Earnings Per Share (Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Numerator for basic and diluted net (loss)/income per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 27,538	$ 29,290
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	58	111
Net income/(loss) attributable to CoreLogic	$ 27,480	$ 29,179
Denominator for basic and diluted net (loss)/income per share:
Weighted-average shares for basic income per share	88,310	89,751
Diluted effect of stock options and restricted stock units	1,609	1,366
Weighted-average shares for diluted income per share	89,919	91,117
Earnings Per Share, Basic
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.31	$ 0.33
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	0.31	0.33
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Net income from continuing operations	0.31	0.32
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic	$ 0.31	$ 0.32