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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Acquisition contingent consideration	$ 0	$ 376
Change in the fair value of acquisition related contingent consideration	$ 24	(3,555)	$ (7,184)
Mortgage Builder
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Change in the fair value of acquisition related contingent consideration		1,400
Owners
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Change in the fair value of acquisition related contingent consideration		$ 2,200
Altisource Residential Corporation
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, number of shares	4.1