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Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 26, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SABRE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001597033
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	SABR
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		277,548,548

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Statement [Abstract]

Revenue

$ 785,002

$ 672,480

$ 2,202,441

$ 1,985,275

Cost of revenue

^[1],[2]

509,906

441,052

1,440,030

1,315,669

Selling, general and administrative

^[2]

166,324

113,581

412,042

351,970

Operating income

108,772

117,847

350,369

317,636

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net

(40,581)

(50,153)

(129,643)

(167,332)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

(33,235)

(33,538)

Joint venture equity income

372

2,867

14,198

9,367

Other, net

92,568

1,124

88,320

(839)

Total other income (expense), net

52,359

(46,162)

(60,360)

(192,342)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

161,131

71,685

290,009

125,294

Provision for income taxes

38,007

30,456

84,966

55,651

Income from continuing operations

123,124

41,229

205,043

69,643

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

53,892

(3,946)

213,499

(44,652)

Net income

177,016

37,283

418,542

24,991

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

676

720

2,501

2,168

Net income attributable to Sabre Corporation

176,340

36,563

416,041

22,823

Preferred stock dividends

11,381

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$ 176,340

$ 36,563

$ 416,041

$ 11,442

Basic net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)

$ 0.44

$ 0.15

$ 0.74

$ 0.24

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)

0.20

(0.01)

0.78

(0.19)

Net income per common share (in dollars per share)

0.64

0.14

1.53

0.05

Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)

0.44

0.15

0.73

0.24

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)

0.19

(0.01)

0.77

(0.19)

Net income per common share (in dollars per share)

$ 0.63

$ 0.13

$ 1.49

$ 0.05

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

Basic (in shares)

275,471

264,768

272,224

229,405

Diluted (in shares)

281,395

273,330

278,848

237,994

Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)

$ 0.09

$ 0.27000

$ 0.09000

[1]

Includes amortization of upfront incentive consideration of $9,525 and $31,575 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $10,388 and $33,177 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014

[2]

Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of Revenue of $2,853 and $9,288 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $2,165 and $5,523 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Selling, general and administrative of $4,351 and $14,040 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $3,200 and $8,326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration	$ 9,525	$ 10,388	$ 31,575	$ 33,177
Stock-based compensation expense	7,204	5,365	23,328	13,849
Cost of revenue [Member]
Stock-based compensation expense	2,853	2,165	9,288	5,523
Selling, general and administrative [Member]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 4,351	$ 3,200	$ 14,040	$ 8,326

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 177,016	$ 37,283	$ 418,542	$ 24,991
Foreign currency translation adjustments (CTA), net of tax:
Foreign CTA gains (losses), net of tax	525	1,522	(1,056)	3,711
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses on foreign CTA, net of tax of $12,152	(18,558)	0	(18,558)	0
Net change in foreign CTA gains (losses), net of tax	(18,033)	1,522	(19,614)	3,711
Retirement-related benefit plans:
Amortization of prior service credits, net of taxes of $130, $129, $388 and $386	(228)	(229)	(687)	(686)
Amortization of actuarial losses, net of taxes of $(638), $(454), $(1,910) and $(1,299)	1,126	803	3,375	2,292
Total retirement-related benefit plans	898	574	2,688	1,606
Derivatives and available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes of $3,517, $1,096, $7,092 and $666	(9,589)	(3,799)	(17,383)	(3,181)
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses, net of taxes of $(600), $(1,057), $(2,777) and $(2,607)	1,970	1,684	8,902	2,747
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, net of tax	(7,619)	(2,115)	(8,481)	(434)
Share of other comprehensive income of joint venture	(7,249)	0	(6,327)	3,420
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(32,003)	(19)	(31,734)	8,303
Comprehensive income	145,013	37,264	386,808	33,294
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(676)	(720)	(2,501)	(2,168)
Comprehensive income attributable to Sabre Corporation	$ 144,337	$ 36,544	$ 384,307	$ 31,126

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses on foreign CTA, tax			$ 12,152
Amortization of prior service credits, taxes	$ 130	$ 129	388	$ 386
Amortization of actuarial losses, taxes	(638)	(454)	(1,910)	(1,299)
Unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, taxes	3,517	1,096	7,092	666
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses, taxes	$ (600)	$ (1,057)	$ (2,777)	$ (2,607)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 132,695	$ 155,679
Accounts receivable, net	430,362	362,911
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	27,966	34,841
Current deferred income taxes	148,190	182,277
Other receivables, net	50,733	29,893
Assets held for sale	0	112,558
Total current assets	789,946	878,159
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $947,016 and $792,161	583,795	551,276
Investments in joint ventures	24,024	145,320
Goodwill	2,425,963	2,153,499
Other assets, net	635,755	509,764
Total assets	5,331,720	4,718,004
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	149,976	117,855
Accrued compensation and related benefits	91,916	83,828
Accrued subscriber incentives	206,023	145,581
Deferred revenues	178,965	167,827
Litigation settlement liability and related deferred revenue	40,140	73,252
Other accrued liabilities	190,854	189,612
Current portion of debt	420,244	22,435
Liabilities held for sale	0	96,544
Total current liabilities	1,278,118	896,934
Deferred income taxes	253,883	61,577
Other noncurrent liabilities	639,894	613,710
Long-term debt	2,701,085	3,061,400
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity
Common Stock: $0.01 par value; 450,000,000 authorized shares; 277,922,158 and 268,237,547 shares issued, 277,204,130 and 267,800,161 shares outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	2,779	2,682
Additional paid-in capital	2,001,436	1,931,796
Treasury Stock, at cost, 718,028 and 437,386 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(11,528)	(5,297)
Retained deficit	(1,433,129)	(1,775,616)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(101,537)	(69,803)
Noncontrolling interest	719	621
Total stockholders’ equity	458,740	84,383
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,331,720	4,718,004
Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Current assets
Finite lived intangible assets, net	447,904	170,629
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Current assets
Finite lived intangible assets, net	$ 424,333	$ 309,357

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated depreciation on property and equipment	$ 947,016	$ 792,161
Common Stock, Par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common Stock, Shares issued	277,922,158	268,237,547
Common Stock, Shares outstanding	277,204,130	267,800,161
Treasury Stock, shares held	718,028	437,386
Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Accumulated Amortization	$ 558,059	$ 535,334
Other intangible assets [Member]
Accumulated Amortization	$ 550,146	$ 527,921

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 418,542	$ 24,991
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	254,854	221,016
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration	31,575	33,177
Litigation-related (credits) charges	(49,194)	(6,132)
Stock-based compensation expense	23,328	13,849
Allowance for doubtful accounts	6,745	5,916
Deferred income taxes	63,402	34,952
Joint venture equity income	(14,198)	(9,367)
Dividends received from joint venture investments	28,700	2,205
Amortization of debt issuance costs	4,893	4,779
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest	(86,082)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	33,235	33,538
Other	10,730	1,880
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	(213,499)	44,652
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables	(64,296)	(72,559)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,249	3,721
Capitalized implementation costs	(49,642)	(27,091)
Upfront incentive consideration	(46,409)	(31,633)
Other assets	(55,439)	(60,526)
Accrued compensation and related benefits	10,294	(5,752)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	60,554	29,654
Deferred revenue including upfront solution fees	16,368	44,274
Cash provided by operating activities	389,710	285,544
Investing Activities
Additions to property and equipment	(203,071)	(154,212)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(441,582)	(31,799)
Other investing activities	148	234
Cash used in investing activities	(644,505)	(185,777)
Financing Activities
Proceeds of borrowings from lenders	752,000	148,307
Payments on borrowings from lenders	(719,507)	(797,028)
Debt prepayment fees and issuance costs	(40,214)	(30,490)
Acquisition-related contingent consideration paid	0	(27,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net	0	672,137
Net proceeds on the settlement of equity-based awards	40,045	2,376
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	(73,554)	(23,831)
Other financing activities	1,975	(3,755)
Cash used in financing activities	(39,255)	(59,284)
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash used in operating activities	(908)	(189,802)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	278,834	(1,904)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	277,926	(191,706)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(6,860)	734
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(22,984)	(150,489)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	155,679	308,236
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 132,695	$ 157,747

General Information	9 Months Ended
General Information	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
General Information	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. ("Sabre GLBL") is the principal operating subsidiary and sole direct subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. Sabre GLBL 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 and nine months ended September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2015, we issued 9,684,911 shares of our common stock and received $46 million in proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards. We paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock, totaling $74 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In the third quarter of 2014, we paid a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock, totaling $24 million. No dividends were declared or paid in the six months ended June 30, 2014. Certain of our stockholders sold an aggregate of 73,970,000 shares of our common stock, which includes 7,170,000 shares of our common stock sold as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their overallotment options during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. We did not offer any shares or receive any proceeds from these secondary public offerings or from the exercise of the underwriters' allotment options.

Acquisition of Abacus

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisition of Abacus

General

On July 1, 2015, we completed the acquisition of the remaining 65% interest in Abacus International Pte Ltd ("AIPL"), a Singapore-based business-to-business travel e-commerce provider that serves the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to the acquisition, AIPL was 65% owned by a consortium of 11 airlines and the remaining 35% was owned by us. Separately, AIPL has signed new long-term agreements with the consortium of 11 airlines to continue to utilize the Abacus GDS. In the third quarter of 2015, AIPL completed the acquisition of the remaining interest in two national marketing companies, Abacus Distribution Systems (Hong Kong) ("Hong Kong NMC") and Abacus Travel Systems (Singapore) ("Singapore NMC") (the Hong Kong NMC and Singapore NMC together with AIPL, "Abacus"). AIPL previously owned noncontrolling interests in the Hong Kong NMC and Singapore NMC. The net cash consideration for Abacus was $442 million, which excludes the effect of net working capital adjustments subject to finalization. The acquisition was funded with a combination of cash on hand and a $70 million draw on our revolving credit facility. We incurred acquisition-related costs of $9 million and $13 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

In August 2015, AIPL executed an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in a third national marketing company, Abacus Distribution Systems Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) ("Malaysia NMC"), which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015.

In connection with our acquisition of Abacus, we recognized a gain of $86 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of the remeasurement of our previously-held 35% equity interest in Abacus to its fair value as of the acquisition date. In addition, we recognized a gain of $12 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 associated with the settlement of a pre-existing agreement between us and AIPL related to data processing services. The $86 million remeasurement gain and the $12 million settlement gain are reflected in other, net in our consolidated statements of operations.

As part of the integration strategy for Abacus, management evaluated actions to optimize the investment’s potential, including the implementation of a restructuring plan to align the acquired business with Travel Network. This plan includes the elimination of redundant positions, centralization of key operations and termination of particular product offerings. As a result, we recorded a restructuring charge of $9 million associated with termination benefits, of which less than $1 million was paid during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The plan is expected to be substantially complete by the third quarter of 2016 and we currently do not expect to incur significant additional charges in connection with the plan. These restructuring charges are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated results of operations.

