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  <element name="PaymentsOnAcquisitionEarnOutsInExcessOfOriginalEstimatedPayables" id="nfp_PaymentsOnAcquisitionEarnOutsInExcessOfOriginalEstimatedPayables" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="PremiumOfSoldWarrants" id="nfp_PremiumOfSoldWarrants" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="PremiumsPayableToInsuranceCarriers" id="nfp_PremiumsPayableToInsuranceCarriers" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="PromissoryNotesAndReceivablesAsConsiderationOnDivestitures" id="nfp_PromissoryNotesAndReceivablesAsConsiderationOnDivestitures" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="RateOfReturnOnEquitySecurities" id="nfp_RateOfReturnOnEquitySecurities" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="RevenuesFromAcquisitions" id="nfp_RevenuesFromAcquisitions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="ScheduledTradingDaysOfWarrantsExpiration" id="nfp_ScheduledTradingDaysOfWarrantsExpiration" type="xbrli:durationItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="ServiceGeneratedByThirdPartySettlementAmount" id="nfp_ServiceGeneratedByThirdPartySettlementAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="SharesRelatingToDisposalOfBusiness" id="nfp_SharesRelatingToDisposalOfBusiness" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="SharesRelatingToSatisfactionOfPromissoryNotes" id="nfp_SharesRelatingToSatisfactionOfPromissoryNotes" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="StockholdersEquityLineItems" id="nfp_StockholdersEquityLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="SwingLineLoansMember" id="nfp_SwingLineLoansMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="TerminalValueCalculatedUsingBlendedDiscountRates" id="nfp_TerminalValueCalculatedUsingBlendedDiscountRates" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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  <element name="TermLoanFacilityMember" id="nfp_TermLoanFacilityMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="TwoThousandTenCreditFacilityMember" id="nfp_TwoThousandTenCreditFacilityMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="TwoThousandTenNotesMember" id="nfp_TwoThousandTenNotesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="WeightAverageInterestRateOnNotesReceivable" id="nfp_WeightAverageInterestRateOnNotesReceivable" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="WeightedAverageStockPrice" id="nfp_WeightedAverageStockPrice" type="num:perShareItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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