General Information	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
General Information	1. General Information Sabre Corporation is a Delaware corporation formed in December 2006. On March 30, 2007, Sabre Corporation acquired Sabre Holdings Corporation (“Sabre Holdings”). Sabre Holdings is the sole subsidiary of Sabre Corporation. Sabre GLBL Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary and sole direct subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. Sabre GLBL Inc. or its direct or indirect subsidiaries conduct all of our businesses. In these consolidated financial statements, references to “Sabre,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us” refer to Sabre Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires. We are a leading technology solutions provider to the global travel and tourism industry. We operate through two business segments: (i) Travel Network, our global travel marketplace for travel suppliers and travel buyers, and (ii) Airline and Hospitality Solutions, an extensive suite of travel industry leading software solutions primarily for airlines and hotel properties. In the first quarter of 2015, we completed our exit of the online travel agency business through the sale of our Travelocity business in the United States and Canada (“Travelocity.com”) and Europe (“lastminute.com”). Our Travelocity segment has no remaining operations as a result of these dispositions. The financial results of our Travelocity segment are included in net income (loss) from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Travelocity.com and lastminute.com that were disposed of are classified as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2015. The accompanying interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015. We consolidate all of our majority-owned subsidiaries and companies over which we exercise control through majority voting rights. No entities are consolidated due to control through operating agreements, financing agreements, or as the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Use of Estimates—The preparation of these interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that certain amounts be recorded based on estimates and assumptions made by management. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. Our significant estimates and assumptions relate to, among other things, the collectability of accounts receivable, future cancellations of bookings processed through the Sabre global distribution system (“GDS”), revenue recognition for software arrangements, the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, the fair value of derivatives, the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of intangible assets and goodwill, equity-based compensation, pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities, contingent liabilities and the uncertainties surrounding the calculation of our tax assets and liabilities. Our use of estimates and the related accounting policies are discussed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015. Stockholders’ Equity—During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we issued 3,756,524 shares of our common stock and received $16 million in proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards. On February 10, 2015, we closed a secondary public offering of our common stock in which certain of our stockholders sold 23,800,000 shares, and the underwriters exercised in full their overallotment option which resulted in the sale of an additional 3,570,000 shares of our common stock. We did not receive any proceeds from the secondary public offering or from the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock totaling $24 million. No dividends were declared or paid in the three months ended March 31, 2014.

1. General Information

Sabre Corporation is a Delaware corporation formed in December 2006. On March 30, 2007, Sabre Corporation acquired Sabre Holdings Corporation (“Sabre Holdings”). Sabre Holdings is the sole subsidiary of Sabre Corporation. Sabre GLBL Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary and sole direct subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. Sabre GLBL Inc. or its direct or indirect subsidiaries conduct all of our businesses. In these consolidated financial statements, references to “Sabre,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us” refer to Sabre Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.

We are a leading technology solutions provider to the global travel and tourism industry. We operate through two business segments: (i) Travel Network, our global travel marketplace for travel suppliers and travel buyers, and (ii) Airline and Hospitality Solutions, an extensive suite of travel industry leading software solutions primarily for airlines and hotel properties.

In the first quarter of 2015, we completed our exit of the online travel agency business through the sale of our Travelocity business in the United States and Canada (“Travelocity.com”) and Europe (“lastminute.com”). Our Travelocity segment has no remaining operations as a result of these dispositions. The financial results of our Travelocity segment are included in net income (loss) from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Travelocity.com and lastminute.com that were disposed of are classified as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.

Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2015. The accompanying interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015.

We consolidate all of our majority-owned subsidiaries and companies over which we exercise control through majority voting rights. No entities are consolidated due to control through operating agreements, financing agreements, or as the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of these interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that certain amounts be recorded based on estimates and assumptions made by management. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. Our significant estimates and assumptions relate to, among other things, the collectability of accounts receivable, future cancellations of bookings processed through the Sabre global distribution system (“GDS”), revenue recognition for software arrangements, the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, the fair value of derivatives, the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of intangible assets and goodwill, equity-based compensation, pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities, contingent liabilities and the uncertainties surrounding the calculation of our tax assets and liabilities. Our use of estimates and the related accounting policies are discussed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015.

Stockholders’ Equity—During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we issued 3,756,524 shares of our common stock and received $16 million in proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards.

On February 10, 2015, we closed a secondary public offering of our common stock in which certain of our stockholders sold 23,800,000 shares, and the underwriters exercised in full their overallotment option which resulted in the sale of an additional 3,570,000 shares of our common stock. We did not receive any proceeds from the secondary public offering or from the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock totaling $24 million. No dividends were declared or paid in the three months ended March 31, 2014.