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Document and Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 22, 2016
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	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SABR
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		277,103,658

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Statement [Abstract]

Revenue

$ 859,543

$ 710,348

Cost of revenue

^[1],[2]

554,265

468,998

Selling, general and administrative

^[2]

133,856

122,358

Operating income

171,422

118,992

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net

(41,202)

(46,453)

Joint venture equity income

763

8,519

Other, net

3,360

(4,445)

Total other expense, net

(37,079)

(42,379)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

134,343

76,613

Provision for income taxes

41,424

27,283

Income from continuing operations

92,919

49,330

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

13,350

158,911

Net income

106,269

208,241

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

1,102

747

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$ 105,167

$ 207,494

Basic net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)

$ 0.33

$ 0.18

Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)

0.05

0.59

Net income per common share (in dollars per share)

0.38

0.77

Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)

0.33

0.18

Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)

0.05

0.57

Net income per common share (in dollars per share)

$ 0.37

$ 0.75

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

Basic (in shares)

275,568

269,184

Diluted (in shares)

281,963

276,688

Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)

$ 0.13

$ 0.09

[1]	Includes amortization of upfront incentive consideration of $12,337 for the Three Months Ended March 31,2016 and $11,172 for the Three Months Ended March 31,
[2]	Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of Revenue of $4,074 for the Three Months Ended March 31,2016 and $3,533 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015. Selling, general and administrative of $6,215 for the Three Months Ended March 31,2016 and $5,261 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration	$ 12,337	$ 11,172
Stock-based compensation expense	10,289	8,794
Cost of revenue [Member]
Stock-based compensation expense	4,074	3,533
Selling, general and administrative [Member]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 6,215	$ 5,261

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 106,269	$ 208,241
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign CTA (losses) gains, net of tax	(370)	3,009
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses on foreign CTA, net of tax	(198)	0
Net change in foreign CTA (losses) gains, net of tax	(568)	3,009
Retirement-related benefit plans:
Amortization of prior service credits, net of taxes of $129 and $129	(229)	(229)
Amortization of actuarial losses, net of taxes of $(515) and $(623)	910	1,102
Total retirement-related benefit plans	681	873
Derivatives and available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized losses, net of taxes of $1,259 and $4,038	(492)	(8,676)
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses, net of taxes of $(285) and $(1,024)	919	3,470
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and available-for-sale securities, net of tax	427	(5,206)
Share of other comprehensive income of joint venture	0	965
Other comprehensive income (loss)	540	(359)
Comprehensive income	106,809	207,882
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,102)	(747)
Comprehensive income attributable to Sabre Corporation	$ 105,707	$ 207,135

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Amortization of prior service credits, taxes	$ 129	$ 129
Amortization of actuarial losses, taxes	(515)	(623)
Unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives, taxes	1,259	4,038
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses, taxes	$ (285)	$ (1,024)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 111,702	$ 321,132
Accounts receivable, net	456,941	375,789
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	92,719	81,167
Total current assets	661,362	778,088
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $882,944 and $850,587	652,721	627,529
Investments in joint ventures	24,479	24,348
Goodwill	2,535,585	2,440,431
Deferred income taxes	115,431	44,464
Other assets, net	675,331	642,214
Total assets	5,559,123	5,393,627
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	156,398	138,421
Accrued compensation and related benefits	68,144	99,382
Accrued subscriber incentives	220,020	185,270
Deferred revenues	196,119	165,124
Other accrued liabilities	210,949	221,976
Current portion of debt	204,824	190,315
Tax Receivable Agreement	111,161	0
Total current liabilities	1,167,615	1,000,488
Deferred income taxes	109,926	83,562
Other noncurrent liabilities	543,497	656,093
Long-term debt	3,085,492	3,169,344
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity
Common Stock: $0.01 par value; 450,000,000 authorized shares; 281,380,008 and 279,082,473 shares issued, 276,873,366 and 274,955,830 shares outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	2,813	2,790
Additional paid-in capital	2,037,689	2,016,325
Treasury Stock, at cost, 4,506,642 and 4,126,643 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(121,107)	(110,548)
Retained deficit	(1,172,747)	(1,328,730)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(96,595)	(97,135)
Noncontrolling interest	2,540	1,438
Total stockholders’ equity	652,593	484,140
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,559,123	5,393,627
Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Current assets
Finite lived intangible assets, net	460,358	416,887
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Current assets
Finite lived intangible assets, net	$ 433,856	$ 419,666

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated depreciation on property and equipment	$ 882,944	$ 850,587
Common Stock, Par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common Stock, Shares issued	281,380,008	279,082,473
Common Stock, Shares outstanding	276,873,366	274,955,830
Treasury Stock, shares held	4,506,642	4,126,643
Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Accumulated Amortization	$ 631,209	$ 608,076
Other intangible assets [Member]
Accumulated Amortization	$ 575,428	$ 562,113

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 106,269	$ 208,241
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	96,283	90,061
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration	12,337	11,172
Litigation-related credits	(23,001)	(16,786)
Stock-based compensation expense	10,289	8,794
Allowance for doubtful accounts	3,972	3,355
Deferred income taxes	30,756	27,388
Joint venture equity income	(763)	(8,519)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,946	1,536
Other	(213)	4,952
Income from discontinued operations	(13,350)	(158,911)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables	(74,362)	(70,827)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(9,039)	(3,388)
Capitalized implementation costs	(19,957)	(14,327)
Upfront incentive consideration	(23,028)	(6,523)
Other assets	(7,615)	(7,189)
Accrued compensation and related benefits	(31,810)	(27,317)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	55,835	60,172
Deferred revenue including upfront solution fees	25,616	29,889
Cash provided by operating activities	140,165	131,773
Investing Activities
Additions to property and equipment	(75,472)	(61,912)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	(158,668)	0
Other investing activities	0	148
Cash used in investing activities	(234,140)	(61,764)
Financing Activities
Proceeds of borrowings from lenders	161,000	0
Payments on borrowings from lenders	(232,296)	(5,614)
Net (payments) proceeds on the settlement of equity-based awards	(2,003)	9,781
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	(35,956)	(24,391)
Other financing activities	(1,647)	(2,057)
Cash used in financing activities	(110,902)	(22,281)
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash used in operating activities	(3,880)	(18,156)
Cash provided by investing activities	0	278,834
Cash (used in) provided by in discontinued operations	(3,880)	260,678
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(673)	(5,528)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(209,430)	302,878
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	321,132	155,679
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 111,702	$ 458,557

