EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted EPS calculation

Basic and diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

	Three months ended  September 30,				Nine months ended  September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	6,961	$	10,589	$	22,541	$	49,077
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	18,023		18,715		18,337		18,669
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	406		853		517		1,069
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	18,429		19,568		18,854		19,738
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.39	$	0.57	$	1.23	$	2.63
Diluted	$	0.38	$	0.54	$	1.20	$	2.49