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

The purchase price allocation presented below is preliminary and based on available information as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation is subject to change when finalized, which may result in an adjustment to the $86 million gain we recognized in the third quarter of 2015 as a result of the remeasurement of our previously-held 35% equity interest in Abacus. We expect to finalize the purchase price allocation in the fourth quarter of 2015.

A summary of the acquisition price and estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition is as follows (in thousands):



Cash and cash equivalents	$	64,604
Accounts receivable, net	60,349
Other current assets	11,525
Goodwill	273,451
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	330,000
Reacquired rights⁽¹⁾	108,200
Purchased technology	14,000
Supplier agreements	11,000
Trademarks and brand names	4,000
Property and equipment, net	3,458
Other assets	55,492
Current liabilities	(120,576		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(25,502		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(74,225		)
	715,776
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in AIPL	(208,000		)
Fair value of AIPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,590		)
Total acquisition price	$	506,186

_______________________

⁽¹⁾In connection with the acquisition of Abacus, we reacquired certain contractual rights that provided Abacus the exclusive right, within the Asia-Pacific region, to operate and profit from the Sabre GDS.

The goodwill recognized reflects expected synergies from combined operations and also the acquired assembled workforce of Abacus. The goodwill recognized is assigned to our Travel Network business and is not deductible for tax purposes. The weighted-average useful lives of the intangible assets acquired are 20 years for customer relationships, 7 years for reacquired rights, 5 years for purchased technology, 7 years for supplier agreements and 2 years for trademarks and brand names.

The preliminary purchase price allocation includes estimates for contingent liabilities of $25 million related to tax uncertainties. We are evaluating certain other contingencies that existed as of the acquisition date, which may impact the purchase price allocation.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

Since the acquisition date, Abacus contributed $96 million of revenue and $1 million of income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The following unaudited pro forma results of operations information give effect to the acquisitions of Abacus as if it occurred on January 1, 2014. The unaudited pro forma results of operations information excludes the $86 million gain on the remeasurement of our previously-held 35% investment in AIPL, the $12 million gain on the settlement of a pre-existing agreement between us and AIPL, and all acquisition-related costs incurred. The unaudited pro forma results of operations information include adjustments to: (i) eliminate historical revenue and cost of revenue between us, AIPL and the national marketing companies; (ii) remove historical amortization recognized by AIPL associated with its upfront incentive consideration and software developed for internal use, which are replaced by acquired intangible assets; and (iii) add amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets.

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations information is presented in thousands:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2015		2014
Revenue	$	740,980	$	2,350,362	$	2,201,341
Income from continuing operations	43,983		126,531		78,367
Net income attributable to common stockholders	39,317		337,529		20,166

The unaudited pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our financial performance would have been had the acquisition been completed on the date assumed nor is such unaudited pro forma combined financial information necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future period.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Discontinued Operations and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions

Over the past several years, we have disposed of non-core operations of our Travelocity business and, in the first quarter of 2015, we completed the divestiture of our Travelocity business through the sale of Travelocity.com and lastminute.com. Our Travelocity segment has no remaining operations subsequent to these dispositions. The financial results of our Travelocity business 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.

Travelocity.com—On January 23, 2015, we sold Travelocity.com to Expedia Inc. (“Expedia”), pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Travelocity Purchase Agreement”), dated January 23, 2015, by and among Sabre GLBL Inc. and Travelocity.com LP, and Expedia. The signing and closing of the Travelocity Purchase Agreement occurred contemporaneously. Expedia purchased Travelocity.com pursuant to the Travelocity Purchase Agreement for cash consideration of $280 million. The net assets of Travelocity.com disposed of primarily included a trade name with a carrying value of $55 million. We recognized a gain on sale of $143 million, net of tax, in the first quarter of 2015.

lastminute.com—On March 1, 2015, we sold lastminute.com to Bravofly Rumbo Group. The transaction was completed through the transfer of net liabilities as of the date of sale consisting primarily of a working capital deficit of $71 million, partially offset by assets sold including intangible assets of $26 million. We did not receive any cash proceeds or any other significant consideration in the transaction other than payments for specific services being provided to the acquirer under a transition services agreement through the end of 2015. Additionally, at the time of sale, the acquirer entered into a long-term agreement with us to continue to utilize our GDS for bookings which generates incentive consideration paid by us to the acquirer. We recognized a gain on sale of $25 million, net of tax, in the first quarter of 2015.

Travel Partner Network—In February 2014, we completed a sale of assets associated with Travelocity Partner Network (“TPN”), a business-to-business private white label website offering, for $10 million in proceeds. Pursuant to the sale agreement, we were to receive two annual earn-out payments, totaling up to $10 million, if the purchaser exceeded certain revenue thresholds during the calendar years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015. The revenue threshold was not met for the year ended December 31, 2014 and we do not expect that the revenue threshold for the year ended December 31, 2015 will be met. In connection with the sale, Travelocity entered into a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”) with the acquirer to provide services to maintain the websites and certain technical and administrative functions for the acquirer until a complete transition occurs or the TSA terminates. Consideration received under both agreements has been allocated to the disposition and the services provided under the TSA; therefore, a significant portion of the upfront proceeds were deferred, based on the fair value of the TSA services, and are being recognized as an offset to operating expense within discontinued operations as the services are provided. In the first quarter of 2014, we recognized a loss on the disposition of $3 million, prior to considering the potential earn-out payments. We also recognized a $3 million receivable for earn-out proceeds during the first quarter of 2014, which offset the loss from disposition and resulted in no net impact to operating income for the disposition. During the third quarter of 2014, we determined that receipt of the earn-out proceeds was no longer probable and therefore fully impaired the receivable.

The following table summarizes the results of our discontinued operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue	$	1,038		$	85,978		$	24,292		$	260,652
Cost of revenue	5,254			26,921			19,279			94,472
Selling, general and administrative⁽¹⁾	(42,046		)	61,032			(20,538		)	236,466
Operating income (loss)	37,830			(1,975		)	25,551			(70,286		)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	—			(2,559		)	—			(5,917		)
Gain on sale of businesses⁽²⁾	30,709			—			294,276			—
Other, net	(321		)	(952		)	2,178			(445		)
Total other income (expense), net	30,388			(3,511		)	296,454			(6,362		)
Income (loss) from discontinuing operations before income taxes	68,218			(5,486		)	322,005			(76,648		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	14,326			(1,540		)	108,506			(31,996		)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	53,892		$	(3,946	)	$	213,499		$	(44,652	)

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(1)	In September 2015, we recognized a gain of $40 million as a result of the favorable final ruling from the Supreme Court of Hawaii and receipt of a cash refund related to our litigation of hotel occupancy taxes. See Note 11, Contingencies, for additional information.


(2)	Includes $31 million of reclassified cumulative translation gains associated with our lastminute.com subsidiaries. See below "Divestiture of lastminute.com—Cumulative Translation Adjustments" for additional information.

Divestiture of lastminute.com

Cumulative Translation Adjustments

Cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA") gains or losses of foreign subsidiaries related to divested businesses are reclassified into earnings once the liquidation of the respective foreign subsidiaries is substantially complete. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we substantially completed the liquidation of our lastminute.com subsidiaries and, therefore, reclassified $19 million, net of tax, of CTA gains from accumulated comprehensive income (loss) to our results of discontinued operations.

U.S. Tax Benefit

We expect to write off the remaining US tax basis in goodwill and intangible assets during the fourth quarter of 2015, the period in which we expect the wind down of lastminute.com activities to be complete. We estimate the U.S. tax benefit will range between approximately $80 million to $95 million. The tax benefit will be included in our results of discontinued operations.

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The entire disclosure for the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations).

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 29% and 44%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 was primarily due to an increase in forecasted earnings in lower tax jurisdictions and the $86 million gain on remeasurement of our previously-held equity interest in Abacus, which is non-taxable. The differences between our effective tax rates and the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily result from our geographic mix of taxable income in various tax jurisdictions as well as the discrete tax items referenced above. We recognize liabilities when we believe that an uncertain tax position may not be fully sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. This requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. When facts and circumstances change, we reassess these probabilities and record any changes in the consolidated financial statements as appropriate. Our net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, included in our consolidated balance sheets, were $82 million and $59 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our outstanding debt included in our consolidated balance sheets totaled $3,121 million and $3,084 million, respectively, net of unamortized discounts of $9 million and $13 million, respectively. The following table sets forth the face values of our outstanding debt as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Rate	Maturity	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Senior secured credit facilities:
Term B facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	$	1,726,188		$	1,739,500
Incremental term loan facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	343,000			345,625
Term C facility	L + 2.50%	December 2017	49,313			49,313
Revolver, $370 million	L + 2.75%	February 2019	—			—
Revolver, $35 million	L + 3.75%	February 2018	—			—
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	8.35%	March 2016	400,000			400,000
Senior secured notes due 2019	8.50%	May 2019	—			480,000
Senior secured notes due 2023	5.38%	April 2023	530,000			—
Mortgage facility	5.80%	March 2017	81,290			82,168
Face value of total debt outstanding			3,129,791			3,096,606
Less current portion of debt outstanding			(422,475		)	(22,435		)
Face value of long-term debt outstanding			$	2,707,316		$	3,074,171

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

We have a revolving credit facility totaling $405 million, of which $370 million expires in February 2019 ("Extended Revolver") and $35 million expires in February 2018 ("Unextended Revolver," collectively, the "Revolver"). We had no outstanding balance under the Extended or Unextended Revolver as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $21 million and $47 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, which reduce our overall credit capacity under the Revolver.

Issuance of 2023 Notes and Extinguishment of 2019 Notes

In April 2015, we extinguished our $480 million senior secured notes due 2019 with a stated interest rate of 8.50% (“2019 Notes”) through the issuance of $530 million senior secured notes due in 2023 with a stated interest rate of 5.375% (“2023 Notes”). The 2023 Notes were issued by Sabre GLBL and are guaranteed by Sabre Holdings and each of Sabre GLBL’s existing and subsequently acquired or organized subsidiaries that are borrowers under or guarantors of our senior secured credit facilities. The 2023 Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all present and after acquired property and assets of Sabre GLBL and the guarantors of the notes, which also constitutes collateral securing indebtedness under our senior secured facilities on a first priority basis. We received proceeds of approximately $522 million, net of underwriting fees and commissions, from the 2023 Notes which were used to redeem all of the $480 million principal of the 2019 Notes, pay the 6.375% redemption premium of $31 million and the make whole premium of $2 million representing scheduled interest payable for the period between the redemption date of April 29, 2015 and the first call date of May 15, 2015. The remaining proceeds, combined with cash on hand, were used to pay accrued but unpaid interest of $19 million. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt in the second quarter of 2015 of $33 million, which includes the redemption premium and the make whole premium.

