EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	8,667	$	6,961	$	6,103	$	22,541
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	17,033		18,023		17,184		18,337
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted shares and restricted share units	542		406		485		517
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	17,575		18,429		17,669		18,854
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.51	$	0.39	$	0.36	$	1.23
Diluted	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	0.35	$	1.20