CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 240,482	$ 239,269
Cost of revenue	172,826	147,805
Gross profit	67,656	91,464
Selling, general and administrative expenses	52,406	43,534
Income from operations	15,250	47,930
Other income (expense), net:
Interest expense	(7,160)	(4,776)
Other than temporary impairment loss on HLSS equity securities	(3,285)	0
Other income (expense), net	3	47
Total other income (expense), net	(10,442)	(4,729)
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests	4,808	43,201
Income tax provision	(400)	(3,055)
Net income	4,408	40,146
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(710)	(515)
Net income attributable to Altisource	3,698	39,631
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.18	$ 1.76
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.18	$ 1.61
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	20,172	22,509
Diluted (in shares)	20,995	24,662
Transactions with related parties included above:
Revenue	148,639	145,558
Cost of revenue	10,288	7,288
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 657	$ (242)