CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 204,575	$ 234,979	$ 620,569	$ 726,147
Cost of revenue	147,580	174,898	457,980	538,244
Gross profit	56,995	60,081	162,589	187,903
Operating expenses (income):
Selling, general and administrative expenses	46,329	46,622	132,377	146,793
Gain on sale of business (Note 3)	(13,688)	0	(13,688)	0
Restructuring charges (Note 20)	3,436	0	3,436	0
Income from operations	20,918	13,459	40,464	41,110
Other income (expense), net:
Interest expense	(6,725)	(5,599)	(19,615)	(16,862)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity securities (Note 4)	1,782	0	(4,186)	0
Other income (expense), net	154	2,497	(2,435)	8,015
Total other income (expense), net	(4,789)	(3,102)	(26,236)	(8,847)
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests	16,129	10,357	14,228	32,263
Income tax provision	(6,608)	(2,591)	(6,059)	(7,615)
Net income	9,521	7,766	8,169	24,648
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(854)	(805)	(2,066)	(2,107)
Net income attributable to Altisource	$ 8,667	$ 6,961	$ 6,103	$ 22,541
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.39	$ 0.36	$ 1.23
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.38	$ 0.35	$ 1.20
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	17,033	18,023	17,184	18,337
Diluted (in shares)	17,575	18,429	17,669	18,854
Comprehensive income:
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, $2,054, $0, $(78)	0	(5,530)	0	212
Comprehensive income, net of tax	9,521	2,236	7,436	24,860
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(854)	(805)	(2,066)	(2,107)
Comprehensive income attributable to Altisource	$ 8,667	$ 1,431	$ 5,370	$ 22,753