REVENUE REVENUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	[1],[2]	Sep. 30, 2016	[1],[2]	Jun. 30, 2016	[1],[2]	Mar. 31, 2016	[1],[2]	Dec. 31, 2015	[1],[3],[4],[5]	Sep. 30, 2015	[1],[3],[4],[5]	Jun. 30, 2015	[1],[3],[4],[5]	Mar. 31, 2015	[1],[3],[4],[5]	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 238,627		$ 252,745		$ 255,799		$ 250,132		$ 269,887		$ 272,776		$ 268,321		$ 240,482		$ 997,303	$ 1,051,466	$ 1,078,916
Service revenue
Schedule of revenue [Line Items]
Revenue																	942,599	940,920	938,679
Reimbursable expenses
Schedule of revenue [Line Items]
Revenue																	52,011	107,344	137,634
Non-controlling interests
Schedule of revenue [Line Items]
Revenue																	$ 2,693	$ 3,202	$ 2,603

[1] The sum of quarterly amounts, including per share amounts, may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to the effects of rounding and changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding for each period.

[2] We acquired Granite on July 29, 2016 (see Note 5).

[3] During the fourth quarter of 2015, Altisource recorded an estimated loss in connection with an anticipated payment to Ocwen for obtaining a release of liability for Altisource related to Ocwen’s settlement of a particular case.

[4] In the fourth quarter of 2015, we recorded impairment losses of $71.8 million in our Technology Services segment primarily driven by the Company’s projected Technology Services revenue from Ocwen and investment in technologies provided to Ocwen (see Note 9 and Note 10).

[5] We acquired CastleLine on July 17, 2015 and RentRange and Investability on October 9, 2015 (see Note 5).