Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 20, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
Entity Central Index Key	0001462418
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		17,006,516
Entity Treasury Stock (in shares)		8,406,232
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2