Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Reclassification (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Operating Revenue	$ 349,421	$ 348,201	$ 659,838	$ 679,501
Operating Expenses	307,318	300,690	604,084	584,651
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	15,989	43,550	13,198	77,119
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	22,331	5,617	32,530	38,647
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - continuing operations			125,474	134,740
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations			(713,323)	(58,185)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations			583,065	(76,457)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Operating Revenue	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	(46,865)	(64,729)	(58,110)	(115,000)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(53,906)	(25,729)	(75,651)	(75,066)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - continuing operations			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations			0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations			0	0
Parent [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Operating Revenue	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	15,989	43,550	13,198	77,119
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	22,331	5,617	32,530	38,647
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - continuing operations			(6,398)	(5,144)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations			(1,866)	(3,078)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations			(691)	19,222
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Operating Revenue	313,713	324,261	592,931	632,596
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	33,863	63,353	57,020	114,126
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	33,863	63,353	57,020	114,126
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - continuing operations			113,674	134,531
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations			(674,317)	(51,109)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations			565,973	(89,311)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Operating Revenue	35,708	23,940	66,907	46,905
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	13,002	1,376	1,090	874
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	20,043	(37,624)	18,631	(39,060)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - continuing operations			18,198	5,353
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations			(37,140)	(3,998)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations			$ 17,783	$ (6,368)