EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Altisource	$ 6,545	$ 18,494
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	18,662	18,855
Dilutive effect of stock options (in shares)	642	1,185
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	19,304	20,040
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.98
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.92
Service Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (in shares)	400	400
Performance Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (in shares)	200	300

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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