Aggregate Maturities

As of September 30, 2015, aggregate maturities of our long-term debt, which excludes amounts outstanding under our Revolver, were as follows (in thousands):



	Amount
2015 (remaining)	$	5,620
2016	422,493
2017	150,303
2018	21,250
2019	2,000,125
Thereafter	530,000
Total	$	3,129,791

Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

Hedging Objectives—We are exposed to certain risks relating to ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk. Forward contracts on various foreign currencies are entered into to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on operational exposure denominated in foreign currencies. Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with our floating-rate borrowings. In accordance with authoritative guidance on accounting for derivatives and hedging, we designate foreign currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges on operational exposure and interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of floating-rate borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy—To protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows, we hedge portions of our revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies with forward contracts. For example, when the dollar strengthens significantly against the foreign currencies, the decline in present value of future foreign currency expense is offset by losses in the fair value of the forward contracts designated as hedges. Conversely, when the dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency expense is offset by gains in the fair value of the forward contracts.

We enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk exposure. The interest rate swap agreements modify our exposure to interest rate risk by converting floating-rate debt to a fixed rate basis, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense and net earnings. These agreements involve the receipt of floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without an exchange of the underlying principal amount.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (ineffective portion), and hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the current period. Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statement of operations.

Forward Contracts—In order to hedge our operational exposure to foreign currency movements, we are a party to certain foreign currency forward contracts that extend until September 2016. We have designated these instruments as cash flow hedges. No hedging ineffectiveness was recorded in earnings relating to the forward contracts during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. As of September 30, 2015, we estimate that $2 million in losses will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings as the outstanding contracts settle.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had the following unsettled purchased foreign currency forward contracts that were entered into to hedge our operational exposure to foreign currency movements (in thousands, except for average contract rates):



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of September 30, 2015
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	3,950	3,053	0.7729
US Dollar	Euro	10,570	11,658	1.1029
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	1,600	1,225	0.7656
Euro	US Dollar	7,880	9,602	1.2185
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	18,400	28,276	1.5367
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,209,500	18,091	0.015
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	196,000	52,702	0.2689



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of December 31, 2014
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	6,750	5,838	0.8649
Euro	US Dollar	30,200	38,777	1.2840
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	22,950	37,343	1.6271
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,205,000	18,748	0.0156
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	171,000	52,821	0.3089

Interest Rate Swap Contracts—Interest rate swaps outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	Notional Amount	Interest Rate Received	Interest Rate Paid	Effective Date	Maturity Date
Outstanding:	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	1.48%	December 31, 2015	December 30, 2016
	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	2.19%	December 30, 2016	December 29, 2017
	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	2.61%	December 29, 2017	December 31, 2018

Matured:	$400 million	1 month LIBOR	2.03%	July 29, 2011	September 30, 2014
	$350 million	1 month LIBOR	2.51%	April 30, 2012	September 30, 2014

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(1)	Subject to a 1% floor.

In December 2014, we entered into eight forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge interest payments associated with $750 million of floating-rate liabilities on the notional amounts of a portion of our senior secured debt. We have designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. The total notional amount outstanding is $750 million in each of 2015, 2016 and 2017. There was no material hedge ineffectiveness for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As of September 30, 2015, we estimate that $2 million in losses will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings over the next 12 months.

In January 2013, our then outstanding swaps were not designated in a cash flow hedging relationship because we no longer qualified for hedge accounting treatment following the amendment and restatement of our senior secured credit facility in February 2013. These interest rate swaps matured on September 30, 2014. Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. The adjustments to fair value of our matured interest rate swaps for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was not material to our results of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we reclassified losses, net of tax, of $2 million and $7 million, respectively, from other comprehensive income ("OCI") to interest expense related to the derivatives that no longer qualified for hedge accounting.

The estimated fair values of our derivatives designated as hedging instruments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
		Fair Value as of
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Consolidated Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Other accrued liabilities	$	(2,401	)	$	(8,475	)
Interest rate swaps	Other accrued liabilities	(2,630		)	—
	Other noncurrent liabilities	(12,705		)	(1,401		)
		$	(17,736	)	$	(9,876	)

The effects of derivative instruments, net of taxes, on OCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(1,069	)	$	(3,799	)	$	(4,115	)	$	(3,181	)
Interest rate swaps	(4,255		)	—			(9,003		)	—
Total	$	(5,324	)	$	(3,799	)	$	(13,118	)	$	(3,181	)



		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	2015			2014		2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of revenue	$	(1,970	)	$	646	$	(8,902	)	$	4,242

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The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. Guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures establishes a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of inputs used in measuring fair value defined as follows:

Level 1—Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in non-active markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs that are not directly observable, but are corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—Inputs that are unobservable and are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment.

The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the least reliable level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. We also consider the counterparty and our own non-performance risk in our assessment of fair value.

Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Available-for-sale Securities—We acquired equity securities of a publicly-traded non-U.S. entity as part of our acquisition of Abacus. The fair value of our available-for-sale securities are obtained from market quotes as of the last day of the period. Our available-for-sale securities are included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts—The fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts is estimated based upon pricing models that utilize Level 2 inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data such as currency spot and forward rates.

Interest Rate Swaps—The fair value of our interest rate swaps is estimated using a combined income and market-based valuation methodology based upon Level 2 inputs including credit ratings and forward interest rate yield curves obtained from independent pricing services reflecting broker market quotes.

The following tables present our assets (liabilities) that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	September 30, 2015			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	27,723		$	27,723	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	(2,401		)	—		(2,401		)	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(15,335		)	—		(15,335		)	—
Total	$	9,987		$	27,723	$	(17,736	)	$	—



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2014			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(8,475	)	$	—	$	(8,475	)	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(1,401		)	—		(1,401		)	—
Total	$	(9,876	)	$	—	$	(9,876	)	$	—

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable approximate their fair values. The fair values of our senior notes and term loans under our senior secured credit facilities are determined based on quoted market prices for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market, a Level 1 input. The outstanding principal balance of our mortgage facility approximated its fair value as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The fair values of the mortgage facility and Revolver are determined based on estimates of current interest rates for similar debt, a Level 2 input.

As of September 30, 2015, we had no outstanding balance under our Revolver. The following table presents the fair value and carrying value of our senior notes and term loans under our senior secured credit facilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Fair Value at				Carrying Value at
Financial Instrument	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Term B facility	$	1,736,976	$	1,718,843	$	1,720,053	$	1,732,101
Incremental term loan facility	346,644		341,737		343,000		345,625
Term C facility	49,929		48,758		49,137		49,080
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	410,060		426,250		397,769		393,973
Senior secured notes due 2019	—		516,300		—		480,741
Senior secured notes due 2023	522,713		—		530,000		—

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related deferred income taxes, are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	$	(87,484	)	$	(90,172	)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps	(11,610		)	(7,395		)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(4,265		)	—
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	1,822			22,843
Other ⁽¹⁾	—			4,921
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(101,537	)	$	(69,803	)

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(1)	As of December 31, 2014, this balance was primarily related to our share of accumulated other comprehensive income of our previously-held joint venture, AIPL. We acquired the remaining interest in AIPL on July 1, 2015.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we reclassified $19 million, net of tax, of foreign currency translation gains from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income from discontinued operations as a result of the substantial liquidation of our lastminute.com subsidiaries. The amortization of actuarial losses and periodic service credits associated with our retirement-related benefit plans are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 6, Derivatives, for information on the income statement line items affected as the result of reclassification adjustments associated with derivatives.

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The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in thousands, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	123,124	$	41,229	$	205,043	$	69,643
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	676		720		2,501		2,168
Less: Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		11,381
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	122,448	$	40,509	$	202,542	$	56,094
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,471		264,768		272,224		229,405
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	5,924		8,562		6,624		8,589
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,395		273,330		278,848		237,994
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.15	$	0.74	$	0.24
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.15	$	0.73	$	0.24

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents during each period. The calculation of diluted weighted-average shares excludes the impact of less than 1 million and 1 million common stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and 2 million and 1 million common stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, as the inclusion would have been antidilutive.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

We sponsor the Sabre Inc. Legacy Pension Plan which is a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan for employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. We also provide retiree life insurance benefits to certain employees who retired prior to January 1, 2014. The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs associated with our pension and other postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits:
Interest cost	$	4,774		$	4,886		$	14,323		$	14,688
Expected return on plan assets	(5,279		)	(5,909		)	(15,838		)	(17,959		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(358		)	(358		)	(1,075		)	(1,074		)
Amortization of actuarial loss, net	1,761			1,257			5,284			3,591
Net periodic cost (credit)	$	898		$	(124	)	$	2,694		$	(754	)

We are not required to make any contributions to our defined benefit pension plans during 2015 under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. We made no contributions to fund our defined benefit pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and do not expect to make any contributions during the remainder of 2015. We made contributions of $4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Contributions to our defined benefit pension plans in the United States and Canada are based on several factors that may vary from year to year. Thus, past contributions are not always indicative of future contributions.

Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies Legal Proceedings While certain legal proceedings and related indemnification obligations to which we are a party specify the amounts claimed, these claims may not represent reasonably possible losses. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time, nor can the amount of possible loss or range of loss, if any, be reasonably estimated, except in circumstances where an aggregate litigation accrual has been recorded for probable and reasonably estimable loss contingencies. A determination of the amount of accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after careful analysis of each matter. The required accrual may change in the future due to new information or developments in each matter or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters. Litigation and Administrative Audit Proceedings Relating to Hotel Occupancy Taxes On January 23, 2015, we sold Travelocity.com to Expedia. Pursuant to the Travelocity Purchase Agreement entered into with Expedia, we will continue to be liable for pre-closing liabilities of Travelocity, including fees, charges, costs and settlements relating to litigation arising from hotels booked on the Travelocity platform prior to the Expedia SMA (as defined below). Fees, charges, costs and settlements relating to litigation from hotels booked on Travelocity.com subsequent to the Expedia SMA and prior to the date of the sale of Travelocity.com will be shared with Expedia in accordance with the terms that were in the Expedia SMA. We are jointly and severally liable for Travelocity’s indemnification obligations under the Travelocity Purchase Agreement for liabilities that may arise out of these litigation matters, which could adversely affect our cash flow. Over the past ten years, various state and local governments in the United States have filed approximately 70 lawsuits against us and other online travel agencies (“OTAs”) pertaining primarily to whether our discontinued Travelocity segment and other OTAs owe sales or occupancy taxes on the revenues they earn from facilitating hotel reservations using the merchant revenue model. In the merchant revenue model, the customer pays us an amount at the time of booking that includes (i) service fees, which we collect and retain, and (ii) the price of the hotel room and amounts for occupancy or other local taxes, which we pass along to the hotel supplier. The complaints generally allege, among other things, that the defendants failed to pay to the relevant taxing authority hotel occupancy taxes on the service fees. Courts have dismissed approximately 30 of these lawsuits, some for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and some on the basis that we are not subject to sales or occupancy tax. The Fourth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits of the United States Courts of Appeals each have ruled in our favor on the merits, as have state appellate courts in Missouri, Alabama, Texas, California, Kentucky, Florida, Colorado and Pennsylvania, and a number of state and federal trial courts. The remaining lawsuits are in various stages of litigation. We have also settled some cases individually, most for amounts not material to our results of operations, and with respect to these settlements, have generally reserved our rights to challenge any effort by the applicable tax authority to impose occupancy taxes in the future. We have received recent favorable decisions pertaining to cases in Florida, North Dakota, North Carolina, California, Montana, Arizona and Colorado. In Florida, Travelocity has been named as a defendant in several proceedings and lawsuits brought by cities and counties in Florida, including the Counties of Leon, Broward, Osceola, and Volusia; and the City of Miami. The suits brought by Leon County and Broward County have been decided on the merits, and both were decided in favor of Travelocity and other OTAs. On February 28, 2013 and February 12, 2014, respectively, those decisions were affirmed by the intermediate court of appeals. On June 11, 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the Leon County judgment in favor of Travelocity and other OTAs, ruling they are not subject to state or local taxes that apply to the renting, leasing, or letting of hotel rooms. Similarly, on July 9, 2015, a district court in North Dakota ruled that Travelocity and other OTAs are not engaged in the business of leasing or renting hotel accommodations and thus are not subject to the City of Fargo’s hotel tax. On August 19, 2014, the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of Travelocity and other OTAs after concluding they are not operators of hotels, motel or similar-type businesses and therefore are not subject to hotel occupancy tax. On May 28, 2014, an administrative hearing officer in Arizona ruled that Travelocity is not responsible for collecting or remitting local hotel taxes and set aside assessments made by twelve municipalities, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Tucson. Those municipalities have appealed the decision to state court. On March 27, 2014, a California court of appeals upheld a trial court ruling that OTAs, including Travelocity, are not subject to the City of San Diego’s transient occupancy tax because they are not hotel operators or managing agents. That case is now pending before the Supreme Court of California. The California court of appeals’ decision marked the third time that a California appellate court has ruled in favor of Travelocity on the question of whether OTAs are subject to transient occupancy taxes in California, the prior two cases being brought by the City of Anaheim and City of Santa Monica. Travelocity also has prevailed at the trial court level in cases brought by San Francisco and Los Angeles, both of which are being appealed by the cities. On March 6, 2014, a Montana trial court ruled by summary judgment that Travelocity and other OTAs are not subject to the State of Montana’s lodging facility use tax or its sales tax on accommodations and vehicles. On August 12, 2015, the Supreme Court of Montana affirmed the trial court’s decision that Travelocity is not subject to the lodging facility use tax, but concluded that Travelocity’s service fees are subject to sales tax on accommodations and vehicles. On July 3, 2014, the Colorado Court of Appeals entered judgment that Travelocity and OTAs are not liable for lodging taxes as claimed by the City of Denver. The City of Denver has appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Colorado. Although we have prevailed in the majority of these lawsuits and proceedings, there have been several adverse judgments or decisions on the merits, some of which are subject to appeal. On April 3, 2014, the Supreme Court of Wyoming affirmed a decision by the Wyoming State Board of Equalization that Travelocity and other OTAs are subject to sales tax on lodging. Similarly, on July 23, 2015 a court of appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the District on its claim that Travelocity and other OTAs are subject to the District’s hotel occupancy tax. As a result, we paid $6 million to the District during the three months ended September 30, 2015, most of which was previously accrued. We did not record material charges associated with these cases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. On April 4, 2013, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (“W.D.T.”) entered a final judgment against Travelocity and other OTAs in a class action lawsuit filed by the City of San Antonio. The final judgment was based on a jury verdict from October 30, 2009 that the OTAs “control” hotels for purposes of city hotel occupancy taxes. Following that jury verdict, on July 1, 2011, the W.D.T. concluded that fees charged by the OTAs are subject to hotel occupancy taxes and that the OTAs have a duty to collect and remit these taxes. We disagree with the jury’s finding and with the W.D.T.’s conclusions based on the jury finding, and intend to appeal the final judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The verdict against us, including penalties and interest, is $4 million which we do not believe we will ultimately pay and therefore have not accrued any loss related to this case. We believe the Fifth Circuit’s resolution of the San Antonio appeal may be affected by a separate Texas state appellate court decision in our favor. On October 26, 2011, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the OTAs in a case brought by the City of Houston and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority on a similarly worded tax ordinance as the one at issue in the San Antonio case. The Texas Supreme Court denied the City of Houston’s petition to review the case. We believe this decision should provide persuasive authority to the Fifth Circuit in its review of the San Antonio case. On March 17, 2015, the Supreme Court of Hawaii issued a decision affirming in part and reversing in part a final judgment entered by the Hawaii Tax Appeal Court. In that case, the Tax Appeal Court had ruled that Travelocity and other OTAs are not subject to Hawaii’s transient accommodation tax, but also had ruled in favor of the State of Hawaii on the issue of whether the state’s general excise tax, which is assessed on all business activity in the state, applies to hotel bookings, in which we were the merchant of record for credit card processing for travel accommodations, for the period 2002 to 2011. The State of Hawaii appealed the Tax Appeal Court’s decision that Travelocity is not subject to transient accommodation tax, and Travelocity appealed the decision that we are subject to general excise tax. On March 17, 2015, the Supreme Court of Hawaii issued its decision affirming that Travelocity is not subject to transient accommodation tax, affirming that Travelocity is subject to general excise tax, and reversing the Tax Appeal Court’s decision that Travelocity is liable for general excise tax on the gross receipts collected from customers. Instead, the Hawaii Supreme Court held Travelocity is liable for general excise tax only on its own service fees. On March 27, 2015, the State of Hawaii filed a motion for reconsideration, which was denied. The proceeding in the Hawaii Supreme Court involved all merchant model hotel bookings for the period 2002 to 2011. While that appeal was pending, the State also issued additional assessments of general excise tax, interest, and penalties for merchant model hotel bookings for 2012; merchant model car reservations for the period 2004-2012; and combined merchant model hotel and car reservations for 2013. Further, notwithstanding the Tax Appeal Court’s ruling that Travelocity is not subject to transient accommodation tax, the State issued additional transient accommodation tax assessments for 2012 and 2013. Travelocity has appealed all of the additional assessments to the Tax Appeal Court, which initially stayed the assessments pending the Hawaii Supreme Court’s final decision on the original assessments. Those stays have now been lifted. In September 2015, we received a final ruling on the amounts owed by Travelocity, and as a result, received a cash refund of $30 million from the State of Hawaii. We had previously paid the State of Hawaii $35 million to appeal. In addition, we reduced our accrued liability by $10 million as a result of the final ruling. The total gain of $40 million is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations and the $30 million cash refund is included in cash flows from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of cash flows. As of September 30, 2015, we maintained an accrued liability of $2 million included in other accrued liabilities for this case and did not make material payments in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, we have a reserve of $5 million, included in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, for the potential resolution of issues identified related to litigation involving hotel and car sales, occupancy or excise taxes, which includes the $2 million reserve liability for the estimated remaining payments to the State of Hawaii. Our estimated liability is based on our current best estimate but the ultimate resolution of these issues may be greater or less than the amount recorded and, if greater, could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition to the actions by the tax authorities, two consumer class action lawsuits have been filed against us in which the plaintiffs allege that we made misrepresentations concerning the description of the fees received in relation to facilitating hotel reservations. Generally, the consumer claims relate to whether Travelocity provided adequate notice to consumers regarding the nature of our fees and the amount of taxes charged or collected. One of these lawsuits is pending in Texas state court, where the court is currently considering the plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class action; and the other is pending in federal court, but has been stayed pending the outcome of the Texas state court action. We believe the notice we provided was appropriate. In addition to the lawsuits, a number of state and local governments have initiated inquiries, audits and other administrative proceedings that could result in an assessment of sales or occupancy taxes on fees. If we do not prevail at the administrative level, those cases could lead to formal litigation proceedings. Antitrust Litigation and DOJ Investigation US Airways Antitrust Litigation In April 2011, US Airways sued us in federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of the Sherman Act Section 1 (anticompetitive agreements) and Section 2 (monopolization). The complaint was filed two months after we entered into a new distribution agreement with US Airways. In September 2011, the court dismissed all claims relating to Section 2. The claims that were not dismissed are claims brought under Section 1 of the Sherman Act that relate to our contracts with US Airways, which US Airways says contain anticompetitive provisions, and an alleged conspiracy with the other GDSs, allegedly to maintain the industry structure and not to compete for content. We strongly deny all of the allegations made by US Airways. Document, fact and expert witness discovery is complete. Summary judgment motions were filed in April 2014 and in January 2015, the court issued a ruling eliminating a majority of the alleged damages as well as rejecting a request for injunctive relief. The injunctive relief sought by US Airways could have resulted in the court requiring us to modify language in our customer contracts. With respect to the remaining claims in this case, we believe that our business practices and contract terms are lawful, and we will continue to vigorously defend against the remaining claims. In June 2015, US Airways filed a Second Amended Complaint that limited its request for relief for the remaining claims to an amount not to exceed twenty dollars (post-trebling), plus reasonable costs, attorneys’ fees and pre- and post-judgment interest, as well as declaratory relief with respect to those claims, including claims that we acted anticompetitively and maintained alleged market power. In July 2015, we made an offer of judgment to US Airways, in which we offered to pay US Airways twenty dollars plus reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred to date in an amount to be determined by the court. The offer of judgment provided for the entry of a judgment against us on all remaining claims without an admission of liability. US Airways rejected our offer of judgment. We filed a motion for entry of judgment requesting that the court enter judgment pursuant to the terms of our offer because it provides US Airways with complete relief on all remaining, available claims. US Airways responded that entry of judgment was not appropriate because our offer did not address US Airways’ claim for declaratory relief, which we contended was moot in light of, among other things, the fact that US Airways’ remaining claims relate to only an expired contract and a past alleged conspiracy. In September 2015, the court agreed with our position regarding declaratory relief, and dismissed US Airways’ request for declaratory judgment. The ruling left in place US Airways’ request for relief for twenty dollars (post-trebling), plus reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, and any applicable pre- and post- judgment interest. We renewed our offer of judgment on the same terms as the earlier offer. The court allowed US Airways to make a motion to amend its complaint to reinstate its claim for damages (before trebling) of either $45 million or $73 million. We have opposed US Airways’ motion to amend. No ruling has been made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as to whether US Airways may amend its complaint. If the court does not allow US Airways to amend its complaint, we expect to renew our motion for entry of judgment, which if granted would require us to pay US Airways twenty dollars plus reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred as of the date of the offer, based on the terms of our most recent offer of judgment. If the Court allows US Airways to amend its complaint, the case would proceed to trial. The date of the trial, which had been set for October 2015, has not been rescheduled as of the date of this filing, as the parties are awaiting the court’s ruling on US Airways’ motion to amend. The claims that have been dismissed to date are subject to appeal. To the extent that US Airways appeals the claims that the court previously dismissed, we would continue to defend against those claims. We have and will incur significant fees, costs and expenses for as long as the litigation is ongoing. In addition, litigation by its nature is highly uncertain and fraught with risk, and it is therefore difficult to predict the outcome of any particular matter, including changes to our business. If favorable resolution of the matter is not reached, US Airways would be eligible to be reimbursed by us for its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. In addition, if US Airways is permitted to reinstate its claim for damages, and if favorable resolution of the matter is not reached, any monetary damages are subject to trebling under the antitrust laws. Depending on the amount of any such judgment, if we do not have sufficient cash on hand, we may be required to seek private or public financing. We have not made any provisions or recorded any liability for the potential resolution of this matter. Depending on the outcome of the litigation, any of these consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Department of Justice Investigation On May 19, 2011, we received a civil investigative demand (“CID”) from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) investigating alleged anticompetitive acts related to the airline distribution component of our business. We are fully cooperating with the DOJ investigation and are unable to make any prediction regarding its outcome. The DOJ is also investigating other companies that own GDSs, and has sent CIDs to other companies in the travel industry. Based on its findings in the investigation, the DOJ may (i) close the file, (ii) seek a consent decree to remedy issues it believes violate the antitrust laws, or (iii) file suit against us for violating the antitrust laws, seeking injunctive relief. If injunctive relief were granted, depending on its scope, it could affect the manner in which our airline distribution business is operated and potentially force changes to the existing airline distribution business model. Any of these consequences would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We have not received any communications from the DOJ regarding this matter in over two years; however, we have not been notified that this matter is closed. Putative Class Action Lawsuits On July 14, 2015 and July 20, 2015, two putative class action lawsuits (with virtually identical complaints) were filed against us and two other GDSs, in the Federal District Court of New York, Southern Division. In August 2015, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the second lawsuit that was filed on July 20, 2015. The plaintiffs, who are asserting claims on behalf of a putative class of consumers in various states, are generally alleging that the GDSs conspired to, for example, negotiate for full content from the airlines, resulting in higher ticket prices for consumers, in violation of various federal and state laws. Although the amount of damages allegedly incurred by the plaintiffs has not been asserted to date, the plaintiffs are also seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. We may incur significant fees, costs and expenses for as long as this litigation is ongoing. We intend to vigorously defend against these claims. Insurance Carriers We have disputes against some of our insurance carriers for failing to reimburse defense costs incurred in the American Airlines antitrust litigation, which we settled in October 2012. Both carriers admitted there is coverage, but reserved their rights not to pay should we be found liable for certain of American Airlines’ allegations. Despite their admission of coverage, the insurers have only reimbursed us for a small portion of our significant defense costs. We filed suit against the entities in New York state court alleging breach of contract and a statutory cause of action for failure to promptly pay claims. If we prevail, we may recover some or all amounts already tendered to the insurance companies for payment within the limits of the policies and may be entitled to 18% interest on such amounts, all of which will be recorded in the period cash is received. To date, settlement discussions have been unsuccessful. Discovery has been closed, and we expect that summary judgment briefing will be completed by the end of 2015. Indian Income Tax Litigation We are currently a defendant in income tax litigation brought by the Indian Director of Income Tax (“DIT”) in the Supreme Court of India. The dispute arose in 1999 when the DIT asserted that we have a permanent establishment within the meaning of the Income Tax Treaty between the United States and the Republic of India and accordingly issued tax assessments for assessment years ending March 1998 and March 1999, and later issued further tax assessments for assessment years ending March 2000 through March 2006. We appealed the tax assessments and the Indian Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals returned a mixed verdict. We filed further appeals with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, or the ITAT. The ITAT ruled in our favor on June 19, 2009 and July 10, 2009, stating that no income would be chargeable to tax for assessment years ending March 1998 and March 1999, and from March 2000 through March 2006. The DIT appealed those decisions to the Delhi High Court, which found in our favor on July 19, 2010. The DIT has appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of India and no trial date has been set. In addition, AIPL is currently a defendant in similar income tax litigation brought by the DIT. The dispute arose when the DIT asserted that AIPL has a permanent establishment within the meaning of the Income Tax Treaty between Singapore and India and accordingly issued tax assessments for assessment years ending March 2000 through March 2005. AIPL appealed the tax assessments, and the Indian Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) returned a mixed verdict. AIPL filed further appeals with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The ITAT ruled in AIPL’s favor, finding that no income would be chargeable to tax for assessment years ending March 2000 through March 2005. The DIT appealed those decisions to the Delhi High Court. No hearing date has been set. The DIT also assessed taxes on a similar basis for assessment years ending March 2006 through March 2011, which are pending before the ITAT. If the DIT were to fully prevail on every claim against us, including AIPL, we could be subject to taxes, interest and penalties of approximately $40 million as of September 30, 2015, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We and AIPL intend to continue to aggressively defend against each of the foregoing claims. Although we do not believe that the outcome of the proceedings will result in a material impact on our business or financial condition, litigation is by its nature uncertain. We do not believe this outcome is probable and therefore have not made any provisions or recorded any liability for the potential resolution of any of these claims. Indian Service Tax Litigation The Indian subsidiary of AIPL is also subject to litigation by the India Director General (Service Tax) (DGST), which has assessed the subsidiary for multiple years related to its alleged failure to pay service tax on marketing fees and reimbursements of expenses. Indian courts have returned verdicts favorable to the Indian subsidiary. The DGST has appealed the verdict to the Indian Supreme Court. No provision has been recorded for this matter as we believe that it is not probable that the DGST will prevail. Litigation Relating to Routine Proceedings We are also engaged from time to time in other routine legal and tax proceedings incidental to our business. We do not believe that any of these routine proceedings will have a material impact on the business or our financial condition.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Our reportable segments are based upon our internal organizational structure; the manner in which our operations are managed; the criteria used by our Chief Executive Officer, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), to evaluate segment performance; the availability of separate financial information; and overall materiality considerations.

