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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Apr. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Feb. 20, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Feb. 19, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Long-term debt, gross $ 3,079,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt   $ 3,084,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt              
Net unamortized discount 11,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet   13,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet              
Proceeds of borrowings from lenders   148,307,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt                
Debt instrument interest rate terms Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to either, at our option: (i) the Eurocurrency rate plus an applicable margin for Eurocurrency borrowings as set forth below, or (ii) a base rate determined by the highest of (1) the prime rate of Bank of America, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2% or (3) LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin for base rate borrowings as set forth below. The Eurocurrency rate is based on LIBOR for all U.S. dollar borrowings and has a floor.                  
Percentage of Issued and outstanding voting equity interests, Secured for Debt 65.00%sabr_DebtInstrumentSecuredByIssuedAndOutstandingVotingEquityInterests                  
Percentage of Issued and outstanding non-voting equity interests, Secured for Debt 100.00%sabr_DebtInstrumentSecuredByIssuedAndOutstandingNonVotingEquityInterests                  
Senior Secured Debt (net of cash) to EBITDA, Leverage Ratio     500.00%sabr_DebtInstrumentFinancialCovenantLeverageToEbitdaRatioValue              
Outstanding amount of credit resulting in reduction of overall credit 41,000,000sabr_OutstandingAmountOfCreditResultingInReductionOfOverallCredit   47,000,000sabr_OutstandingAmountOfCreditResultingInReductionOfOverallCredit              
Repayments of debt 5,614,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt 169,847,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt                
Face value of outstanding debt 2,668,550,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount   3,074,171,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount              
Cost associated with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement charged to interest expense 46,453,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 63,944,000us-gaap_InterestExpense                
Loss on extinguishment of debt   2,980,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                
Mortgage loan outstanding 82,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages                  
Mortgage loan interest rate 5.7985%us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate                  
Mortgage loan maturity date Apr. 01, 2017                  
Maximum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Commitment fee, unused commitments 0.375%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
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Other Borrowing [Member] | Maximum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Other borrowings margin 0.50%sabr_DebtLeverageRatioRange
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Scenario, Forecast [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Senior Secured Debt (net of cash) to EBITDA, Leverage Ratio       450.00%sabr_DebtInstrumentFinancialCovenantLeverageToEbitdaRatioValue
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Term Loan B [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Face value of outstanding debt 1,735,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Term Loan B [Member] | Maximum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Other borrowings margin 0.25%sabr_DebtLeverageRatioRange
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Term Loan B [Member] | Extended Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Interest rate description Applicable margins for Term Loan B and the Extended Revolver step down 25 basis points for any quarter if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00.                  
Term Loan B [Member] | Extended Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Senior secured leverage ratio 3.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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Term Loan C [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Long-term debt, gross 49,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Excess cash flow payment percentage 50.00%sabr_ExcessCashFlowPaymentPercentage
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Commitment fee description The commitment fee may increase to 0.5% per annum if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.0 to 1.0.                  
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Senior secured leverage ratio 4.0us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Increase in Commitment fee 0.50%sabr_DebtInstrumentCommitmentFeePercentage
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Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Long-term debt, gross 345,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Term Loan [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Face value of outstanding debt 2,129,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Term Loan [Member] | Unextended Revolver [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Long term debt description Applicable margins for all other borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement step down by 50 basis points for any quarter if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0.                  
Term Loan [Member] | Unextended Revolver [Member] | Minimum [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Senior secured leverage ratio 3.0us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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Repricing Amendment [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Cost associated with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement charged to interest expense   3,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Loss on extinguishment of debt   3,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Amended And Restated Credit Agreement                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Unamortized debt issuance costs 23,000,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
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Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Face value of debt instruments at the time of issuance 480,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument, redemption date Apr. 19, 2015                  
Debt instrument, first call date May 15, 2015                  
Long-term debt, gross 480,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  480,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Debt instrument, maturity date May 15, 2019                  
Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Senior secured notes refinanced         480,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Redemption premium, percentage         6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption premium         31,000,000us-gaap_RedemptionPremium
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Scheduled interest payable         2,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
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Accrued but unpaid interest         19,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseAccruedInterest
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Redemption amount of principal (debt instrument)         106.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed
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Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Redemption premium           31,000,000us-gaap_RedemptionPremium
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Loss on extinguishment of debt           32,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Face value of debt instruments at the time of issuance         530,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Senior notes, maturity year         2023          
Debt instrument interest rate         5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Proceeds from senior secured notes, net of underwriter fees         522,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSecuredNotesPayable
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Debt instrument periodic payment 17,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Credit facility amount                 1,775,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt instrument, maturity date Feb. 19, 2019                  
Senior secured leverage ratio             0.0325us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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Long term debt description On February 20, 2014, we entered into a series of amendments to our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Repricing Amendments”) the first of which reduced the Term Loan B’s applicable margin for Eurocurrency and Base rate borrowings to 3.25% and 2.25%, respectively, with a step down to 3.00% and 2.00%, respectively, if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00. It also reduced the Eurocurrency rate floor to 1.00% and the Base rate floor to 2.00%.                  
Equal quarterly principal installments 0.25%sabr_EqualQuarterlyPrincipalInstallments
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Interest rate description L + 3.00%                  
Face value of outstanding debt 1,735,063,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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  1,739,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B [Member] | Eurocurrency [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Floor interest rate             1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Floor interest rate             2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B [Member] | Subsequent To Repricing Amendments [Member] | Eurocurrency [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B [Member] | Subsequent To Repricing Amendments [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan C [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Credit facility amount                 425,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt instrument, maturity date Dec. 31, 2017                  
Interest rate description L + 3.00%                  
Face value of outstanding debt 49,313,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Credit facility amount                 352,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Revolving commitment under agreement revised             317,000,000sabr_RevolvingCommitmentUnderAgreementRevised
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Incremental revolving commitments             53,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
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Repricing amendments, description The Repricing Amendments also provided for an incremental revolving commitment due February 19, 2019 of $53 million, increasing the Revolver from $352 million to $405 million.                  
Credit facility amount             405,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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Long-term Debt , Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months 22,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Subsequent To Repricing Amendments [Member] | Eurocurrency [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Subsequent To Repricing Amendments [Member] | Base Rate [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Basis spread on LIBOR             2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= sabr_SubsequentToRepricingAmendmentsMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
     
Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Face value of debt instruments at the time of issuance 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
                 
Proceeds of borrowings from lenders               350,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
   
Debt instrument interest rate terms Equal to the LIBOR rate, subject to a 1.00% floor, plus 3.50% per annum.                  
Debt floor interest rate               1.00%sabr_DebtFloorInterestRate
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
   
Basis spread on LIBOR               3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
   
Provision for increases in interest rates               0.50%sabr_ProvisionForIncreasesInInterestRates
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
   
Debt instrument, maturity date Feb. 19, 2019                  
Repayments of debt 5,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
                 
Interest rate description L + 3.50%                  
Face value of outstanding debt 344,750,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
  345,625,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= sabr_TermLoanBIncrementalTermLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
             
Senior Secured Credit Facilities | Revolving Commitments                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Credit facility amount             35,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= sabr_RevolvingCommitmentsMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilitiesMember
     
Senior unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]                    
Debt And Credit Agreements [Line Items]                    
Face value of debt instruments at the time of issuance $ 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
                 
Debt instrument interest rate 8.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sabr_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
                 
Debt instrument, maturity date Mar. 15, 2016