Income Taxes (Current and Deferred) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred:
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	$ 35,110	$ 20,986	$ 8,120
Total income tax provision	57,394	29,770	33,673
CoreLogic [Member]
Deferred:
Total income tax provision	(46,928)	(43,448)	(40,392)
Affiliates [Member]
Current:
Federal	7,910	7,603	14,083
State	1,190	1,265	2,151
Foreign	0	0	222
Current income tax expense (benefit)	9,100	8,868	16,456
Deferred:
Federal	0	0	0
State	0	0	0
Foreign	0	0	0
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0
Total income tax provision	9,100	8,868	16,456
Continuing Operations [Member] | CoreLogic [Member]
Current:
Federal	17,108	186	19,294
State	2,166	2,137	(1,596)
Foreign	3,394	3,249	2,006
Current income tax expense (benefit)	22,668	5,572	19,704
Deferred:
Federal	29,561	26,769	14,568
State	3,562	1,299	(273)
Foreign	1,603	(3,870)	(326)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	34,726	24,198	13,969
Total income tax provision	$ 57,394	$ 29,770	$ 33,673