Related party transactions (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 21, 2012 property	Apr. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Common ownership percentage	4.00%			4.00%
US Treasury rate	10 years
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$ 14,991,000		$ 15,000,000	$ 14,991,000				$ 14,991,000
Number of days master repurchase agreement may be extended		89 days
Purchase price of securities sold under agreements to repurchase			15,000,000
Affiliated entity | Ocwen | Operating expense | Mortgage loan servicing costs
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				16,985,000	10,490,000
Affiliated entity | Altisource and Ocwen | Operating expense | Residential property operating expenses
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				9,512,000	1,050,000
Affiliated entity | AAMC | Other income | Professional fee sharing for negotiation of AMA
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Professional fee sharing for negotiation of AMA				2,000,000
Affiliated entity | AAMC | Related party general and administrative expense | Expense reimbursements
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				750,000	1,469,000
Affiliated entity | AAMC | Management incentive fee | Management incentive fee
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				14,900,000	10,911,000
Affiliated entity | NewSource Reinsurance Company Ltd. | Interest expense | Interest expense
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				160,000
Affiliated entity | Altisource Portfolio Solutions | Related party general and administrative expense | Due diligence and unsuccessful deal costs
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses					111,000
Affiliated entity | Altisource Portfolio Solutions | Related party general and administrative expense | Other general and administrative
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses				$ 402,000	$ 0
Repurchase agreement NewSource
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase, interest rate	5.00%	5.00%		5.00%				5.00%
AAMC | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Common ownership percentage	28.00%			28.00%
Common ownership, stock options exercisable	85,755			85,755
Altisource Portfolio Solutions | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Common ownership percentage	30.00%			30.00%
Common ownership, stock options exercisable	857,543			857,543
Ocwen | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Common ownership percentage	14.00%			14.00%
Common ownership, stock options exercisable	3,322,626			3,322,626
Common ownership, stock options outstanding	3,572,626			3,572,626
Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee, percent of qualified average invested capital	1.50%
Conversion fee, percent of market value of new rental properties	1.50%
Incentive management fee, percent of incentive fee payable in common stock	25.00%
Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity | Asset management fee, threshold one
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Incentive management fee, percent of average invested capital	25.00%
Incentive management fee, percent of invested capital in excess of threshold	20.00%
Base management fee, number of rental properties cap	2,500
Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity | Asset management fee, threshold two
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Incentive management fee, percent of average invested capital	1.75%
Incentive management fee, number of rental properties, floor						2,500
Base management fee, number of rental properties floor						2,500
Incentive management fee, number of rental properties cap						4,499
Incentive management fee, percent of invested capital in excess of threshold	22.50%
Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity | Asset management fee, threshold three
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Incentive management fee, percent of average invested capital	2.00%
Incentive management fee, number of rental properties, floor						4,500
Incentive management fee, percent of invested capital in excess of threshold	25.00%
Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity | Asset Management Agreement
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Contract term	15 years
Automatic renewal term							5 years
Minimum | Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Incentive management fee, return on invested capital	7.00%
Maximum | Altisource Residential Corporation | Affiliated entity
Related party transaction [Line Items]
Incentive management fee, return on invested capital	8.25%