-96,093,000 10,039,000                                              
  net cash from operating activities81,760,000 91,169,000 180,533,000 137,038,000 133,404,000 211,915,000 79,761,000 154,235,000 76,134,000 122,845,000 27,187,000 173,158,000 298,249,000 185,465,000 155,174,000 202,082,000 138,953,000 48,658,000 39,780,000 278,636,000 38,854,000 -144,455,000 155,997,000 160,753,000 121,830,000 -139,665,000 57,952,000 38,721,000 99,330,000 60,696,000 100,571,000 98,916,000 43,730,000 86,549,000 81,667,000 179,038,000 -45,581,000 58,725,000 2,686,000 110,056,000 58,634,000 45,650,000 110,366,000 63,526,000 70,480,000 112,154,000 74,943,000 
  capex-3,696,000 -3,378,000 17,377,000 -4,438,000 -10,617,000 -23,225,000 -21,448,000 -15,351,000 -12,823,000 -24,430,000 -14,998,000 -10,271,000 -18,358,000 -15,794,000 -16,358,000 -13,810,000 -10,886,000 -17,898,000 -32,614,000 -33,704,000 -21,433,000 -25,561,000 -24,818,000 -23,966,000 -18,902,000 -24,813,000 -28,068,000 -2,574,000 -2,965,000 -2,099,000 -2,306,000 -4,391,000 -1,495,000 -5,289,000 -2,992,000 -5,274,000 -2,826,000 -1,787,000 -2,883,000 -738,000 -22,000 -382,000 -62,000 -47,000 -1,373,000 -2,371,000 -1,350,000 
  free cash flows78,064,000 87,791,000 197,910,000 132,600,000 122,787,000 188,690,000 58,313,000 138,884,000 63,311,000 98,415,000 12,189,000 162,887,000 279,891,000 169,671,000 138,816,000 188,272,000 128,067,000 30,760,000 7,166,000 244,932,000 17,421,000 -170,016,000 131,179,000 136,787,000 102,928,000 -164,478,000 29,884,000 36,147,000 96,365,000 58,597,000 98,265,000 94,525,000 42,235,000 81,260,000 78,675,000 173,764,000 -48,407,000 56,938,000 -197,000 109,318,000 58,612,000 45,268,000 110,304,000 63,479,000 69,107,000 109,783,000 73,593,000 
  cash flows from investing activities, net of acquisitions:                                               
  purchases and originations of loans, including cash paid for student loan trusts, net of cash and restricted cash acquired-194,568,000 -173,931,000                                              
  purchases of loans from a related party-136,667,000     -35,000   -68,000 -567,000 -6,626,000 -1,049,000 -1,202,000 -629,000 -1,116,000 -19,731,000 -72,421,000 -33,901,000 -41,217,000                         
  net proceeds from loan repayments, claims, and capitalized interest457,279,000 423,817,000 434,668,000 620,032,000 977,639,000 1,147,413,000 649,005,000 561,552,000 663,865,000 684,962,000 1,439,086,000 1,162,167,000 944,742,000 848,188,000 1,093,131,000 963,000,000 410,370,000 637,275,000 434,550,000 409,511,000 1,282,939,000 517,347,000                          
  proceeds from sale of loans124,000 72,502,000 402,557,000 -19,317,000 111,047,000 199,963,000 211,258,000 50,803,000 133,513,000 157,444,000 84,570,000 23,281,000 108,000 15,170,000 20,682,000   45,661,000 4,000 90,461,000 154,349,000                        
  proceeds from sale of loans to a related party242,000 59,939,000                                              
  purchases of available-for-sale securities-101,469,000 -139,007,000 -212,534,000 -118,987,000 -108,421,000 -163,610,000 -70,718,000 -214,336,000 -54,098,000 -242,370,000 -84,850,000 -209,448,000 -595,945,000 -139,195,000 -213,252,000 -158,080,000 -319,150,000 -44,335,000 -250,083,000 -108,752,000 -83,017,000 -29,658,000   -28,164,000 -35,193,000 -101,395,000 -25,943,000 -27,719,000                 
  proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities34,828,000 74,781,000 75,050,000 105,009,000 112,854,000 153,033,000 187,021,000 198,548,000 85,375,000 492,173,000 60,667,000 130,705,000 205,772,000 113,980,000 56,456,000 66,009,000 20,434,000 18,077,000 76,506,000 73,906,000 1,175,000 22,197,000 -64,000 -23,000   21,951,000 53,000,000 84,638,000 21,373,000 6,843,000                 
  proceeds from beneficial interest in loan securitizations19,287,000 18,948,000 18,336,000 14,385,000 13,638,000 5,875,000  10,516,000 8,512,000 4,725,000  4,542,000 5,941,000 7,271,000    8,603,000 9,842,000 12,606,000 10,501,000 11,264,000                          
  purchases of other investments and issuance of notes receivable-81,737,000 -80,091,000 -196,124,000 -90,150,000 -126,465,000 -70,975,000 -165,286,000 -39,503,000 -69,620,000 -70,509,000 -70,573,000 -45,373,000                                    
  proceeds from other investments and repayments of notes receivable439,161,000 15,668,000 18,789,000 25,460,000 42,815,000 10,820,000                                          
  redemption of held-to-maturity debt securities4,020,000 3,776,000 12,888,000 6,849,000 3,262,000 1,779,000 1,686,000 1,406,000                                        
  purchases of property and equipment-3,696,000 -3,378,000 17,377,000 -4,438,000 -10,617,000 -23,225,000 -21,448,000 -15,351,000 -12,823,000 -24,430,000 -14,998,000 -10,271,000 -18,358,000 -15,794,000 -16,358,000 -13,810,000 -10,886,000 -17,898,000 -32,614,000 -33,704,000 -21,433,000 -25,561,000 -24,818,000 -23,966,000 -18,902,000 -24,813,000 -28,068,000 -2,574,000 -2,965,000 -2,099,000 -2,306,000 -4,391,000 -1,495,000 -5,289,000 -2,992,000 -5,274,000 -2,826,000 -1,787,000 -2,883,000 -738,000 -22,000 -382,000 -62,000 -47,000 -1,373,000 -2,371,000 -1,350,000 
  net cash from investing activities573,471,000 136,357,000 334,866,000 254,245,000 737,543,000 1,086,079,000 631,607,000 416,142,000 166,401,000 723,932,000 532,753,000 902,320,000 233,885,000 603,069,000 642,493,000 786,864,000 -711,784,000 468,362,000 -332,418,000 236,351,000 611,614,000 105,672,000 331,951,000 337,135,000 469,179,000 386,301,000 102,330,000 -2,168,141,000 924,171,000 114,481,000 336,835,000 309,583,000 311,452,000 466,336,000 352,452,000 2,493,233,000 251,921,000 -1,869,875,000 -1,036,576,000 1,639,709,000 529,423,000 97,442,000 -452,969,000 1,015,933,000 -487,375,000 1,507,579,000 -976,211,000 
