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General Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Segment
Mar. 31, 2014
Feb. 10, 2015
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]      
Number of business segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Common stock shares issued 3,756,524us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues    
Proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards $ 16,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity    
Common stock cash dividend paid per share $ 0.09us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid    
Common stock cash dividend paid 24,000,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash    
Common stock dividend declared   $ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock  
Secondary Public Offering [Member]      
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]      
Sale of common stock     23,800,000sabr_NumberOfSharesSoldByExistingStockholders
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Underwriters Overallotment Option [Member]      
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]      
Sale of common stock     3,570,000sabr_NumberOfSharesSoldByExistingStockholders
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