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Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements - Condensed Parent Statements of Income (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]      
Investment interest $ 185,901 $ 177,855 $ 91,601
Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits 680,537 845,091 430,137
Net interest income 292,862 264,709 312,669
Other income (expense):      
Other, net 61,602 (74,327) 17,709
Derivative market value adjustments and derivative settlements, net 16,258 (16,701) 264,634
Total other income (expense), net 1,165,079 924,311 1,242,480
Operating expenses 879,796 860,506 834,434
Impairment expense (42,629) (31,925) (15,523)
Total expenses 1,174,750 1,112,190 1,018,331
Income (loss) before income taxes 228,584 68,715 501,845
Income tax (expense) benefit (52,669) (19,385) (113,100)
Net income 175,915 49,330 388,745
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 8,130 40,496 18,154
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. 184,045 89,826 406,899
Parent Company      
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]      
Investment interest 58,829 86,696 50,465
Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits 8,790 31,142 21,489
Net interest income 50,039 55,554 28,976
Other income (expense):      
Other, net 32,956 (57,959) (42,625)
Equity in subsidiaries income 110,381 101,885 227,596
Derivative market value adjustments and derivative settlements, net 10,639 (15,662) 264,634
Total other income (expense), net 153,976 28,264 449,605
Operating expenses 2,870 5,445 14,552
Impairment expense 537 2,060 6,561
Total expenses 3,407 7,505 21,113
Income (loss) before income taxes 200,608 76,313 457,468
Income tax (expense) benefit (17,277) 13,303 (50,607)
Net income 183,331 89,616 406,861
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 714 210 38
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 184,045 $ 89,826 $ 406,899