  nelnet, inc. and subsidiaries                                               
  consolidated statements of cash flows                                               
  cash flows from financing activities, net of acquisitions:                                               
  payments on bonds and notes payable-770,635,000 -347,217,000 -633,744,000 -727,533,000 -1,007,221,000 -1,276,160,000 -609,244,000 -579,294,000 -1,002,198,000 -1,415,424,000 -1,304,082,000 -1,339,385,000 -777,427,000 -918,270,000 -1,204,188,000 -1,406,059,000 -489,220,000 -584,303,000 -326,271,000 -729,504,000 -810,506,000 -1,263,204,000 -980,027,000 -1,711,368,000 -1,075,476,000 -932,007,000 -901,008,000 -1,649,080,000 -1,274,892,000 -827,719,000 -692,408,000 -552,152,000 -603,508,000 -692,156,000 -1,090,797,000 -3,022,961,000 -763,523,000 -749,738,000 -1,028,622,000 -2,665,743,000 -1,794,398,000 -1,563,514,000 -620,595,000 -1,551,044,000 115,626,000 -4,894,090,000 -550,318,000 
  proceeds from issuance of bonds and notes payable  -54,385,000 85,000,000 -18,071,000 18,108,000 4,914,000 -49,880,000 601,264,000 204,884,000 888,163,000 253,460,000 146,419,000 13,512,000 209,154,000 623,584,000 1,107,021,000 7,800,000 424,165,000 208,164,000 58,972,000 1,193,388,000 587,609,000 1,318,177,000 521,654,000 570,532,000 756,700,000 3,834,700,000 295,690,000 656,893,000 279,667,000 104,740,000 250,090,000 212,457,000 533,097,000 347,773,000 517,881,000 2,524,743,000 2,061,893,000 926,861,000 1,176,863,000 1,544,738,000 1,039,942,000 415,317,000 464,405,000 3,301,721,000 1,459,422,000 
  payments of debt issuance costs-3,930,000 -69,000 -136,000 -1,498,000 -662,000 -31,000 -3,511,000 -19,000 -2,045,000 -169,000 -2,635,000 -309,000 -539,000 -312,000 -315,000 -3,743,000 -2,421,000 -614,000 -1,530,000 -1,281,000 -1,009,000 -4,854,000 -3,879,000 -5,012,000 -2,739,000 -2,776,000 -1,650,000 -10,567,000 -2,037,000 -3,998,000 -1,595,000 -776,000 -46,000 -1,460,000 -1,347,000 -928,000 -2,974,000 -4,069,000 -3,363,000 -3,046,000 -1,382,000 -1,448,000 -108,000 -144,000 -11,450,000 -3,184,000 
  increase in bank deposits68,635,000 127,276,000 115,373,000 180,286,000 88,411,000 58,462,000 25,546,000 -12,993,000 55,279,000 -15,555,000 110,497,000 -7,649,000 104,427,000 139,732,000 143,664,000 -2,190,000 91,011,000 57,197,000                              
  decrease in due to customers49,687,000 -99,176,000  15,457,000 114,070,000 -150,712,000    -67,642,000    -89,884,000    -70,849,000  17,543,000 48,634,000 -217,851,000   62,546,000 -153,207,000 -58,606,000                     
  dividends paid-10,161,000 -10,161,000 -10,160,000 -10,148,000 -10,158,000 -10,370,000 -10,370,000 -9,701,000 -9,694,000 -9,654,000 -9,648,000 -8,925,000 -8,972,000 -9,063,000 -9,138,000 -8,407,000 -8,475,000 -8,437,000 -8,435,000 -7,664,000 -7,733,000 -7,946,000 -7,939,000 -7,143,000 -7,171,000 -7,232,000 -6,506,000 -52,051,000 -4,737,000 -4,737,000 -4,712,000 -4,713,000 -4,811,000 -4,852,000 -3,387,000 -23,695,000 -3,435,000 -3,507,000 -3,494,000     -3,458,000 
  repurchases of common stock-21,360,000 -4,458,000 -403,000 -576,000 -46,842,000 -35,469,000 -23,718,000 -543,000 -465,000 -3,302,000 -4,461,000 -14,293,000 -46,032,000 -32,899,000 -30,625,000 -25,078,000 -399,000 -2,009,000 -213,000 -4,618,000 -67,274,000 -1,253,000 -149,000 -221,000 -23,683,000 -16,358,000 -11,418,000 -21,293,000 -206,000 -199,000 -1,116,000 -6,004,000 -20,595,000 -225,000 -310,000 -133,000 -26,614,000 -12,822,000 -236,000 -260,000 -108,000 -26,000 -36,000 -766,000 -103,000 -179,000 -488,000 
  proceeds from issuance of common stock579,000 341,000 522,000 457,000 593,000 374,000 465,000 425,000 495,000 395,000 427,000 405,000 366,000 435,000 357,000 419,000 308,000 381,000 403,000 469,000 370,000 411,000 381,000 447,000 263,000 461,000 274,000 131,000 100,000 133,000 116,000 106,000 141,000 141,000 124,000 157,000 124,000 130,000 117,000 120,000 98,000 113,000 118,000 144,000 143,000   
  acquisition of noncontrolling interest                1,400,000       -13,449,000                     
  issuance of noncontrolling interests6,711,000 8,869,000 28,380,000 23,849,000 13,298,000 14,098,000 55,808,000 18,563,000 12,817,000 1,201,000 36,397,000 14,238,000 3,138,000 2,004,000 36,811,000 6,425,000 5,540,000 1,940,000     512,000                         
  distribution to noncontrolling interests-1,501,000 -1,850,000 -2,388,000 -1,252,000 -1,536,000 -799,000 -2,138,000 -599,000 -927,000 -993,000 -2,395,000 -454,000 -334,000 -365,000 -330,000 -125,000 -321,000 -102,000 -428,000 -327,000 -311,000 -22,000 -62,000 -60,000 -91,000 -22,000 -19,000                     
  net cash from financing activities-685,894,000 -326,445,000 -482,757,000 -435,958,000 -868,443,000 -1,382,499,000 -478,644,000 -591,735,000 -326,560,000 -1,306,259,000 -245,940,000 -1,205,923,000 -535,410,000 -805,226,000 -854,610,000 -815,174,000 703,044,000 -528,147,000 349,492,000 -534,761,000 -829,491,000 -83,480,000 -403,554,000 -413,678,000 -588,637,000 -387,402,000 -177,076,000 2,101,777,000 -986,082,000 -179,622,000 -419,276,000 -458,023,000 -379,429,000 -484,681,000 -669,783,000 -2,704,831,000 -164,740,000 1,755,832,000 1,025,788,000 -1,745,877,000 -620,591,000 -19,970,000 396,461,000 -1,214,619,000 603,448,000 -1,605,450,000 913,693,000 
  effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash312,000 26,000 -640,000 290,000 76,000 -163,000                                          
  net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash-30,351,000 -98,893,000  -44,385,000 2,580,000 -84,668,000  -21,480,000 -84,018,000 -459,573,000    -16,523,000    -11,204,000  -19,774,000 -179,023,000 -122,263,000    -140,766,000 -16,794,000                     
  cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period931,020,000 1,025,491,000 1,357,616,000 1,194,189,000 958,395,000  1,222,601,000  1,192,391,000 942,066,000                     
  cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period-30,351,000 832,127,000 32,002,000 -44,385,000 2,580,000 940,823,000 232,946,000 -21,480,000 -84,018,000 898,043,000 314,287,000 -130,713,000 -3,624,000 1,177,666,000 -56,889,000 173,705,000 130,182,000 947,191,000  -19,774,000 -179,023,000 1,100,338,000  84,210,000 2,372,000 1,051,625,000 925,272,000                     
  deferred income tax expense 4,316,000         -22,993,000 7,743,000 10,447,000 39,443,000 22,544,000 14,905,000 2,768,000 15,405,000         16,883,000        100,000   -280,000 7,509,000    1,323,000     
  increase in other assets -18,886,000       -1,720,000 -9,760,000 62,016,000 -65,276,000 -6,052,000 -1,963,000         10,911,000 -20,433,000 30,781,000 -32,324,000             -51,071,000        -11,678,000 
  decrease in other liabilities -37,102,000   -12,420,000 -50,218,000   -5,187,000 -3,729,000   -376,000 -11,824,000   -3,288,000 -10,375,000   15,230,000 -42,047,000   1,072,000 -5,741,000                     -26,027,000 
  proceeds from termination of derivative instruments      164,079,000 23,765,000             2,119,000                  4,965,000 7,856,000 7,547,000 
  proceeds from (payments to) clearinghouse - initial and variation margin    1,662,000 4,054,000         50,261,000 2,593,000 359,000 38,081,000                              
  loss on sale of loans  -42,000 106,000                                      196,000 206,000     
  proceeds from sale of equity securities, net of purchases                                               
  deferred income tax (benefit) expense      -27,251,000 -8,568,000 -2,394,000 -13,750,000             2,327,000 5,431,000 -12,216,000 -2,807,000     -7,190,000                 
  decrease (increase) in loan and investment accrued interest receivable      41,604,000      -10,510,000 10,694,000                                  
  decrease (increase) in accounts receivable           2,728,000 26,344,000 18,442,000     -4,595,000 3,867,000 -10,577,000 52,185,000     177,000     -4,760,000 -7,778,000           6,551,000 -2,653,000   
  decrease (increase) in other assets    29,224,000 10,443,000 -3,179,000            39,691,000 -3,501,000 -8,371,000 31,363,000     49,415,000     356,000   1,016,000        7,236,000     
  increase in accrued interest payable  -4,534,000    -1,000,000 465,000 1,552,000 -1,675,000 14,253,000 8,833,000 5,747,000 2,650,000        -3,411,000 -5,060,000 -4,126,000 -5,687,000 479,000 4,213,000     2,669,000 -1,147,000           -10,536,000    
  purchases and originations of loans, including purchase of student loan residual interests                                               
  purchases of held-to-maturity debt securities      -1,100,000 -8,436,000                                        
  business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired                                               
  years ended december 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022                                               
  increase in due to customers          41,797,000 -103,011,000   11,393,000 51,400,000       128,447,000                         
  net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash          314,287,000 -130,713,000   -56,889,000 173,705,000        84,210,000                        
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:                                               
  payments to clearinghouse - initial and variation margin                   4,048,000 -4,067,000 -20,386,000                          
  loss on investments   -390,000    20,680,000 22,916,000 24,344,000   406,000 2,801,000                                  
  cash flows from investing activities:                                               
  purchases and originations of loans   -181,020,000 -273,528,000 -157,047,000 -178,748,000 -144,387,000 -122,691,000 -289,177,000 -912,900,000 -142,632,000 -235,152,000 -161,334,000 -172,830,000 -105,202,000 -888,244,000 -152,329,000                              
  purchases of restricted available-for-sale securities   -5,001,000 -18,287,000                                          
  proceeds from sales of restricted available-for-sale securities   620,000 320,000 340,000                                          
  cash flows from financing activities:                                               
  loan discount accretion     -7,433,000 -8,286,000 -7,115,000 -7,736,000 -7,676,000 -39,517,000 -8,409,000 -9,627,000 -9,927,000 17,058,000 -10,442,000 -7,388,000 -7,218,000 -7,471,000 -8,618,000 -9,754,000 -9,442,000 -8,270,000 -8,748,000 -9,113,000 -9,693,000 -11,691,000                     
  gain on sale of loans     41,000 -6,988,000 -5,362,000 -15,511,000 -11,812,000 2,713,000 -2,627,000 -2,989,000      -14,817,000        -36,000 -47,000   -33,000 -1,345,000             
  loss on investments, net of gains     8,348,000                                          
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of business acquisitions:                                               
  provision (negative provision) for loan losses         34,275,000 27,801,000 9,666,000                                    
  gain on investments          11,038,000                                     
  impairment expense      26,951,000             332,000 34,087,000                      18,834,000 
  increase in accounts receivable              -84,845,000 7,309,000 -5,615,000 -3,831,000     -48,312,000 -1,665,000 10,599,000 -16,571,000   -4,398,000 -2,786,000 -561,000    -198,000 16,099,000 -11,277,000 3,268,000 -18,661,000  2,838,000 -9,531,000 -487,000     
  cash flows from investing activities, net of business acquisitions:                                               
  proceeds from and sale of beneficial interest in loan securitizations              9,791,000 11,734,000                                
