ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	May 07, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior secured term loan	Jun. 30, 2013 Homeward servicing portfolio	Mar. 29, 2013 Homeward servicing portfolio Ocwen	Mar. 29, 2013 Homeward servicing portfolio Minimum Ocwen	Mar. 29, 2013 Homeward servicing portfolio Maximum Ocwen	Jun. 30, 2013 ResCap	May 10, 2013 ResCap Ocwen	Apr. 12, 2013 ResCap Ocwen	Jun. 30, 2013 ResCap Ocwen
Acquisitions
Amount paid									$ 87,000,000				$ 48,800,000	$ 80,000,000	$ 128,800,000
Period of working capital and net income adjustment											90 days
Extended additional period of working capital and net income adjustment									60 days
Revenue recorded from the date of acquisition								33,900,000				7,800,000
Pre-tax income recorded from the date of acquisition								8,900,000				1,800,000
Preliminary allocation of the purchase price
Due from Ocwen									9,558,000
Premises and equipment									2,749,000
Customer relationship									77,648,000					128,800,000
Assets acquired									89,955,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses									(3,005,000)
Purchase price									86,950,000
Acquired tangible assets														0
Assumed liabilities in connection with the acquisition														0
Estimated life (in years)
Premises and equipment										2 years	5 years
Customer relationship									7 years					7 years
Pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations
Revenue, As reported	186,110,000	144,205,000	334,937,000	283,271,000
Revenue, Pro forma		180,668,000	368,428,000	356,196,000
Net income attributable to Altisource, As reported	30,931,000	28,081,000	58,449,000	53,310,000
Net income attributable to Altisource, Pro forma		35,437,000	64,980,000	67,963,000
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share), As reported	$ 1.25	$ 1.13	$ 2.34	$ 2.15
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share), Pro forma		$ 1.43	$ 2.61	$ 2.73
Debt carrying amount	398,500,000		398,500,000		400,000,000	200,000,000
Amount borrowed							$ 215,700,000