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AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES - INVESTMENT IN HLSS (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 17, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]        
Purchase amount of available-for-sale securities $ 29,966us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity    
Available for sale securities - investment in HLSS 26,681us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent     0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
Other than temporary impairment loss on HLSS equity securities 3,285us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments    
HLSS | Common stock        
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]        
Number of available-for-sale shares acquired (in shares)     1,600,000asps_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNumberOfSharesAcquired
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HLSS | Available-for-sale Securities | Common stock        
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]        
Pre-impairment price per share (in usd per share) $ 18.58asps_SharePricePreImpairment
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | HLSS | Common stock        
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]        
Number of available-for-sale shares acquired (in shares) 1,613,125asps_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNumberOfSharesAcquired
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]        
Price per share (in usd per share) $ 16.54us-gaap_SharePrice
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