EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Altisource (in dollars)	$ 10,589	$ 37,046	$ 49,077	$ 86,694
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	18,715	19,091	18,669	19,608
Dilutive effect of stock options (in shares)	853	1,320	1,069	1,080
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	19,568	20,411	19,738	20,688
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.57	$ 1.94	$ 2.63	$ 4.42
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.54	$ 1.82	$ 2.49	$ 4.19
Service Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (in shares)	400	400	400	600
Performance Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (in shares)	400	300	400	300