Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 500,204	$ 386,013	$ 953,747	$ 750,784
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below)	264,731	189,743	510,110	375,286
Selling, general and administrative expenses	116,667	98,291	227,877	192,276
Depreciation and amortization	43,291	37,272	82,935	73,250
Total operating expenses	424,689	325,306	820,922	640,812
Operating income	75,515	60,707	132,825	109,972
Interest expense:
Interest income	557	882	1,186	2,340
Interest expense	18,401	17,480	32,681	31,315
Total interest expense, net	(17,844)	(16,598)	(31,495)	(28,975)
Gain/(loss) on investments and other, net	2,958	(1,356)	2,707	(1,047)
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates and income taxes	60,629	42,753	104,037	79,950
Provision for income taxes	20,283	14,156	36,062	25,622
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates	40,346	28,597	67,975	54,328
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates, net of tax	78	4,667	(11)	8,434
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	40,424	33,264	67,964	62,762
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(4)	(217)	(62)	(329)
Net income	40,420	33,047	67,902	62,433
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	258	0	465
Net income/(loss) attributable to CoreLogic	40,420	32,789	67,902	61,968
Amounts attributable to Corelogic stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	40,424	33,006	67,964	62,297
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(4)	(217)	(62)	(329)
Net income/(loss) attributable to CoreLogic	$ 40,420	$ 32,789	$ 67,902	$ 61,968
Basic income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.37	$ 0.77	$ 0.69
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	0.46	0.37	0.77	0.69
Diluted income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	0.45	0.36	0.76	0.68
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.36	$ 0.76	$ 0.68
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	88,572	89,654	88,441	89,702
Diluted (in shares)	89,968	90,963	89,947	91,038