ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Description of Business Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., together with its subsidiaries (which may be referred to as “Altisource,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is a premier marketplace and transaction solutions provider for the real estate, mortgage and consumer debt industries offering both distribution and content. We leverage proprietary business process, vendor and electronic payment management software and behavioral science based analytics to improve outcomes for marketplace participants. We are incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg and are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ASPS.” Altisource^® operations are conducted through three reporting segments: Mortgage Services, Financial Services and Technology Services. In addition, we report our corporate-related expenditures and eliminations separately (see Note 19 for a description of our business segments). Basis of Presentation The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim data includes all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary to fairly state the results for the interim periods presented. The preparation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Intercompany and inter-segment transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation. The Mortgage Partnership of America, L.L.C. (“MPA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altisource, serves as the manager of Best Partners Mortgage Cooperative, Inc. doing business as Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative (“Lenders One”). MPA provides services to Lenders One under a management agreement that ends on December 31, 2025. The management agreement between MPA and Lenders One^®members, pursuant to which MPA is the management company of Lenders One, represents a variable interest in a variable interest entity. MPA is the primary beneficiary of Lenders One as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Lenders One’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from Lenders One. As a result, Lenders One is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements on a consolidated basis with the interests of the members reflected as non-controlling interests. As of September 30, 2014, Lenders One had total assets of $7.0 million and total liabilities of $5.8 million. As of December 31, 2013, Lenders One had total assets of $4.6 million and total liabilities of $3.5 million. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on February 13, 2014, which contains a summary of our significant accounting policies. Certain footnote detail in the Form 10-K is omitted from the information included herein. Correction of Immaterial Errors As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of 2014, we determined that while we properly identified our related parties in previously issued financial statements, disclosures of certain immaterial related party expenses were omitted. We have corrected the previously presented disclosures of related party expenses in Note 2 — Transactions with Related Parties and on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The impact of correcting these items in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements had the effect of increasing the amounts disclosed as related party cost of revenue from Ocwen Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (“Ocwen”), by $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($5.0 million for the third quarter of 2013), increasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Ocwen billings to Altisource by $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.8 million for the third quarter of 2013), decreasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Altisource billings to Ocwen by $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (less than $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013) and decreasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Altisource billings to Altisource Asset Management Corporation (“AAMC”) by $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013). Correcting these items on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of operations resulted in the disclosure of related party cost of revenue of $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($5.0 million for the third quarter of 2013) and a decrease in previously disclosed related party selling, general and administrative expenses by $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013). In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, the Company evaluated the effect of the disclosure and presentation errors on its previously issued annual and quarterly financial statements, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and concluded that the related party disclosures in the Company’s previously issued annual and quarterly financial statements are not materially misstated. Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This standard establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. The core principle of the new standard is an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This new standard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new guidance may have on its results of operations and financial position. Fair Value of Financial Instruments ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, established a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value as follows: Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of assets or liabilities. Our financial assets and liabilities primarily include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, long-term debt and acquisition-related contingent consideration. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are carried at amounts that approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value for cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was measured using level 1 inputs. The carrying amount of long-term debt approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate and consistent credit rating of the Company. The fair value of long-term debt was measured using level 2 inputs. The carrying amount of acquisition-related contingent consideration is equal to its fair value. The fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration was measured using level 3 inputs, which included sensitivities pertaining to discount rates and financial projections. See Note 3 for further discussion of the change in fair value of contingent consideration.

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., together with its subsidiaries (which may be referred to as “Altisource,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is a premier marketplace and transaction solutions provider for the real estate, mortgage and consumer debt industries offering both distribution and content. We leverage proprietary business process, vendor and electronic payment management software and behavioral science based analytics to improve outcomes for marketplace participants.

We are incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg and are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ASPS.”

Altisource^® operations are conducted through three reporting segments: Mortgage Services, Financial Services and Technology Services. In addition, we report our corporate-related expenditures and eliminations separately (see Note 19 for a description of our business segments).

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim data includes all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary to fairly state the results for the interim periods presented. The preparation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Intercompany and inter-segment transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation.

The Mortgage Partnership of America, L.L.C. (“MPA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altisource, serves as the manager of Best Partners Mortgage Cooperative, Inc. doing business as Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative (“Lenders One”). MPA provides services to Lenders One under a management agreement that ends on December 31, 2025. The management agreement between MPA and Lenders One^®members, pursuant to which MPA is the management company of Lenders One, represents a variable interest in a variable interest entity. MPA is the primary beneficiary of Lenders One as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Lenders One’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from Lenders One. As a result, Lenders One is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements on a consolidated basis with the interests of the members reflected as non-controlling interests. As of September 30, 2014, Lenders One had total assets of $7.0 million and total liabilities of $5.8 million. As of December 31, 2013, Lenders One had total assets of $4.6 million and total liabilities of $3.5 million.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on February 13, 2014, which contains a summary of our significant accounting policies. Certain footnote detail in the Form 10-K is omitted from the information included herein.

Correction of Immaterial Errors

As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of 2014, we determined that while we properly identified our related parties in previously issued financial statements, disclosures of certain immaterial related party expenses were omitted. We have corrected the previously presented disclosures of related party expenses in Note 2 — Transactions with Related Parties and on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The impact of correcting these items in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements had the effect of increasing the amounts disclosed as related party cost of revenue from Ocwen Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (“Ocwen”), by $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($5.0 million for the third quarter of 2013), increasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Ocwen billings to Altisource by $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.8 million for the third quarter of 2013), decreasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Altisource billings to Ocwen by $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (less than $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013) and decreasing the amounts disclosed as selling, general and administrative expenses from Altisource billings to Altisource Asset Management Corporation (“AAMC”) by $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013). Correcting these items on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of operations resulted in the disclosure of related party cost of revenue of $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($5.0 million for the third quarter of 2013) and a decrease in previously disclosed related party selling, general and administrative expenses by $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($0.1 million for the third quarter of 2013).

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, the Company evaluated the effect of the disclosure and presentation errors on its previously issued annual and quarterly financial statements, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and concluded that the related party disclosures in the Company’s previously issued annual and quarterly financial statements are not materially misstated.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This standard establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. The core principle of the new standard is an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This new standard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new guidance may have on its results of operations and financial position.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, established a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value as follows:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of assets

or liabilities.

Our financial assets and liabilities primarily include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, long-term debt and acquisition-related contingent consideration. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are carried at amounts that approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value for cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was measured using level 1 inputs. The carrying amount of long-term debt approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate and consistent credit rating of the Company. The fair value of long-term debt was measured using level 2 inputs. The carrying amount of acquisition-related contingent consideration is equal to its fair value. The fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration was measured using level 3 inputs, which included sensitivities pertaining to discount rates and financial projections. See Note 3 for further discussion of the change in fair value of contingent consideration.