Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 439,851	$ 453,543
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below)	251,966	245,377
Selling, general and administrative expenses	111,850	110,297
Depreciation and amortization	43,472	39,644
Total operating expenses	407,288	395,318
Operating income	32,563	58,225
Interest expense:
Interest income	338	627
Interest expense	14,131	14,924
Total interest expense, net	(13,793)	(14,297)
Gain/(loss) on investments and other, net	935	(521)
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates and income taxes	19,705	43,407
Provision for income taxes	6,274	15,779
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of affiliates	13,431	27,628
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates, net of tax	(723)	(90)
Net income from continuing operations	12,708	27,538
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	2,417	(58)
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax	313	0
Net income	$ 15,438	$ 27,480
Basic income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.31
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0.03	0.00
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	0.18	0.31
Diluted income/(loss) per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	0.15	0.31
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0.03	0.00
Gain Loss On Sale Of Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.31
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	84,432	88,310
Diluted (in shares)	86,341	89,919