CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,623	$ 161,361
Available for sale securities - investment in HLSS	26,681	0
Accounts receivable, net	126,716us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	112,183us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,154	23,567
Deferred tax assets, net	4,987us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	4,987us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Total current assets	285,161us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	302,098us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Premises and equipment, net	126,521us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	127,759us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	90,851us-gaap_Goodwill	90,851us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net	236,355us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	245,246us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Other assets	21,793us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	22,267us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	760,681us-gaap_Assets	788,221us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	87,845	111,766
Current portion of long-term debt	5,945us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	5,945us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Deferred revenue	9,289us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	9,829us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Other current liabilities	10,407us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	13,227us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	113,486us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	140,767us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt, less current portion	581,310us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	582,669us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred tax liabilities, net	2,670	2,694
Other non-current liabilities	21,334us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	20,648us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments, contingencies and regulatory matters (Note 19)
Equity:
Common stock ($1.00 par value; 25,413 shares authorized and issued and 20,132 outstanding as of March 31, 2015; 25,413 shares authorized and issued and 20,279 outstanding as of December 31, 2014)	25,413us-gaap_CommonStockValue	25,413us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	91,952	91,509
Retained earnings	369,964	367,967
Treasury stock, at cost (5,281 shares as of March 31, 2015 and 5,134 shares as of December 31, 2014)	(446,550)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(444,495)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Altisource equity	40,779us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	40,394us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interests	1,102us-gaap_MinorityInterest	1,049us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	41,881	41,443
Total liabilities and equity	$ 760,681	$ 788,221

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