  cash flows from financing activities, net of business acquisitions:                                               
  effect of exchange rate changes on cash      222,000 -122,000 7,000 -91,000 287,000 -268,000 -348,000 169,000 54,000 -67,000 -31,000 -77,000                              
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of business acquisition:                                               
  proceeds from sale of equity securities       75,000                                      
  proceeds from other investments       15,365,000 3,289,000 11,114,000 22,845,000 18,569,000 14,179,000 9,776,000 -17,813,000 41,813,000 57,531,000 110,290,000 4,483,000 1,758,000 3,635,000 3,135,000                          
  business acquisition, net of cash acquired                          -109,152,000          -3,000,000         
  increase in loan and investment accrued interest receivable          -22,294,000     -1,443,000 -40,374,000 -114,000 -33,898,000                             
  gain from deconsolidation of allo, including cash impact                                               
  (gain) income from repurchases of debt          -160,000                                    
  proceeds from sale (purchases) of equity securities          -22,000 465,000 41,826,000 572,000                                  
  proceeds from clearinghouse - initial and variation margin, net of payments           93,826,000 -16,027,000 149,649,000                                  
  benefit from beneficial interests and impairment expense              4,137,000                                 
  business acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                           -18,000,000 
  provision (negative provision) for beneficial interests and impairment expense                                               
  negative benefit from loan losses             -435,000                                  
  negative benefit from beneficial interests                                               
  purchases of other investments             -73,944,000 -87,230,000 -38,653,000 -56,421,000 -71,590,000 -45,632,000 -4,986,000 -84,706,000 -32,892,000                          
  (negative provision) benefit from loan losses              -1,579,000 5,827,000 374,000 -17,048,000                              
  payments to terminate derivative instruments                                           -12,688,000    
  gain from sale of loans              -3,444,000      -18,206,000 -15,549,000                        
  gain from investments              -3,518,000 -1,105,000   23,711,000 10,636,000                            
  loss on (gain from) repurchases and extinguishments of debt                                               
  purchases of equity securities                                               
  payments to extinguish debt                                               
  gain from repurchases of debt               3,269,000                                
  purchases of equity securities - trading               -21,827,000 -6,252,000 -13,512,000                              
  (negative provision) benefit from beneficial interests and impairment expense                500,000 -2,436,000                              
  income from investments                 13,849,000    4,046,000                          
  decrease (increase) in the carrying amount of rou asset                 1,418,000                              
  cash flows from investing activities, net of acquisition:                                               
  (payments to) proceeds from termination of derivative instruments                                               
  (gain from) loss on repurchases and extinguishment of debt                                               
  purchases of loans                  -427,060,000 -159,649,000 -463,583,000 -409,404,000 -647,334,000 -363,750,000 -652,492,000 -344,631,000 -610,855,000                     
  net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                               
  cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year                                               
  cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year                                               
  payments from termination of derivative instruments                                               
  (gain) loss on repurchases and extinguishment of debt                   -105,000                            
  increase in accrued interest receivable                    -90,109,000 -33,167,000 3,278,000 -12,897,000 -8,245,000 -36,722,000           -20,588,000 -61,253,000 -6,929,000         
  increase in the carrying amount of rou asset                     -1,000,000                          
  unrealized foreign currency transaction adjustment                                               
  loss on extinguishment of debt                      874,000 14,014,000                        
  purchases of investments and issuance of notes receivable                      -32,650,000 -44,286,000 -10,344,000 -15,970,000 -16,370,000                     
  proceeds from investments and notes receivable                      15,653,000 30,088,000 23,012,000 1,719,000 9,718,000                     
  business (acquisitions) sale, net of cash and restricted cash acquired                                               
  payment of contingent consideration                                               
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of acquisition:                                               
  gain from debt repurchases                          -359,000 -2,973,000 -148,000   -6,962,000             
  gain from investments and notes receivable                       -1,921,000 -4,121,000 1,151,000                      
