EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted EPS calculation

Basic and diluted EPS are calculated as follows for the three months ended March 31:

(in thousands, except per share data)	2015		2014
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	3,698	$	39,631
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	20,172		22,509
Dilutive effect of stock options	823		2,153
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	20,995		24,662
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.18	$	1.76
Diluted	$	0.18	$	1.61