Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 10, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
Entity Central Index Key	0001462418
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,773,438
Entity Treasury Stock		6,639,310
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Public Float			$ 505,239,875