  net proceeds from loan repayments, claims, capitalized interest, and other                       739,072,000 1,119,088,000 769,996,000 863,270,000                     
  business acquisition, net of cash and restricted cash acquired                                               
  payment of debt extinguishment costs                       -12,636,000                        
  derivative market value adjustment                          -60,033,000 -39,516,000 5,426,000 78,758,000 -16,835,000 31,830,000 87,341,000 -2,208,000 -66,450,000 -17,405,000 -73,662,000 100,631,000 67,570,000 13,060,000 -42,182,000 -29,852,000 52,122,000 -33,823,000 119,861,000 -11,459,000 -36,003,000 
  proceeds (payments) from termination of derivative instruments                                               
  payments to enter into derivative instruments                                               
  proceeds from clearinghouse - initial and variation margin                                               
  (gain) income from investments and notes receivable                                               
  increase in loan accrued interest receivable                          -59,038,000                     
  proceeds from sale of business                                               
  proceeds from clearinghouse to settle variation margin                          62,689,000                     
  gain from equity securities, net of losses                          -6,838,000                     
  depreciation and amortization, including debt discounts and student loan premiums and deferred origination costs                                               
  student loan discount accretion                                               
  (gain) income from sales of available-for-sale securities                                               
  proceeds (purchases) related to trading securities                                               
  purchases of student loans                            -146,071,000                   
  net proceeds from student loan repayments, claims, capitalized interest, and other                                               
  proceeds from sale of student loans                           14,944,000 32,184,000 27,373,000 32,592,000 26,166,000 47,000 95,131,000 2,175,236,000 6,155,000 1,004,000 20,032,000 1,766,917,000 549,835,000 216,000 125,000 539,987,000 426,739,000 841,087,000 
  purchases of investments and loans receivable and issuance of notes receivable                                               
  proceeds from investments and other receivables                                               
  decrease (increase) in restricted cash                                               
  net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                -24,247,000 68,204,000 -235,664,000             
  cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                            42,570,000  283,801,000  338,181,000  189,847,000  111,746,000 
  cash and cash equivalents, end of period                            37,419,000 -4,445,000 60,700,000  -24,247,000 68,204,000 48,137,000  41,600,000 -55,318,000 330,079,000  -32,534,000 123,122,000 243,705,000  186,553,000 14,283,000 124,171,000 
  cash disbursements made for:                                               
  interest                                               
  income taxes, net of refunds                                               
  foreign currency transaction adjustment                           25,747,000 20,798,000 -59,226,000 32,242,000 -43,608,000 -73,452,000 19,020,000 65,334,000 -22,113,000 106,467,000 -93,400,000 -71,675,000 -18,325,000 39,356,000 63,865,000 -47,242,000 -12,526,000 -128,890,000 -4,407,000 92,937,000 
  net increase in cash and cash equivalents                           -27,643,000 37,419,000 -4,445,000 18,130,000     -32,560,000 41,600,000 -55,318,000 -8,102,000 3,888,000 -32,534,000 123,122,000 53,858,000 -135,160,000 186,553,000 14,283,000 12,425,000 
  supplemental noncash operating activities:                                               
  increase in other assets related to centrally cleared variation margin settlements on derivative instruments                                               
  proceeds from termination of derivative instruments, net of payments                                               
  payment to enter into interest rate caps                                               
  gain from sales of available-for-sale securities                                               
  decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable                               22,670,000 -9,121,000 6,003,000 9,668,000         58,224,000 -28,558,000 25,000,000 66,778,000 
  purchases of student loans and student loan residual interests                                               
  increase in restricted cash and investments                           90,099,000 7,394,000 -207,002,000 -91,631,000    -127,472,000 23,945,000 -22,813,000 57,969,000 -102,366,000   136,032,000 -221,240,000 84,743,000    
  cash flows from financing activities, net of borrowings assumed:                                               
  noncash activity:                                               
  investing activity - student loans and other assets acquired                                               
  financing activity - borrowings and other liabilities assumed in acquisition of student loans                                               
  payments for purchases of trading securities                                               
  (payments for) proceeds from (purchases) sales of trading securities                                               
  net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                           19,000 124,000 136,000 152,000                 
