EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted EPS calculation

Basic and diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

	Three months ended   September 30,				Nine months ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net income attributable to Altisource	$	37,046	$	42,287	$	86,694	$	136,019
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	19,091		21,626		19,608		22,071
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	1,320		2,014		1,080		2,081
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	20,411		23,640		20,688		24,152
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.94	$	1.96	$	4.42	$	6.16
Diluted	$	1.82	$	1.79	$	4.19	$	5.63