Guarantor Subsidiaries (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Total [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Total [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Total [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Total [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,909	$ 134,741	$ 177,981	$ 151,986	$ 105,726	$ 104,632	$ 150,776	$ 111,305	$ 5,330	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,889	$ 29,853	$ 30,109	$ 27,205	$ 34,792	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 140,909	$ 134,741	$ 177,981	$ 151,986
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,062 and $12,930 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively)	197,662	196,282			0	0			169,715	174,518			27,947	21,764			0	0			197,662	196,282
Other current assets					45,029	57,368			245,449	249,680			3,923	3,543			0	0			294,401	310,591
Property and equipment, net	372,846	195,645			18,877	20,076			323,132	147,951			30,837	27,618			0	0			372,846	195,645
Goodwill	1,774,013	1,390,674			0	0			1,582,525	1,228,855			191,488	161,819			0	0			1,774,013	1,390,674
Other intangible assets, net	297,039	175,808			319	348			252,395	135,326			44,325	40,134			0	0			297,039	175,808
Capitalized data and database costs, net	341,563	330,188
Capitalized data and database developement costs net					0	0			251,346	249,472			90,217	80,716			0	0			341,563	330,188
Investment in affiliates, net	103,346	95,343			0	0			103,346	95,343			0	0			0	0			103,346	95,343
Deferred income tax assets, long-term					59,000	58,998			0	0			0	0			(59,000)	(58,998)			0	0
Restricted cash	12,544	12,050			11,034	10,335			0	306			1,510	1,409			0	0			12,544	12,050
Investments in subsidiaries					2,275,629	2,209,926			0	0			0	0			(2,275,629)	(2,209,926)			0	0
Intercompany Receivable					87,878	63,647			0	555,216			0	9,170			(87,878)	(628,033)			0	0
Other assets	164,445	162,033			128,706	118,708			33,049	41,221			2,690	2,104			0	0			164,445	162,033
Total assets	3,698,768	3,003,355			2,732,198	2,644,038			2,966,287	2,877,888			422,790	378,386			(2,422,507)	(2,896,957)			3,698,768	3,003,355
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	597,626	538,027			147,944	107,340			400,028	397,481			49,654	33,206			0	0			597,626	538,027
Long-term debt, net	1,440,262	811,776			1,434,520	806,395			5,742	5,381			0	0			0	0			1,440,262	811,776
Deferred revenue	362,444	377,086			0	0			362,435	377,077			9	9			0	0			362,444	377,086
Deferred income taxes, long term	103,184	74,308			0	0			136,723	109,003			25,461	24,303			(59,000)	(58,998)			103,184	74,308
Intercompany Payable					0	564,386			22,325	0			65,553	63,647			(87,878)	(628,033)			0	0
Other liabilities	134,481	147,583			99,632	121,544			31,371	22,768			3,478	3,271			0	0			134,481	147,583
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	10,669	10,202			0	0			0	0			10,669	10,202			0	0			10,669	10,202
Total Corelogic's stockholders' equity					1,050,102	1,044,373			2,007,663	1,966,178			267,966	243,748			(2,275,629)	(2,209,926)			1,050,102	1,044,373
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,698,768	$ 3,003,355			$ 2,732,198	$ 2,644,038			$ 2,966,287	$ 2,877,888			$ 422,790	$ 378,386			$ (2,422,507)	$ (2,896,957)			$ 3,698,768	$ 3,003,355