Commitments and contingencies (Details) - Pending litigation			1 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2015	Feb. 11, 2015 USD ($) plaintiff	May 31, 2015 shareholder
Martin v. Altisource Residential Corporation et al. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shareholders requesting to be lead plaintiff | shareholder			2
Sokolowski v. Erbey, et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount paid for settlements with regulatory authorities by co-defendant (in excess of) | $		$ 2,000,000,000
Number of plaintiffs consolidated into one case | plaintiff		3
Moncavage v. Faris, et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Motion to stay the action period	180 days