CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 218,556	$ 250,685	$ 415,994	$ 491,168
Cost of revenue	163,206	185,393	310,400	363,346
Gross profit	55,350	65,292	105,594	127,822
Selling, general and administrative expenses	42,924	52,470	86,048	100,171
Income from operations	12,426	12,822	19,546	27,651
Other income (expense), net:
Interest expense	(7,027)	(5,465)	(12,890)	(11,263)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity securities	1,533	0	(5,968)	0
Other income (expense), net	(3,861)	4,803	(2,589)	5,518
Total other income (expense), net	(9,355)	(662)	(21,447)	(5,745)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests	3,071	12,160	(1,901)	21,906
Income tax (provision) benefit	(816)	(2,438)	549	(5,024)
Net income (loss)	2,255	9,722	(1,352)	16,882
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(687)	(687)	(1,212)	(1,302)
Net income (loss) attributable to Altisource	$ 1,568	$ 9,035	$ (2,564)	$ 15,580
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.49	$ (0.15)	$ 0.84
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.48	$ (0.15)	$ 0.82
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	17,142	18,335	17,260	18,497
Diluted (in shares)	17,553	18,836	17,260	19,069
Comprehensive income (loss):
Reclassification of unrealized gain on investment in equity securities, net of income tax provision of $200, to retained earnings from the cumulative effect of an accounting change	$ 0	$ 0	$ (733)	$ 0
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment in equity securities, net of income tax benefit (provision) of $0, $2,593, $0, $(2,132)	0	(6,981)	0	5,742
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	2,255	2,741	(2,085)	22,624
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(687)	(687)	(1,212)	(1,302)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Altisource	$ 1,568	$ 2,054	$ (3,297)	$ 21,322