Our business has two reportable segments: (i) Travel Network and (ii) Airline and Hospitality Solutions, which aggregates the Airline Solutions and Hospitality Solutions operating segments as these operating segments have similar economic characteristics, generate revenues on transaction-based fees, incur the same types of expenses and use our software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) based and hosted applications and platforms to market to the travel industry.

In the third quarter of 2015, we acquired Abacus which is managed as a region of our Travel Network segment. In the first quarter of 2015, we disposed of our Travelocity segment; therefore, the financial results of Travelocity are excluded from the segment information presented below and are included in net income (loss) from discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements.

Our CODM utilizes Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA as the measures of profitability to evaluate performance of our segments and allocate resources. Segment results do not include unallocated expenses or interest expenses which are centrally managed costs. Benefits expense, including pension expense, postretirement benefits, medical insurance and workers’ compensation are allocated to the segments based on headcount. Depreciation expense on the corporate headquarters building and related facilities costs are allocated to the segments through a facility fee based on headcount. Corporate includes certain shared expenses such as accounting, human resources, legal, corporate systems, and other shared technology costs. Corporate also includes all amortization of intangible assets and any related impairments that originate from purchase accounting, as well as stock based compensation expense, restructuring charges, legal reserves, occupancy taxes and other items not identifiable with one of our segments.

We account for significant intersegment transactions as if the transactions were with third parties, that is, at estimated current market prices. The majority of the intersegment revenues and cost of revenues are fees charged by Travel Network to Airline and Hospitality Solutions for airline trips booked through our GDS.

Our CODM does not review total assets by segment as operating evaluations and resource allocation decisions are not made on the basis of total assets by segment. Our CODM uses Adjusted Capital Expenditures in making product investment decisions and determining development resource requirements.

The performance of our segments is evaluated primarily on Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA which are not recognized terms under GAAP. Our uses of Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

We define Adjusted Gross Margin as operating income adjusted for selling, general and administrative expenses, amortization of upfront incentive consideration, and the cost of revenue portion of depreciation and amortization, restructuring and other costs and stock-based compensation.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as income from continuing operations adjusted for depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, amortization of capitalized implementation costs, acquisition-related amortization, amortization of upfront incentive consideration, interest expense, net, loss on extinguishment of debt, other, net, restructuring and other costs, acquisition-related costs, litigation costs, stock-based compensation, management fees and income taxes. We define Adjusted Capital Expenditures as additions to property and equipment and capitalized implementation costs during the periods presented.

Segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue
Travel Network	$	569,190		$	466,278		$	1,571,635		$	1,420,341
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	218,978			208,684			640,510			571,975
Eliminations	(3,166		)	(2,482		)	(9,704		)	(7,041		)
Total revenue	$	785,002		$	672,480		$	2,202,441		$	1,985,275

Adjusted Gross Margin ^(a)
Travel Network	$	263,732		$	216,214		$	733,778		$	670,023
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	99,373			94,747			284,354			235,546
Corporate	(16,297		)	(18,138		)	(37,778		)	(38,918		)
Total	$	346,808		$	292,823		$	980,354		$	866,651

Adjusted EBITDA ^(b)
Travel Network	$	231,230		$	193,823		$	669,274		$	606,637
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	85,275			81,671			237,748			197,686
Total segments	316,505			275,494			907,022			804,323
Corporate	(74,839		)	(59,952		)	(194,197		)	(162,970		)
Total	$	241,666		$	215,542		$	712,825		$	641,353

Depreciation and amortization
Travel Network	$	15,947		$	14,788		$	45,571		$	46,597
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	32,363			26,031			107,270			79,729
Total segments	48,310			40,819			152,841			126,326
Corporate	39,927			27,860			102,013			94,690
Total	$	88,237		$	68,679		$	254,854		$	221,016

Adjusted Capital Expenditures ^(c)
Travel Network	$	18,957		$	13,238		$	46,515		$	43,858
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	61,370			39,994			168,349			117,784
Total segments	80,327			53,232			214,864			161,642
Corporate	14,862			4,004			37,849			19,661
Total	$	95,189		$	57,236		$	252,713		$	181,303

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(a)	The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Margin to operating income in our statement of operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Adjusted Gross Margin	$	346,808	$	292,823	$	980,354	$	866,651
Less adjustments:
Selling, general and administrative	166,324		113,581		412,042		351,970
Cost of revenue adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization ⁽¹⁾	59,334		46,148		177,080		153,072
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	9,525		10,388		31,575		33,177
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	—		2,694		—		5,273
Stock-based compensation	2,853		2,165		9,288		5,523
Operating income	$	108,772	$	117,847	$	350,369	$	317,636


(b)	The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations in our statement of operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Adjusted EBITDA	$	241,666		$	215,542		$	712,825		$	641,353
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment ^(1a)	49,247			38,498			157,154			119,608
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs ^(1b)	7,606			9,083			23,032			27,070
Acquisition-related amortization ^(1c)	31,384			21,899			76,270			76,741
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	9,525			10,388			31,575			33,177
Interest expense, net	40,581			50,153			129,643			167,332
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			33,235			33,538
Other, net ⁽³⁾	(92,568		)	(1,124		)	(88,320		)	839
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	8,888			5,150			8,888			8,834
Acquisition-related costs ⁽⁵⁾	9,350			—			13,214			—
Litigation costs ⁽⁶⁾	9,318			4,252			14,797			11,370
Stock-based compensation	7,204			5,365			23,328			13,849
Management fees ⁽⁷⁾	—			193			—			23,701
Provision for income taxes	38,007			30,456			84,966			55,651
Income from continuing operations	$	123,124		$	41,229		$	205,043		$	69,643

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(1)	Depreciation and amortization expenses:


a.	Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment includes software developed for internal use.


b.	Amortization of capitalized implementation costs represents amortization of upfront costs to implement new customer contracts under our SaaS and hosted revenue model.


c.	Acquisition-related amortization represents amortization of intangible assets from the take-private transaction in 2007 as well as intangibles associated with acquisitions since that date and amortization of the excess basis in our underlying equity in joint ventures.

