Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 139,066	$ 88,670
Cost of revenue	91,760	54,949
Gross profit	47,306	33,721
Selling, general and administrative expenses	17,015	16,254
Income from operations	30,291	17,467
Other (expense) income, net	(351)	344
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests	29,940	17,811
Income tax provision	(2,819)	(1,687)
Net income	27,121	16,124
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(1,892)	(1,299)
Net income attributable to Altisource	25,229	14,825
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.08	$ 0.60
Diluted	$ 1.02	$ 0.57
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	23,381	24,845
Diluted	24,844	25,928
Transactions with related parties included above:
Revenue	82,780	48,790
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 574	$ 391