Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of The Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 672,529	$ 418,299
Accounts and accrued income receivable, net	236,763	227,847
Loans receivable, net	137,210	144,868
Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks	66,230	56,201
Debt securities	2,186,123	2,201,911
Equity securities	217,828	184,000
Notes receivable, net	15,292	15,581
Deposits	1,387,185	1,093,771
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	259,855	303,478
Due to CoreLogic, Inc. ("CoreLogic"), net	41,832	35,951
Notes and contracts payable	281,841	304,806
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	672,529	418,299
Accounts and accrued income receivable, net	236,763	227,847
Loans receivable, net	130,431	139,191
Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks	66,230	56,201
Debt securities	2,186,123	2,201,911
Equity securities	217,828	184,000
Notes receivable, net	15,292	15,581
Deposits	1,386,659	1,093,236
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	259,855	303,478
Due to CoreLogic, Inc. ("CoreLogic"), net	41,832	35,951
Notes and contracts payable	276,684	299,975
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	672,529	418,299
Accounts and accrued income receivable, net	236,763	227,847
Loans receivable, net	137,210	144,868
Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks	66,230	56,201
Debt securities	2,186,123	2,201,911
Equity securities	217,828	184,000
Notes receivable, net	14,280	14,534
Deposits	1,387,185	1,093,771
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	259,855	303,478
Due to CoreLogic, Inc. ("CoreLogic"), net	41,832	35,951
Notes and contracts payable	$ 281,841	$ 304,806

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Net amount due to the Company's former Parent.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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