(2)

Our Travel Network business at times makes upfront cash payments or other consideration to travel agency subscribers at the inception or modification of a service contract, which are capitalized and amortized over an average expected life of the service contract, generally over three years to five years. Such consideration is made with the objective of increasing the number of clients or to ensure or improve customer loyalty. Such service contract terms are established such that the supplier and other fees generated over the life of the contract will exceed the cost of the incentive consideration provided up front. Such service contracts with travel agency subscribers require that the customer commit to achieving certain economic objectives and generally have terms requiring repayment of the upfront incentive consideration if those objectives are not met.

(3)

In the third quarter of 2015, we recognized a gain of $86 million associated with the remeasurement of our previously-held 35% investment in AIPL to its fair value and a gain of $12 million related to the settlement of pre-existing agreements between us and AIPL. In addition, all periods presented include foreign exchange gains and losses related to the remeasurement of foreign currency denominated balances included in our consolidated balance sheets into the relevant functional currency.


(4)	Restructuring and other costs represent charges associated with business restructuring and associated changes implemented which resulted in severance benefits related to employee terminations, integration and facility opening or closing costs and other business reorganization costs.


(5)	Acquisition-related costs represent fees and expenses incurred associated with the acquisition of Abacus.


(6)	Litigation costs represent charges associated with antitrust litigation (see Note 11, Contingencies).

(7)

We paid an annual management fee, pursuant to a Management Services Agreement (“MSA”), to TPG Global, LLC (“TPG”) and Silver Lake Management Company (“Silver Lake”) in an amount between (i) $5 million and (ii) $7 million, the actual amount of which is calculated based upon 1% of Adjusted EBITDA, earned by the company in such fiscal year up to a maximum of $7 million. In addition, we paid a $21 million fee, in the aggregate, to TPG and Silver Lake at the closing of our initial public offering in April of 2014. The MSA was terminated thereafter.


(c)	Includes capital expenditures and capitalized implementation costs as summarized below (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Additions to property and equipment	$	75,108	$	47,742	$	203,071	$	154,212
Capitalized implementation costs	20,081		9,494		49,642		27,091
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$	95,189	$	57,236	$	252,713	$	181,303

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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General Information (Policies)	9 Months Ended
General Information (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	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 and nine months ended September 30, 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	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	Stockholders’ Equity—During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we issued 9,684,911 shares of our common stock and received $46 million in proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards. We paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock, totaling $74 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In the third quarter of 2014, we paid a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of our common stock, totaling $24 million. No dividends were declared or paid in the six months ended June 30, 2014. Certain of our stockholders sold an aggregate of 73,970,000 shares of our common stock, which includes 7,170,000 shares of our common stock sold as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their overallotment options during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. We did not offer any shares or receive any proceeds from these secondary public offerings or from the exercise of the underwriters' allotment options.

Acquisition of Abacus (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

A summary of the acquisition price and estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition is as follows (in thousands):



Cash and cash equivalents	$	64,604
Accounts receivable, net	60,349
Other current assets	11,525
Goodwill	273,451
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	330,000
Reacquired rights⁽¹⁾	108,200
Purchased technology	14,000
Supplier agreements	11,000
Trademarks and brand names	4,000
Property and equipment, net	3,458
Other assets	55,492
Current liabilities	(120,576		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(25,502		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(74,225		)
	715,776
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in AIPL	(208,000		)
Fair value of AIPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,590		)
Total acquisition price	$	506,186

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Schedule of Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations information is presented in thousands:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2015		2014
Revenue	$	740,980	$	2,350,362	$	2,201,341
Income from continuing operations	43,983		126,531		78,367
Net income attributable to common stockholders	39,317		337,529		20,166

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Summary of Discontinued Operations

The following table summarizes the results of our discontinued operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue	$	1,038		$	85,978		$	24,292		$	260,652
Cost of revenue	5,254			26,921			19,279			94,472
Selling, general and administrative⁽¹⁾	(42,046		)	61,032			(20,538		)	236,466
Operating income (loss)	37,830			(1,975		)	25,551			(70,286		)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	—			(2,559		)	—			(5,917		)
Gain on sale of businesses⁽²⁾	30,709			—			294,276			—
Other, net	(321		)	(952		)	2,178			(445		)
Total other income (expense), net	30,388			(3,511		)	296,454			(6,362		)
Income (loss) from discontinuing operations before income taxes	68,218			(5,486		)	322,005			(76,648		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	14,326			(1,540		)	108,506			(31,996		)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	53,892		$	(3,946	)	$	213,499		$	(44,652	)

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(1)	In September 2015, we recognized a gain of $40 million as a result of the favorable final ruling from the Supreme Court of Hawaii and receipt of a cash refund related to our litigation of hotel occupancy taxes. See Note 11, Contingencies, for additional information.


(2)	Includes $31 million of reclassified cumulative translation gains associated with our lastminute.com subsidiaries. See below "Divestiture of lastminute.com—Cumulative Translation Adjustments" for additional information.

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Debt

The following table sets forth the face values of our outstanding debt as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Rate	Maturity	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Senior secured credit facilities:
Term B facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	$	1,726,188		$	1,739,500
Incremental term loan facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	343,000			345,625
Term C facility	L + 2.50%	December 2017	49,313			49,313
Revolver, $370 million	L + 2.75%	February 2019	—			—
Revolver, $35 million	L + 3.75%	February 2018	—			—
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	8.35%	March 2016	400,000			400,000
Senior secured notes due 2019	8.50%	May 2019	—			480,000
Senior secured notes due 2023	5.38%	April 2023	530,000			—
Mortgage facility	5.80%	March 2017	81,290			82,168
Face value of total debt outstanding			3,129,791			3,096,606
Less current portion of debt outstanding			(422,475		)	(22,435		)
Face value of long-term debt outstanding			$	2,707,316		$	3,074,171

Schedule of Aggregate Maturities of Long Term Debt

As of September 30, 2015, aggregate maturities of our long-term debt, which excludes amounts outstanding under our Revolver, were as follows (in thousands):



	Amount
2015 (remaining)	$	5,620
2016	422,493
2017	150,303
2018	21,250
2019	2,000,125
Thereafter	530,000
Total	$	3,129,791

Derivatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Unsettled Purchased Foreign Currency Forward Contracts



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of September 30, 2015
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	3,950	3,053	0.7729
US Dollar	Euro	10,570	11,658	1.1029
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	1,600	1,225	0.7656
Euro	US Dollar	7,880	9,602	1.2185
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	18,400	28,276	1.5367
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,209,500	18,091	0.015
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	196,000	52,702	0.2689



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of December 31, 2014
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	6,750	5,838	0.8649
Euro	US Dollar	30,200	38,777	1.2840
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	22,950	37,343	1.6271
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,205,000	18,748	0.0156
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	171,000	52,821	0.3089

Schedule of Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps

Interest Rate Swap Contracts—Interest rate swaps outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	Notional Amount	Interest Rate Received	Interest Rate Paid	Effective Date	Maturity Date
Outstanding:	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	1.48%	December 31, 2015	December 30, 2016
	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	2.19%	December 30, 2016	December 29, 2017
	$750 million	1 month LIBOR⁽¹⁾	2.61%	December 29, 2017	December 31, 2018

Matured:	$400 million	1 month LIBOR	2.03%	July 29, 2011	September 30, 2014
	$350 million	1 month LIBOR	2.51%	April 30, 2012	September 30, 2014

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(1)	Subject to a 1% floor.

Schedule of Estimated Fair Values of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

The estimated fair values of our derivatives designated as hedging instruments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
		Fair Value as of
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Consolidated Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Other accrued liabilities	$	(2,401	)	$	(8,475	)
Interest rate swaps	Other accrued liabilities	(2,630		)	—
	Other noncurrent liabilities	(12,705		)	(1,401		)
		$	(17,736	)	$	(9,876	)

Schedule of Effects of Derivative Instruments Net of Taxes on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The effects of derivative instruments, net of taxes, on OCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(1,069	)	$	(3,799	)	$	(4,115	)	$	(3,181	)
Interest rate swaps	(4,255		)	—			(9,003		)	—
Total	$	(5,324	)	$	(3,799	)	$	(13,118	)	$	(3,181	)



		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	2015			2014		2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of revenue	$	(1,970	)	$	646	$	(8,902	)	$	4,242

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present our assets (liabilities) that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	September 30, 2015			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	27,723		$	27,723	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	(2,401		)	—		(2,401		)	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(15,335		)	—		(15,335		)	—
Total	$	9,987		$	27,723	$	(17,736	)	$	—



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2014			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(8,475	)	$	—	$	(8,475	)	$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(1,401		)	—		(1,401		)	—
Total	$	(9,876	)	$	—	$	(9,876	)	$	—

Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt

The following table presents the fair value and carrying value of our senior notes and term loans under our senior secured credit facilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Fair Value at				Carrying Value at
Financial Instrument	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Term B facility	$	1,736,976	$	1,718,843	$	1,720,053	$	1,732,101
Incremental term loan facility	346,644		341,737		343,000		345,625
Term C facility	49,929		48,758		49,137		49,080
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	410,060		426,250		397,769		393,973
Senior secured notes due 2019	—		516,300		—		480,741
Senior secured notes due 2023	522,713		—		530,000		—

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Related Deferred Income Taxes

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related deferred income taxes, are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	$	(87,484	)	$	(90,172	)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps	(11,610		)	(7,395		)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(4,265		)	—
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	1,822			22,843
Other ⁽¹⁾	—			4,921
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(101,537	)	$	(69,803	)

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(1)	As of December 31, 2014, this balance was primarily related to our share of accumulated other comprehensive income of our previously-held joint venture, AIPL. We acquired the remaining interest in AIPL on July 1, 2015.

