SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of financial information of segments

Financial information for our segments is as follows:

	Three months ended September 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Mortgage Services		Financial Services		Technology Services			Corporate Items and Eliminations			Consolidated Altisource
Revenue	$	204,696	$	17,599	$	41,544		$	(11,094	)	$	252,745
Cost of revenue	132,399		13,238		38,557			(10,192		)	174,002
Gross profit (loss)	72,297		4,361		2,987			(902		)	78,743
Selling, general and administrative expenses	27,543		4,002		6,115			16,226			53,886
Income (loss) from operations	44,754		359		(3,128		)	(17,128		)	24,857
Total other income (expense), net	8		28		1			(6,098		)	(6,061		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests	$	44,762	$	387	$	(3,127	)	$	(23,226	)	$	18,796

	Three months ended September 30, 2015
(in thousands)	Mortgage Services		Financial Services		Technology Services			Corporate Items and Eliminations			Consolidated Altisource
Revenue	$	209,506	$	21,337	$	51,437		$	(9,504	)	$	272,776
Cost of revenue	122,724		15,418		44,419			(8,711		)	173,850
Gross profit (loss)	86,782		5,919		7,018			(793		)	98,926
Selling, general and administrative expenses	23,399		4,553		7,628			15,758			51,338
Income (loss) from operations	63,383		1,366		(610		)	(16,551		)	47,588
Total other income (expense), net	9		31		38			(6,466		)	(6,388		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests	$	63,392	$	1,397	$	(572	)	$	(23,017	)	$	41,200

	Nine months ended September 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Mortgage Services		Financial Services		Technology Services			Corporate Items and Eliminations			Consolidated Altisource
Revenue	$	612,243	$	57,461	$	120,291		$	(31,319	)	$	758,676
Cost of revenue	381,543		41,645		122,874			(28,826		)	517,236
Gross profit (loss)	230,700		15,816		(2,583		)	(2,493		)	241,440
Selling, general and administrative expenses	83,119		12,515		20,113			45,962			161,709
Income (loss) from operations	147,581		3,301		(22,696		)	(48,455		)	79,731
Total other income (expense), net	57		63		101			(16,094		)	(15,873		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests	$	147,638	$	3,364	$	(22,595	)	$	(64,549	)	$	63,858

	Nine months ended September 30, 2015
(in thousands)	Mortgage Services		Financial Services		Technology Services			Corporate Items and Eliminations			Consolidated Altisource
Revenue	$	583,873	$	67,080	$	159,399		$	(28,773	)	$	781,579
Cost of revenue	350,238		46,058		144,565			(26,026		)	514,835
Gross profit (loss)	233,635		21,022		14,834			(2,747		)	266,744
Selling, general and administrative expenses	69,188		13,856		22,189			50,077			155,310
Change in the fair value of Equator Earn Out	—		—		(7,591		)	—			(7,591		)
Income (loss) from operations	164,447		7,166		236			(52,824		)	119,025
Total other income (expense), net	28		21		21			(21,843		)	(21,773		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests	$	164,475	$	7,187	$	257		$	(74,667	)	$	97,252

(in thousands)	Mortgage Services		Financial Services		Technology Services		Corporate Items and Eliminations		Consolidated Altisource
Total assets:
September 30, 2016	$	315,384	$	44,652	$	141,846	$	191,450	$	693,332
December 31, 2015	325,461		53,757		151,969		190,611		721,798

Schedule of premises and equipment, net by country

Premises and equipment, net consist of the following, by country:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
United States	$	76,683	$	85,021
India	15,705		21,187
Luxembourg	14,372		9,944
Philippines	2,776		2,664
Uruguay	249		305
Total	$	109,785	$	119,121