CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 272,776	$ 287,688	$ 781,579	$ 823,029
Cost of revenue	173,850	188,724	514,835	520,528
Gross profit	98,926	98,964	266,744	302,501
Selling, general and administrative expenses	51,338	46,748	147,719	139,303
Income from operations	47,588	52,216	119,025	163,198
Other income (expense), net:
Interest expense	(7,041)	(6,480)	(21,396)	(16,040)
Loss on sale of HLSS equity securities, net of dividends received	0	0	(1,854)	0
Other income (expense), net	653	131	1,477	135
Total other income (expense), net	(6,388)	(6,349)	(21,773)	(15,905)
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests	41,200	45,867	97,252	147,293
Income tax provision	(3,303)	(2,752)	(8,101)	(9,300)
Net income	37,897	43,115	89,151	137,993
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(851)	(828)	(2,457)	(1,974)
Net income attributable to Altisource	$ 37,046	$ 42,287	$ 86,694	$ 136,019
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 1.94	$ 1.96	$ 4.42	$ 6.16
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 1.82	$ 1.79	$ 4.19	$ 5.63
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	19,091	21,626	19,608	22,071
Diluted (in shares)	20,411	23,640	20,688	24,152
Transactions with related parties included above:
Revenue		$ 178,151		$ 502,736
Cost of revenue		11,062		27,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses		$ 267		$ (464)