Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 417,708	$ 444,900
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below)	219,061	239,389
Selling, general and administrative expenses	128,224	114,952
Depreciation and amortization	49,219	46,140
Total operating expenses	396,504	400,481
Operating income	21,204	44,419
Interest expense:
Interest income	978	530
Interest expense	19,703	17,692
Total interest expense, net	(18,725)	(17,162)
Gain on investments and other, net	734	161
Income from continuing operations before equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates and income taxes	3,213	27,418
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes	1,058	(711)
Income from continuing operations before equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates	2,155	28,129
Equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates, net of tax	(422)	233
Net income from continuing operations	1,733	28,362
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(46)	(75)
Net income	$ 1,687	$ 28,287
Basic income per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.35
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0	0
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	0.02	0.35
Diluted income per share:
Net income from continuing operations (usd per share)	0.02	0.34
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax (usd per share)	0	0
Net income attributable to CoreLogic (usd per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.34
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	80,179	81,254
Diluted (in shares)	81,277	82,820