EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Altisource (in dollars)	$ 37,046	$ 42,287	$ 86,694	$ 136,019
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	19,091	21,626	19,608	22,071
Dilutive effect of stock options (in shares)	1,320	2,014	1,080	2,081
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	20,411	23,640	20,688	24,152
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
Service Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (less than 1.0 million for 2014 service based options) (in shares)	400	100	600	100
Performance Based Options
Anti-dilutive securities
Options excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (less than 1.0 million for 2014 service based options) (in shares)	300	100	300	100