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators Used in Computations of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in thousands, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	123,124	$	41,229	$	205,043	$	69,643
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	676		720		2,501		2,168
Less: Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		11,381
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	122,448	$	40,509	$	202,542	$	56,094
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,471		264,768		272,224		229,405
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	5,924		8,562		6,624		8,589
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,395		273,330		278,848		237,994
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.15	$	0.74	$	0.24
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.15	$	0.73	$	0.24

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs associated with our pension and other postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits:
Interest cost	$	4,774		$	4,886		$	14,323		$	14,688
Expected return on plan assets	(5,279		)	(5,909		)	(15,838		)	(17,959		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(358		)	(358		)	(1,075		)	(1,074		)
Amortization of actuarial loss, net	1,761			1,257			5,284			3,591
Net periodic cost (credit)	$	898		$	(124	)	$	2,694		$	(754	)

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Information

Segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue
Travel Network	$	569,190		$	466,278		$	1,571,635		$	1,420,341
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	218,978			208,684			640,510			571,975
Eliminations	(3,166		)	(2,482		)	(9,704		)	(7,041		)
Total revenue	$	785,002		$	672,480		$	2,202,441		$	1,985,275

Adjusted Gross Margin ^(a)
Travel Network	$	263,732		$	216,214		$	733,778		$	670,023
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	99,373			94,747			284,354			235,546
Corporate	(16,297		)	(18,138		)	(37,778		)	(38,918		)
Total	$	346,808		$	292,823		$	980,354		$	866,651

Adjusted EBITDA ^(b)
Travel Network	$	231,230		$	193,823		$	669,274		$	606,637
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	85,275			81,671			237,748			197,686
Total segments	316,505			275,494			907,022			804,323
Corporate	(74,839		)	(59,952		)	(194,197		)	(162,970		)
Total	$	241,666		$	215,542		$	712,825		$	641,353

Depreciation and amortization
Travel Network	$	15,947		$	14,788		$	45,571		$	46,597
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	32,363			26,031			107,270			79,729
Total segments	48,310			40,819			152,841			126,326
Corporate	39,927			27,860			102,013			94,690
Total	$	88,237		$	68,679		$	254,854		$	221,016

Adjusted Capital Expenditures ^(c)
Travel Network	$	18,957		$	13,238		$	46,515		$	43,858
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	61,370			39,994			168,349			117,784
Total segments	80,327			53,232			214,864			161,642
Corporate	14,862			4,004			37,849			19,661
Total	$	95,189		$	57,236		$	252,713		$	181,303

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(a)	The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Margin to operating income in our statement of operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Adjusted Gross Margin	$	346,808	$	292,823	$	980,354	$	866,651
Less adjustments:
Selling, general and administrative	166,324		113,581		412,042		351,970
Cost of revenue adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization ⁽¹⁾	59,334		46,148		177,080		153,072
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	9,525		10,388		31,575		33,177
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	—		2,694		—		5,273
Stock-based compensation	2,853		2,165		9,288		5,523
Operating income	$	108,772	$	117,847	$	350,369	$	317,636


(b)	The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations in our statement of operations (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Adjusted EBITDA	$	241,666		$	215,542		$	712,825		$	641,353
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment ^(1a)	49,247			38,498			157,154			119,608
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs ^(1b)	7,606			9,083			23,032			27,070
Acquisition-related amortization ^(1c)	31,384			21,899			76,270			76,741
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	9,525			10,388			31,575			33,177
Interest expense, net	40,581			50,153			129,643			167,332
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			33,235			33,538
Other, net ⁽³⁾	(92,568		)	(1,124		)	(88,320		)	839
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	8,888			5,150			8,888			8,834
Acquisition-related costs ⁽⁵⁾	9,350			—			13,214			—
Litigation costs ⁽⁶⁾	9,318			4,252			14,797			11,370
Stock-based compensation	7,204			5,365			23,328			13,849
Management fees ⁽⁷⁾	—			193			—			23,701
Provision for income taxes	38,007			30,456			84,966			55,651
Income from continuing operations	$	123,124		$	41,229		$	205,043		$	69,643

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(1)	Depreciation and amortization expenses:


a.	Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment includes software developed for internal use.


b.	Amortization of capitalized implementation costs represents amortization of upfront costs to implement new customer contracts under our SaaS and hosted revenue model.


c.	Acquisition-related amortization represents amortization of intangible assets from the take-private transaction in 2007 as well as intangibles associated with acquisitions since that date and amortization of the excess basis in our underlying equity in joint ventures.

(2)

(3)


(4)	Restructuring and other costs represent charges associated with business restructuring and associated changes implemented which resulted in severance benefits related to employee terminations, integration and facility opening or closing costs and other business reorganization costs.


(5)	Acquisition-related costs represent fees and expenses incurred associated with the acquisition of Abacus.


(6)	Litigation costs represent charges associated with antitrust litigation (see Note 11, Contingencies).

(7)


(c)	Includes capital expenditures and capitalized implementation costs as summarized below (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Additions to property and equipment	$	75,108	$	47,742	$	203,071	$	154,212
Capitalized implementation costs	20,081		9,494		49,642		27,091
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$	95,189	$	57,236	$	252,713	$	181,303

General Information - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 segment	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of business segments \| segment	2
Common stock shares issued							9,684,911
Proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards \| $							$ 46
Common stock cash dividend paid per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09
Common stock cash dividend paid \| $		$ 49	$ 49	$ 24	$ 24	$ 24	$ 74
Sale of common stock							73,970,000
Underwriters Overallotment Option [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Sale of common stock							7,170,000

Acquisition of Abacus (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisition of Abacus (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs			$ 9,350	$ 0	$ 13,214	$ 0
Net cash consideration					441,582	31,799
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest					86,082	0
Restructuring charge			8,888	$ 5,150	8,888	$ 8,834
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		35.00%
Ownership percentage before acquisition		35.00%
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest			86,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Consortium of 11 Airlines [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage acquired		65.00%
Ownership percentage		65.00%
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs			9,000		13,000
Net cash consideration	$ 442,000
Restructuring charge					$ 9,000
Restructuring charges paid			1,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Draw on revolving credit facility	$ 70,000
Data Processing Services [Member] \| Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest			12,000
Gain on settlement			$ 12,000

Acquisition of Abacus - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 2,425,963	$ 2,153,499
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 64,604
Accounts receivable, net	60,349
Other current assets	11,525
Goodwill	273,451
Property and equipment, net	3,458
Other assets	55,492
Current liabilities	(120,576)
Noncurrent liabilities	(25,502)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(74,225)
Total assets (liabilities), net	715,776
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in AIPL	(208,000)
Fair value of AIPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,590)
Total acquisition price	506,186
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Tax Uncertainties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent liability	25,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 330,000
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)	20 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Reacquired rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 108,200
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)	7 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Purchased technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 14,000
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)	5 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Supplier agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 11,000
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)	7 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 4,000
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)	2 years

Acquisition of Abacus - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Contributed revenue from acquiree since acquisition date	$ 96,000		$ 96,000
Contributed income from continuing operations from acquiree since acquisition date	$ 1,000		1,000
Revenue		$ 740,980	2,350,362	$ 2,201,341
Income from continuing operations		43,983	126,531	78,367
Net income attributable to common stockholders		$ 39,317	$ 337,529	$ 20,166

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) earnout_payment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses				$ 30,709		$ 0		$ 294,276	$ 0
Gain related to favorable ruling in litigation settlement								49,194	6,132
Reclassification adjustment of CTA gains, net of tax				18,558		$ 0		18,558	$ 0
General Excise Tax Litigation [Member] \| Hawaii [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain related to favorable ruling in litigation settlement		$ 40,000
Travelocity [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 280,000
Intangible asset disposed	$ 55,000
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses					$ 143,000
lastminute [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible asset disposed										$ 26,000
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses					$ 25,000
Transfer of net liabilities, working capital deficit										$ 71,000
Reclassified cumulative translation gains								31,000
Reclassification adjustment of CTA gains, net of tax				$ 19,000
lastminute [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
U.S. tax benefit related to discontinued operations								80,000
lastminute [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
U.S. tax benefit related to discontinued operations								$ 95,000
TPN [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business			$ 10,000
Number of earn-out payments \| earnout_payment			2
Loss on disposition of assets							$ 3,000
Earn-out proceeds receivable recognized							$ 3,000
TPN [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total potential earn-out payments			$ 10,000

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions - Summary of Discontinued Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,038	$ 85,978	$ 24,292	$ 260,652
Cost of revenue	5,254	26,921	19,279	94,472
Selling, general and administrative	(42,046)	61,032	(20,538)	236,466
Operating income (loss)	37,830	(1,975)	25,551	(70,286)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	0	(2,559)	0	(5,917)
Gain on sale of businesses	30,709	0	294,276	0
Other, net	(321)	(952)	2,178	(445)
Total other income (expense), net	30,388	(3,511)	296,454	(6,362)
Income (loss) from discontinuing operations before income taxes	68,218	(5,486)	322,005	(76,648)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	14,326	(1,540)	108,506	(31,996)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 53,892	$ (3,946)	$ 213,499	$ (44,652)

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate		29.00%	44.00%
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest		$ 86,082	$ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 82,000	$ 82,000		$ 59,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest	$ 86,000

Debt - Face Value of Outstanding Debt (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 2,707,316,000	$ 3,074,171,000
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	3,121,000,000	3,084,000,000
Face value of total debt outstanding	3,129,791,000	3,096,606,000
Less current portion of debt outstanding	$ (422,475,000)	(22,435,000)
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term B Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 1,726,188,000	1,739,500,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term B Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 343,000,000	345,625,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term C Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 2.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2017
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 49,313,000	49,313,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term C Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Two Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 2.75%
Credit facility amount	$ 370,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 0	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Two Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Three Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.75%
Credit facility amount	$ 35,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2018
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 0	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Three Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Eighteen [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.75%
Mortgage Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.80%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2017
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 81,290,000	82,168,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	8.35%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 15, 2016
Senior unsecured notes	$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	8.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 15, 2019
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 0	480,000,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.375%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 01, 2023
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 530,000,000	$ 0

Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 3,121,000,000	$ 3,084,000,000
Unamortized discount	9,000,000	13,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt	2,707,316,000	3,074,171,000
Outstanding letters of credit that will reduce overall credit capacity	21,000,000	47,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	405,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt		0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Two Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	370,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt	0	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Three Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	35,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 0	$ 0

Debt - Refinancing of 2019 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Debt - Refinancing of 2019 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 33,000,000	$ 0	$ 33,235,000	$ 33,538,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage	6.375%
Redemption Premium	$ 31,000,000
Scheduled interest payable	2,000,000
First call date		May 15, 2015
Accrued but unpaid interest	19,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refinanced debt amount	$ 480,000,000
State interest rate	8.50%
Debt amount		$ 480,000,000			$ 480,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
State interest rate	5.375%
Debt amount	$ 530,000,000
Maturity year of debt	2023
Proceeds from senior secured notes	$ 522,000,000

Debt - Maturities of Long Term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2015 (remaining)	$ 5,620
2016	422,493
2017	150,303
2018	21,250
2019	2,000,125
Thereafter	530,000
Total	$ 3,129,791

Derivatives - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Derivatives - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) derivative_instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedging ineffectiveness recorded in earnings	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Estimated loss reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings as contracts settle			2,000,000
Designated [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability notional amount					$ 750,000,000
Designated [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps \| derivative_instrument					8
Derivative notional amount	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Not designated [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Reclassification from OCI to interest expense related to the derivatives net of tax		$ 2,000,000		$ 7,000,000

