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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Dividends per common share attributable to Navient Corporation	$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends per common share attributable to Navient Corporation	0.16	0.16
Total Stockholders' Equity [Member]
Dividends per common share attributable to Navient Corporation	$ 0.16	$ 0.16

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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