Guarantor Subsidiaries (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 134,741	$ 151,986	$ 260,029	$ 419,701
Accounts receivable	196,282	209,143
Other current assets	310,591	385,641
Property and equipment, net	195,645	181,197
Goodwill, net	1,390,674	1,354,823	1,322,797
Other intangible assets, net	175,808	171,034
Capitalized data and database cost, net	330,188	322,289
Investment in affiliates, net	95,343	94,227
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	0	0
Restricted cash	12,050	22,118
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Other assets	162,033	137,870
Total assets	3,003,355	3,030,328
Current liabilities	538,027	534,206
Long-term debt, net of current	811,776	792,324
Deferred revenue, net of current	377,086	309,418
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	74,308	60,221
Intercompany payable	0	0
Other liabilities	147,583	163,213
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	10,202	0
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,044,373	1,169,301
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	1,645
Total liabilities and equity	3,003,355	3,030,328
Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	104,632	111,305	229,871	355,974
Accounts receivable	0	0
Other current assets	57,368	59,977
Property and equipment, net	20,076	14,921
Goodwill, net	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	348	0
Capitalized data and database cost, net	0	0
Investment in affiliates, net	0	0
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	58,998	59,523
Restricted cash	10,335	18,299
Investment in subsidiaries	2,209,926	2,076,244
Intercompany receivable	63,647	65,025
Other assets	118,708	107,976
Total assets	2,644,038	2,513,270
Current liabilities	107,340	82,668
Long-term debt, net of current	806,395	783,470
Deferred revenue, net of current	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	0	0
Intercompany payable	564,386	347,410
Other liabilities	121,544	130,421
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	0
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,044,373	1,169,301
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	2,644,038	2,513,270
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	5,889	11,989	18,178
Accounts receivable	174,518	195,078
Other current assets	249,680	309,438
Property and equipment, net	147,951	134,411
Goodwill, net	1,228,855	1,186,413
Other intangible assets, net	135,326	122,461
Capitalized data and database cost, net	249,472	238,598
Investment in affiliates, net	95,343	88,647
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	0	0
Restricted cash	306	306
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany receivable	555,216	347,411
Other assets	41,221	27,456
Total assets	2,877,888	2,656,108
Current liabilities	397,481	423,146
Long-term debt, net of current	5,381	8,854
Deferred revenue, net of current	377,077	309,418
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	109,003	99,071
Intercompany payable	0	0
Other liabilities	22,768	27,537
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	0
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,966,178	1,788,082
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	2,877,888	2,656,108
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	30,109	34,792	18,169	45,549
Accounts receivable	21,764	14,065
Other current assets	3,543	16,667
Property and equipment, net	27,618	31,865
Goodwill, net	161,819	168,410
Other intangible assets, net	40,134	48,573
Capitalized data and database cost, net	80,716	83,691
Investment in affiliates, net	0	5,580
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	0	0
Restricted cash	1,409	3,513
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany receivable	9,170	0
Other assets	2,104	2,438
Total assets	378,386	409,594
Current liabilities	33,206	28,833
Long-term debt, net of current	0	0
Deferred revenue, net of current	9	0
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	24,303	20,673
Intercompany payable	63,647	65,026
Other liabilities	3,271	5,255
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	10,202
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	243,748	288,162
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		1,645
Total liabilities and equity	378,386	409,594
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable	0	0
Other current assets	0	(441)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill, net	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0
Capitalized data and database cost, net	0	0
Investment in affiliates, net	0	0
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	(58,998)	(59,523)
Restricted cash	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(2,209,926)	(2,076,244)
Intercompany receivable	(628,033)	(412,436)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(2,896,957)	(2,548,644)
Current liabilities	0	(441)
Long-term debt, net of current	0	0
Deferred revenue, net of current	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	(58,998)	(59,523)
Intercompany payable	(628,033)	(412,436)
Other liabilities	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	0
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	(2,209,926)	(2,076,244)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	$ (2,896,957)	$ (2,548,644)