  purchases of trading investments                                               
  decrease in accrued interest receivable                           -39,662,000 18,277,000 10,245,000 12,023,000          -4,080,000 3,157,000 83,563,000     
  purchase of student loans from a related party                                               
  net proceeds from student loan repayments, claims, capitalized interest, participations, and other                           612,739,000 1,050,395,000 852,576,000 597,034,000 456,990,000 428,385,000 719,738,000 630,606,000   434,281,000 615,431,000 365,685,000 330,526,000 443,010,000 734,445,000 708,897,000 476,624,000 637,195,000 424,315,000 
  decrease in restricted cash and investments                                               
  issuance of noncontrolling interest                                              
  distribution to noncontrolling interest                                               
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of asset acquisitions:                                               
  proceeds from the termination/amendment of derivative instruments, net of payments                                               
  cash flows from investing activities, net of asset acquisitions:                                               
  purchases of student loans from a related party                            -9,000 -69,000 -221,000      -4,000           
  decrease (increase) in restricted cash and investments                               -13,104,000 42,982,000       173,144,000        
  asset acquisitions, including contingency payments                                               
  payments received on employee stock notes receivable                           368,000 772,000    80,000 199,000   177,000 398,000 
  cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                               
  cash and cash equivalents, end of year                                               
  payments to terminate and/or amend derivative instruments, net of proceeds                                               
  purchases of student loans - held for sale                                               
  supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                                               
  interest paid                           55,599,000 58,184,000 59,485,000 61,338,000 52,950,000 52,160,000 47,333,000 53,674,000  68,873,000 53,006,000 49,777,000 54,291,000 86,502,000 116,831,000 177,210,000 242,171,000 224,891,000 234,674,000 354,904,000 
  income taxes paid, net of refunds                           27,960,000 29,685,000 54,193,000 2,920,000 35,540,000 34,309,000 31,038,000 32,293,000 28,181,000 25,887,000 26,764,000 25,123,000 31,567,000 39,625,000 22,203,000 8,096,000 -244,000 10,176,000 8,783,000 5,343,000 
  purchases of cost-method investments                                               
  business acquisition contingency payment                                               
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of business and asset acquisitions:                                               
  (payments) proceeds to terminate and/or amend derivative instruments                           425,000                    
  originations and purchases of student loans - held for sale                                               
  change in investments - trading securities                           277,000 -1,795,000 523,000 -752,000 -946,000 -18,170,000 6,055,000 5,517,000 -10,154,000 -2,065,000           
  other non-cash items                           304,000 1,923,000 -605,000 -697,000 677,000 -232,000 297,000 -189,000 611,000 -697,000 241,000 254,000 -1,593,000 -5,123,000 7,668,000 1,024,000 530,000 914,000 153,000 191,000 
  cash flows from investing activities, net of business and asset acquisitions:                                               
  originations and purchases of student loans                              -176,212,000                 
  business and asset acquisitions, including contingency payments                                               
  distribution from equity method investment                                               
  distribution made to noncontrolling interest                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including loan and debt premiums/discounts and deferred origination costs                            18,153,000 18,003,000 17,521,000                 
  gain from sale of available-for-sale securities                                               
  business and asset acquisition contingency payments                              -1,550,000                 
  payments on bonds payable due to a related party                               -107,050,000             
  investing activity - student loans acquired                                               
  operating activity - other assets acquired and other liabilities assumed                                               
  financing activity - borrowings assumed in acquisition of student loans and other assets                                               
  proceeds to terminate and/or amend derivative instruments                               1,238,000 12,369,000   13,909,000 855,000 50,000 2,388,000 1,382,000 50,000     
  issuance of minority membership interest                             5,000                 
  payments to terminate and/or amend derivative instruments                               -174,000 -9,546,000 -381,000 -141,000 -2,586,000   -3,359,000 50,000 -11,760,000     
  originations and purchases of student loans, including loan premiums and deferred origination costs, net of discounts                                               
  proceeds from sale of student loans to a related party                                       14,996,000 21,419,000 20,017,000 20,016,000     