Derivatives - Schedule of Unsettled Purchased Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (Details) - Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] € in Thousands, ₨ in Thousands, £ in Thousands, zł in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2015 AUD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 INR (₨)	Sep. 30, 2015 PLN (zł)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 INR (₨)	Dec. 31, 2014 PLN (zł)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Australian Dollar [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount		$ 3,950			$ 3,053			$ 6,750			$ 5,838
Average contract rate	0.7729	0.7729	0.7729	0.7729	0.7729	0.7729	0.8649	0.8649	0.8649	0.8649	0.8649	0.8649
Australian Dollar [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount		$ 1,600			$ 1,225
Average contract rate	0.7656	0.7656	0.7656	0.7656	0.7656	0.7656
Euro [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 11,658	€ 10,570
Average contract rate	1.1029	1.1029	1.1029	1.1029	1.1029	1.1029
Euro [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 9,602	€ 7,880					$ 38,777	€ 30,200
Average contract rate	1.2185	1.2185	1.2185	1.2185	1.2185	1.2185	1.2840	1.2840	1.2840	1.2840	1.2840	1.2840
British Pound Sterling [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	£ 18,400				$ 28,276		£ 22,950				$ 37,343
Average contract rate	1.5367	1.5367	1.5367	1.5367	1.5367	1.5367	1.6271	1.6271	1.6271	1.6271	1.6271	1.6271
Indian Rupee [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			₨ 1,209,500		$ 18,091				₨ 1,205,000		$ 18,748
Average contract rate	0.0150	0.0150	0.0150	0.0150	0.0150	0.0150	0.0156	0.0156	0.0156	0.0156	0.0156	0.0156
Polish Zloty [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount				zł 196,000	$ 52,702					zł 171,000	$ 52,821
Average contract rate	0.2689	0.2689	0.2689	0.2689	0.2689	0.2689	0.3089	0.3089	0.3089	0.3089	0.3089	0.3089

Derivatives - Schedule of Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts, floor rate	1.00%
1.48% [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 750,000,000
Interest Rate Received	1 month LIBOR
Interest Rate Paid	1.48%
Effective Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 30, 2016
2.19% [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 750,000,000
Interest Rate Received	1 month LIBOR
Interest Rate Paid	2.19%
Effective Date	Dec. 30, 2016
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 29, 2017
2.61% [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 750,000,000
Interest Rate Received	1 month LIBOR
Interest Rate Paid	2.61%
Effective Date	Dec. 29, 2017
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2018
2.03% [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 400,000,000
Interest Rate Received	1 month LIBOR
Interest Rate Paid	2.03%
Effective Date	Jul. 29, 2011
Debt instrument, maturity date	Sep. 30, 2014
2.51% [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 350,000,000
Interest Rate Received	1 month LIBOR
Interest Rate Paid	2.51%
Effective Date	Apr. 30, 2012
Debt instrument, maturity date	Sep. 30, 2014

Derivatives - Schedule of Estimated Fair Values of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - Designated [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ (17,736)	$ (9,876)
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(2,401)	(8,475)
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(2,630)	0
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ (12,705)	$ (1,401)

Derivatives - Schedule of Effects of Derivative Instruments Net of Taxes on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (9,589)	$ (3,799)	$ (17,383)	$ (3,181)
Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	(5,324)	(3,799)	(13,118)	(3,181)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	(1,069)	(3,799)	(4,115)	(3,181)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of revenue [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(1,970)	646	(8,902)	4,242
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (4,255)	$ 0	$ (9,003)	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 27,723
Total	9,987	$ (9,876)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	27,723
Total	27,723
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total	(17,736)	(9,876)
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	(2,401)	(8,475)
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	(2,401)	(8,475)
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	(15,335)	(1,401)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	$ (15,335)	$ (1,401)

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Term B Facility [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	$ 1,736,976,000	$ 1,718,843,000
Term B Facility [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	1,720,053,000	1,732,101,000
Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	346,644,000	341,737,000
Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	343,000,000	345,625,000
Term C Facility [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	49,929,000	48,758,000
Term C Facility [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	49,137,000	49,080,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	410,060,000	426,250,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	397,769,000	393,973,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	0	516,300,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	0	480,741,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	522,713,000	0
Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	530,000,000	$ 0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	$ 0

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Reclassification adjustment of CTA gains, net of tax	$ 18,558	$ 0	$ 18,558	$ 0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	(87,484)		(87,484)		$ (90,172)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps	(11,610)		(11,610)		(7,395)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(4,265)		(4,265)		0
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	1,822		1,822		22,843
Other	0		0		4,921
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(101,537)		$ (101,537)		$ (69,803)
lastminute [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Reclassification adjustment of CTA gains, net of tax	$ 19,000

Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$ 123,124	$ 41,229	$ 205,043	$ 69,643
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	676	720	2,501	2,168
Less: Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	11,381
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$ 122,448	$ 40,509	$ 202,542	$ 56,094
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,471	264,768	272,224	229,405
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	5,924	8,562	6,624	8,589
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,395	273,330	278,848	237,994
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.15	$ 0.74	$ 0.24
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.15	$ 0.73	$ 0.24

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Common stock equivalents	1	2	1	1

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Net Period Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest cost	$ 4,774	$ 4,886	$ 14,323	$ 14,688
Expected return on plan assets	(5,279)	(5,909)	(15,838)	(17,959)
Amortization of prior service credit	(358)	(358)	(1,075)	(1,074)
Amortization of actuarial loss, net	1,761	1,257	5,284	3,591
Net periodic cost (credit)	$ 898	$ (124)	$ 2,694	$ (754)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Legacy Pension Plan (LPP) [Member] \| Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plan	$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,000,000

Contingencies - Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Contingencies - Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) lawsuit plaintiff	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain related to favorable ruling in litigation settlement				$ 49,194	$ 6,132
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Period for which suits filed by government				10 years
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit				70
Number of lawsuits dismissed \| lawsuit				30
Amount paid in litigation settlement	$ 4,000
Hotel Related Antitrust Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Representatives filed suits against company \| plaintiff				2
Hotel Occupancy General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts accrued for loss contingencies		$ 5,000	$ 5,000	$ 5,000
Washington D.C. and Wyoming [Member] \| Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount paid in litigation settlement			6,000
Hawaii [Member] \| General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts accrued for loss contingencies		2,000	2,000	2,000
Amount paid in litigation settlement		30,000
Amount paid to repeal case		35,000
Reduction in accrued liability		10,000
Gain related to favorable ruling in litigation settlement		40,000
Hawaii [Member] \| Hotel Occupancy General Excise Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts accrued for loss contingencies		$ 2,000	$ 2,000	$ 2,000

Contingencies - Antitrust Litigation and DOJ Investigation (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
U S Airways Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of damages claimed value	$ 20
Amount paid in litigation settlement	(20)
Minimum [Member] \| U S Airways Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of damages claimed value	45,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| U S Airways Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of damages claimed value	$ 73,000,000	$ 20
Insurance Carriers [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest on insurance claims			18.00%
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Indian Income Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Taxes, interest and penalties			$ 40,000,000

Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 785,002	$ 672,480	$ 2,202,441	$ 1,985,275
Adjusted Gross Margin	346,808	292,823	980,354	866,651
Adjusted EBITDA	241,666	215,542	712,825	641,353
Depreciation and amortization	88,237	68,679	254,854	221,016
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	95,189	57,236	252,713	181,303
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	316,505	275,494	907,022	804,323
Depreciation and amortization	48,310	40,819	152,841	126,326
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	80,327	53,232	214,864	161,642
Operating Segments [Member] \| Travel Network [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	569,190	466,278	1,571,635	1,420,341
Adjusted Gross Margin	263,732	216,214	733,778	670,023
Adjusted EBITDA	231,230	193,823	669,274	606,637
Depreciation and amortization	15,947	14,788	45,571	46,597
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	18,957	13,238	46,515	43,858
Operating Segments [Member] \| Airline And Hospitality Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	218,978	208,684	640,510	571,975
Adjusted Gross Margin	99,373	94,747	284,354	235,546
Adjusted EBITDA	85,275	81,671	237,748	197,686
Depreciation and amortization	32,363	26,031	107,270	79,729
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	61,370	39,994	168,349	117,784
Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(3,166)	(2,482)	(9,704)	(7,041)
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted Gross Margin	(16,297)	(18,138)	(37,778)	(38,918)
Adjusted EBITDA	(74,839)	(59,952)	(194,197)	(162,970)
Depreciation and amortization	39,927	27,860	102,013	94,690
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$ 14,862	$ 4,004	$ 37,849	$ 19,661

Segment Information - Adjusted Gross Margin (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Adjusted Gross Margin

$ 346,808

$ 292,823

$ 980,354

$ 866,651

Less adjustments:

Selling, general and administrative

^[1]

166,324

113,581

412,042

351,970

Cost of revenue adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

59,334

46,148

177,080

153,072

Amortization of upfront incentive consideration

9,525

10,388

31,575

33,177

Restructuring and other costs

2,694

5,273

Stock-based compensation

2,853

2,165

9,288

5,523

Operating income

$ 108,772

$ 117,847

$ 350,369

$ 317,636

[1]

Segment Information - Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest					$ 86,082	$ 0
Management fee paid with IPO proceeds	$ 21,000
Maximum percentage of management fee payable from adjusted EBITDA		1.00%
Adjusted EBITDA		$ 241,666		$ 215,542	712,825	641,353
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment		49,247		38,498	157,154	119,608
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs		7,606		9,083	23,032	27,070
Acquisition related amortization		31,384		21,899	76,270	76,741
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration		9,525		10,388	31,575	33,177
Interest expense, net		40,581		50,153	129,643	167,332
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	$ 33,000	0	33,235	33,538
Other, net		(92,568)		(1,124)	(88,320)	839
Restructuring and other costs		8,888		5,150	8,888	8,834
Acquisition-related costs		9,350		0	13,214	0
Litigation costs		9,318		4,252	14,797	11,370
Stock-based compensation expense		7,204		5,365	23,328	13,849
Management fees		0		193	0	23,701
Provision for income taxes		38,007		30,456	84,966	55,651
Income from continuing operations		123,124		$ 41,229	$ 205,043	$ 69,643
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on remeasurement of previously-held joint venture interest		86,000
Ownership Percentage			35.00%
Gain on settlement of pre-existing agreement related to data processing services		$ 12,000
Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Average expected life of the service contract to cost of revenue		3 years
Management fee paid with IPO proceeds		$ 5,000
Maximum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Average expected life of the service contract to cost of revenue		5 years
Management fee paid with IPO proceeds		$ 7,000

Segment Information - Components of Adjusted Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Additions to property and equipment	$ 75,108	$ 47,742	$ 203,071	$ 154,212
Capitalized implementation costs	20,081	9,494	49,642	27,091
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$ 95,189	$ 57,236	$ 252,713	$ 181,303