EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	10,589	$	37,046	$	49,077	$	86,694
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	18,715		19,091		18,669		19,608
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	853		1,320		1,069		1,080
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	19,568		20,411		19,738		20,688
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.57	$	1.94	$	2.63	$	4.42
Diluted	$	0.54	$	1.82	$	2.49	$	4.19