A peak at Donald Trump’s finances

There have been many questions surrounding Donald Trump’s mysterious but vast wealth.

This week, he filed a 104-page financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission. That’s 12 pages more than the first financial disclosure form he filed last year with the FEC after declaring his candidacy for the presidency. The form is required by the Office of Government Ethics to be filed by all candidates during their campaigns to help identify, among other things, any potential conflicts of interest should they be elected.

And according to a statement released by Trump, his net worth — which he’s often asserted is $10 billion — is now more than that. He doesn’t specify how much more.

An initial analysis of his latest disclosure form makes that impossible to assess. But here are some things we did learn:

Where he gets most of his money: One of Trump’s largest sources of income is his many golf resorts. He reported earning $132 million from Trump National Doral, $30 million from his Mar-a-Lago club; and between $10 million to $20 million each from many of his other resorts.

He also booked $49.3 million from the Miss Universe pageant, which may reflect his sale of that business.

Trump, of course, also derives money from many other business ventures, including, real estate, stocks, licensing and management fees,, his modeling and travel agencies, an ice skating rink and, of course, his books.

Some of those books are doing even better than they were last year. The Art of the Deal brought in between $50,000 and $100,000, up from $15,000 and $50,000 last year. And Time to Get Tough brought in $100,000 to $1 million, up from $50,000-$100,000

What’s not clear from any of Trump’s income numbers — because the FEC form doesn’t require candidates to specify — is whether the numbers reported reflect his income after subtracting the expenses he incurred operating the business, or just the general revenue number before expenses.

His liabilities: His income is impressive, but according to his form, Trump also owes at least $315 million. But the true amount of his debt could be much higher, because the form only requires reporting liabilities within very broad ranges.

For instance, five of the liabilities he lists are marked at “over $50 million” each. He also reports nine other liabilities on which he owes anywhere between $5 million and $25 million each.

How many ventures does he have a hand in: More than 550. But they’re not all businesses he necessarily owns outright. In many he’s listed as trustee, shareholder, director or member. He also has a number of licensing deals.

— CNN’s Tom LoBianco and CNNMoney’s Karen McGowan contributed to this report

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