EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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)	2019		2018		2019			2018
Net income (loss) attributable to Altisource	$	7,165	$	8,667	$	(1,863	)	$	6,103
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	15,897		17,033		16,133			17,184
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted shares and restricted share units	254		542		—			485
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	16,151		17,575		16,133			17,669
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.51	$	(0.12	)	$	0.36
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	(0.12	)	$	0.35