EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted EPS calculation

Basic and diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

	Three months ended   September 30,				Nine months ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	42,287	$	36,008	$	136,019	$	94,457
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	21,626		23,025		22,071		23,185
Dilutive effect of stock options	2,014		2,308		2,081		1,885
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	23,640		25,333		24,152		25,070
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.96	$	1.56	$	6.16	$	4.07
Diluted	$	1.79	$	1.42	$	5.63	$	3.77