  business and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired, including contingency payments                                               
  proceeds from issuance of bonds payable due to a related party                                               
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities,                                               
  net of business and asset acquisitions:                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including loan premiums/discount and deferred origination costs                                18,621,000 16,877,000 18,964,000             
  originations and purchases of student loans-held for sale                                               
  accrued litigation settlement                                               
  originations and purchases of student loans, including loan premiums/discounts                                               
  and deferred origination costs                                       -672,323,000        
  purchases of student loans, including loan premiums, from a related party                                -30,000 -29,000    -535,907,000 -7,972,000 -19,257,000 -6,589,000 -13,803,000 -35,100,000 -177,788,000 
  business and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired, including contingency payments/receipts                                               
  supplemental disclosures of non-cash operating, investing, and financing activities regarding the company's acquisition of student loans from an affiliate of greystone & co., inc. are contained in note 2.                                               
  see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                                               
  cash flows from investing activities, net of business acquisition:                                               
  originations and purchases of student loans, including loan premiums/discounts and deferred origination costs                                 -426,725,000 -235,599,000             
  adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating activities, net of business acquisition:                                               
  business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, including contingency payments                                  -7,193,000             
  income from discontinued operations                                           837,000   
  income from continuing operations                                       59,063,000 46,404,000   30,160,000 23,785,000 42,724,000 -69,825,000 
  adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities, net of business acquisition:                                               
  change in value of put options issued in business acquisitions                                           2,945,000 111,000 427,000 
  gain from repurchase of bonds and notes payable                                   -16,062,000 -9,885,000 -8,759,000 -10,177,000 -22,498,000        
  (gain) loss on sale of student loans                                               
  net cash flows from operating activities - continuing operations                                       110,056,000        
  net cash flows from operating activities - discontinued operations                                               
  originations, purchases, and consolidations of student loans, including loan premiums and deferred origination costs                                         -494,862,000 -972,450,000 -317,647,000 -887,924,000 -305,939,000 -1,174,366,000 
  purchase of equity method investment                                               
  net cash flows from investing activities - continuing operations                                       1,639,709,000        
  net cash flows from investing activities - discontinued operations                                               
  payments on bonds and notes payable due to a related party                                               
  proceeds from issuance of bonds and notes payable due to a related party                                               
  payment on settlement of put option                                               
  net cash flows from financing activities - continuing operations                                               
  net cash flows from financing activities - discontinued operations                                               
  interest paid:                                               
  adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating                                               
  activities, net of business acquisition:                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including loan premiums                                               
  proceeds received to terminate and/or amend derivative instruments                                               
  originations and purchases of student loans, including loan                                               
  premiums/discounts and deferred origination costs                                               
  net proceeds from student loan repayments, claims,                                               
  capitalized interest, participations, and other                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including loan premiums and deferred origination costs                                     23,329,000 26,864,000 27,920,000 30,228,000 27,756,000 30,134,000 33,661,000 33,632,000 35,360,000 38,952,000 
  originations and purchases of student loans, including loan premiums and deferred origination costs                                      -1,027,883,000         
  adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided                                               
