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Acquisitions (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
BofA's credit services [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
MSB/DQ Member [Domain]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
MSB/DQ Member [Domain]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Terralink [Domain]
NZD
Dec. 31, 2014
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
BofA Flood and Tax Servicing [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
BofA Flood and Tax Servicing [Member]
USD ($)
Jul. 02, 2013
BofA Flood and Tax Servicing [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
CDS Mapping
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
CDS Mapping
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
EQECAT Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
EQECAT Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
NZD
Dec. 31, 2014
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 01, 2013
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Customer Lists [Member]
BofA's credit services [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Customer Lists [Member]
Terralink [Domain]
Dec. 31, 2014
Customer Lists [Member]
BofA Flood and Tax Servicing [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
Customer Lists [Member]
CDS Mapping
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Customer Lists [Member]
EQECAT Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
BofA's credit services [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Jul. 02, 2013
Title Plant [Member]
BofA Flood and Tax Servicing [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Trade Names [Member]
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Trade Names [Member]
CDS Mapping
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Trade Names [Member]
EQECAT Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Trade Names [Member]
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Trade Names [Member]
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Capitalized Data [Member]
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
CDS Mapping
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
PIQ Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
BofA's credit services [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
MSB/DQ Member [Domain]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Data and Analytics [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Data and Analytics [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Data and Analytics [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Data and Analytics [Member]
MSB/DQ Member [Domain]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Data and Analytics [Member]
Terralink [Domain]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Data and Analytics [Member]
EQECAT Acquisition [Member]
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                                                                                    
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross       $ 19,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAscreditservicesMember
$ 652,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
  $ 11,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
14,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
    $ 62,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAFloodandTaxServicingMember
  $ 78,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_CdsMappingMember
  $ 22,200,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_EQECATAcquisitionMember
  $ 2,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
3,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
                                                               
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment                                                                                     4,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAscreditservicesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
        177,311,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
   
Finite-Lived Customer Lists, Gross                               3,900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_EQECATAcquisitionMember
                                                                   
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles       6,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAscreditservicesMember
        1,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
    31,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAFloodandTaxServicingMember
      600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_EQECATAcquisitionMember
3,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
    3,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
        24,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_CdsMappingMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
    2,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
2,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAFloodandTaxServicingMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clgx_TitlePlantMember
200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
4,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_CdsMappingMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
    700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
6,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clgx_CapitalizedDataMember
2,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_CdsMappingMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
9,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
  1,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
                129,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
   
Goodwill, Acquired During Period 324,941,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 55,788,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod       307,773,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
      28,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAFloodandTaxServicingMember
      33,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_CdsMappingMember
16,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_EQECATAcquisitionMember
  14,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
                                            39,140,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
28,942,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
  9,200,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_BofAscreditservicesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
29,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
285,801,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
26,846,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
  277,800,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
2,300,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_TerralinkDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
12,700,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_EQECATAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage                                         10.00%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
                                                         
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life                                     15 years     10 years 15 years 10 years 13 years 10 years 3 years 5 years   12 years 14 years 10 years 10 years   15 years 5 years 15 years 5 years                        
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs 9,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts                                                                                                  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent 60.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent                                                                                                
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain                                       6,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_PIQAcquisitionMember
                                                           
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount                                                                                               167,800,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
   
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)           55,500,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
                                                                                       
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual           67,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
                                                                                       
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual           5,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
                                                                                       
Depreciation and amortization $ 138,394,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization $ 126,332,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization $ 117,108,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization     $ 18,600,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= clgx_MSBDQMemberDomain
                                                                  $ 26,019,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
$ 30,780,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
$ 24,161,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_TechnologyandProcessingSolutionsMember
    $ 98,313,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
$ 74,186,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember
$ 69,567,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= clgx_DataAndAnalyticsMember