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Earnings Per Shares diluted (in dollars per share), As reported

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Net income attributable to Altisource, As reported

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Revenue, As reported

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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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- References

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.