  by operating activities:                                               
  loss on sale of business                                               
  gain on sale of equity method investment                                               
  originations, purchases, and consolidations of student loans, including loan premiums                                               
  purchases of equity method investments                                           -1,270,000 -1,718,000 
  distributions from equity method investments                                               
  sale of business, net of cash sold                                               
  business acquisitions - contingent consideration and purchase price adjustments                                               
  proceeds from sale of equity method investment                                               
  payments from issuance of notes payable due to a related party                                               
  effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash                                               
  supplemental disclosures of noncash financing activities:                                               
  notes payable assumed in connection with an acquisition of an entity under common control                                               
  common stock issued in consideration for notes receivable                                               
  business acquisition - contingent consideration                                               
  (payments) proceeds from issuance of notes payable due to a related party                                        -21,520,000     
  net cash flows used in financing activities - continuing operations                                               
  net cash flows used in financing activities - discontinued operations                                               
  adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:                                               
  change in value of put options issued in business combinations                                               
  gain from purchase of debt                                               
  net cash flows from operating activities — continuing operations                                           63,526,000   74,943,000 
  net cash flows from operating activities — discontinued operations                                               
  business acquisition — contingent consideration                                               
  net cash flows from investing activities — continuing operations                                           1,015,933,000   -976,211,000 
  net cash flows from investing activities — discontinued operations                                               
  net cash flows from financing activities — continuing operations                                           -1,214,619,000   913,693,000 
  net cash flows from financing activities — discontinued operations                                               
  gain from purchase of unsecured debt                                          -8,075,000     
  adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities, net of business acquisitions:                                               
  proceeds from sale of floor contracts                                               
  gain on sale of student loans                                           3,988,000   
  loans to employees for purchases of common stock                                               
  notes payable assumed in connection with acquisition of entities under common control                                               
  proceeds (payments) from issuance of notes payable due to a related party                                            23,521,000 -2,052,000 11,321,000 
  payments to terminate floor contracts                                               
  increase in restricted cash                                             787,977,000 -858,209,000 
  purchases of restricted investments                                             -80,936,000 -89,576,000 
  proceeds from maturities of restricted investments                                             81,284,000 79,394,000 
  proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold                                               
  gain on sale of student loans and reduction in fair value related to loans held for sale                                              47,474,000 
  proceeds from termination of interest rate swaps                                               
  purchase of loan origination rights                                               
  consideration paid to expand customer relationships                                               
  depreciation and amortization, including amortization of loan premiums and deferred origination costs                                               
  income from equity method investments                                               
  gain on sale of fixed asset                                               
  provision (recovery) for loan losses                                               
  proceeds from sale of fixed asset                                               
  purchase of equity method investments                                               
  proceeds from issuance of notes payable due to a related party                                               
  note payable assumed in connection with purchase of property                                               
  supplemental disclosures of noncash operating, investing, and financing activities regarding business acquisitions and the company’s cash flow hedge are contained in notes 4 and 8, respectively.                                               

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