Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		97,698
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 1,170,946	$ 1	$ 866,720	$ 318,094	$ (15,514)	$ 1,645	[1]
Consolidated Statement Of Equity
Net income (loss) attributable to CoreLogic	107,728			107,728
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	53					(26)	[1]
Net income/(loss)	107,702
Purchase of CoreLogic shares (in shares)		(8,121)
Purchase of CoreLogic shares	(241,161)		(241,161)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation (in shares)		1,677
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation	28,232		28,232
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements	(8,665)		(8,665)
Share-based compensation	27,039		27,039
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests	(1,619)					(1,619)
Adjust redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(26)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(38,075)				(38,075)	0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		91,254
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	1,044,373	$ 1	672,165	425,796	(53,589)	0	[1]
Consolidated Statement Of Equity
Net income (loss) attributable to CoreLogic	73,200			73,200
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,267)					0	[1]
Net income/(loss)	73,200
Purchase of CoreLogic shares (in shares)		(3,125)
Purchase of CoreLogic shares	(91,475)		(91,475)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation (in shares)		1,214
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation	15,213		15,213
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements	(15,980)		(15,980)
Share-based compensation	25,588		25,588
Adjust redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(6,555)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (30,197)				(30,197)	0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	89,343	89,343
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 1,014,167	$ 1	605,511	492,441	(83,786)	0	[1]
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,014,167
Consolidated Statement Of Equity
Net income (loss) attributable to CoreLogic	127,844			127,844
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,152)
Net income/(loss)	127,844
Purchase of CoreLogic shares (in shares)		(2,528)
Purchase of CoreLogic shares	(97,430)		(97,430)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation (in shares)		1,413
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation	22,569		22,569
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements	(15,230)		(15,230)
Share-based compensation	35,786		35,786
Adjust redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(1,886)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (36,330)				(36,330)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	88,228	88,228
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 1	$ 551,206	$ 618,399	$ (120,116)	$ 0	[1]
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	$ 1,049,490

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