Document and entity information Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 15, 2013
Document Information [Abstract]
Entity registrant name	Altisource Residential Corporation
Entity central index key	0001555039
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31
Entity filer category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document fiscal year focus	2013
Document fiscal period focus	Q3
Amendment flag	false
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		42,276,057