Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Numerator for basic and diluted net (loss)/income per share:
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations	$ 33,006	$ 26,739	$ 62,297	$ 23,561
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(217)	(10,750)	(329)	(10,363)
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	$ 32,789	$ 15,989	$ 61,968	$ 13,198
Denominator for basic and diluted net (loss)/income per share:
Weighted-average shares for basic income per share	89,654	91,750	89,702	91,591
Diluted effect of stock options and restricted stock units	1,309	1,312	1,336	1,644
Weighted-average shares for diluted income/(loss) per share	90,963	93,062	91,038	93,235
Earnings Per Share, Basic
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.37	$ 0.29	$ 0.69	$ 0.26
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.00	(0.12)	0.00	(0.11)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Corelogic	0.37	0.17	0.69	0.15
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations	0.36	0.29	0.68	0.25
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.00	(0.12)	0.00	(0.11)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Corelogic	$ 0.36	$ 0.17	$ 0.68	$ 0.14