Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 523,896	$ 386,439	$ 1,477,644	$ 1,137,224
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below)	275,469	192,838	785,578	568,125
Selling, general and administrative expenses	119,105	91,241	346,984	283,517
Depreciation and amortization	44,498	36,440	127,433	109,689
Total operating expenses	439,072	320,519	1,259,995	961,331
Operating income	84,824	65,920	217,649	175,893
Interest expense:
Interest income	736	645	1,921	2,985
Interest expense	14,448	17,207	47,128	48,522
Total interest expense, net	(13,712)	(16,562)	(45,207)	(45,537)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and other, net	(19,795)	(2,448)	(17,088)	(3,494)
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates and income taxes	51,317	46,910	155,354	126,862
Provision for income taxes	15,922	21,765	51,984	47,387
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates	35,395	25,145	103,370	79,475
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates, net of tax	607	3,497	595	11,931
Net income from continuing operations	36,002	28,642	103,965	91,406
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(936)	(117)	(998)	(445)
Net income	35,066	28,525	102,967	90,961
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	357	0	823
Net income/(loss) attributable to CoreLogic	35,066	28,168	102,967	90,138
Amounts attributable to Corelogic stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	36,002	28,285	103,965	90,583
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(936)	(117)	(998)	(445)
Net income/(loss) attributable to CoreLogic	$ 35,066	$ 28,168	$ 102,967	$ 90,138
Basic income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.32	$ 1.18	$ 1.01
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	(0.01)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	0.40	0.32	1.17	1.01
Diluted income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	0.40	0.31	1.16	1.00
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	(0.01)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.31	$ 1.15	$ 1.00
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	87,584	88,719	88,141	89,374
Diluted (in shares)	89,188	90,154	89,701	90,741