General Information	3 Months Ended
General Information	Mar. 31, 2016
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. Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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 February 19, 2016. We consolidate all 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. All dollar amounts in the financial statements and the tables in the notes, except per share amounts, are stated in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. All amounts in the notes reference results from continuing operations unless otherwise indicated. 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 accounting policies, which consist of significant estimates and assumptions, include, among other things, the estimation of the collectability of accounts receivable, estimation of future cancellations of bookings processed through the Sabre global distribution system (“GDS”), revenue recognition for software arrangements, determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, determination of the fair value of derivatives, the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of intangible assets and goodwill, assumptions utilized in the determination of pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities, estimation of loss contingencies, and estimation of 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 February 19, 2016. Stockholders’ Equity—During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we issued 2,297,535 shares of our common stock as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards. In addition, we received $9 million in proceeds from the exercise of employee stock-option awards and paid $11 million of income tax withholdings associated with the settlement of employee restricted-stock awards. We paid a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.13 per share, totaling $36 million, and $0.09 per share, totaling $24 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, certain of our stockholders sold an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock through a secondary public offering. We did not offer any shares or receive any proceeds from this secondary public offering. Adoption of New Accounting Standard—In the first quarter of 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") under their initiative to reduce complexity in financial reporting. The amendments of the updated standard include, among other things, the requirement to recognize excess tax benefits (or deficiencies) through earnings, the election of a policy to either estimate forfeitures when determining periodic expense or recognize actual forfeitures when they occur, and an increase in the allowable income tax withholding from the minimum to the maximum statutory rate. In recent years, we have incurred significant excess tax benefits associated with settled equity-based awards that have not been recognized due to certain accounting policy elections we made under the previous accounting standard, combined with the significant amount of our net operating loss carryforwards. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2016 to increase retained earnings by $89 million with a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets in order to recognize excess tax benefits that can be used to reduce income taxes payable in the future. Effective January 1, 2016, excess tax benefits or deficiencies are recognized in our results of operations and are included in cash flows from operating activities in our statement of cash flows. We recognized $10 million of excess tax benefits in the three months ended March 31, 2016, which is included as a reduction to provision for income taxes in our consolidated results of operations. In accordance with the updated standard, we elected to recognize actual forfeitures of equity-based awards as they occur. As we previously estimated forfeitures to determine stock-based compensation expense, this change resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2016 to reduce retained earnings by $2 million, net of tax. There were no other material impacts to our consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this updated standard. Reclassifications—We reclassified all of our $30 million litigation settlement liability as of December 31, 2015 to other accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet to conform to our current period presentation. As of March 31, 2016, our litigation settlement liability included in other accrued liabilities totaled $8 million.

Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Trust Group

In January 2016, we completed the acquisition of the Trust Group, a central reservations, revenue management and hotel

marketing provider, expanding our presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa ("EMEA") and Asia Pacific ("APAC"). The net cash consideration for Trust Group was $159 million, which excludes the effect of net working capital adjustments. The acquisition was funded using proceeds from our 5.25% senior secured notes due in 2023 and cash on hand. The Trust Group is integrated and managed as part of our Airline and Hospitality Solutions segment.

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. We expect to finalize the purchase price allocation during 2016. 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	$	3,889
Accounts receivable	10,247
Other current assets	639
Goodwill	94,737
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	65,502
Purchased technology	21,834
Trademarks and brand names	4,367
Property and equipment, net	3,105
Current liabilities	(10,326		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(31,437		)
Total acquisition price	$	162,557

The goodwill recognized reflects expected synergies from combined operations and also the acquired assembled workforce of the Trust Group in EMEA and APAC. The goodwill recognized is assigned to our Airline and Hospitality Solutions segment and is not deductible for tax purposes. The useful lives of the intangible assets acquired are 15 years for customer relationships, 5 years for purchased technology and 5 years for trademarks and brand names.

The acquisition of the Trust Group did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements, and therefore pro forma information is not presented.

Abacus

On July 1, 2015, we completed the acquisition of the remaining 65% interest in Abacus International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based business-to-business travel e-commerce provider that serves the Asia-Pacific region, which is now named Sabre Asia Pacific Pte Ltd ("SAPPL"). Prior to the acquisition, SAPPL was 65% owned by a consortium of 11 airlines and the remaining 35% was owned by us. Separately, SAPPL has signed new long-term agreements with the consortium of 11 airlines to continue to utilize the Abacus GDS. In the third and fourth quarters of 2015, SAPPL completed the acquisition of the remaining interest in three national marketing companies, Abacus Distribution Systems (Hong Kong), Abacus Travel Systems (Singapore) and Abacus Distribution Systems Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) (the “NMCs” and, together with SAPPL, “Abacus”). SAPPL previously owned noncontrolling interests in the NMCs. The net cash consideration for Abacus was $442 million, which includes the effect of net working capital adjustments. The acquisition was funded with a combination of cash on hand and a $70 million draw on our revolving credit facility.

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 $78 million gain we recognized during the year ended December 31, 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 second quarter of 2016. 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	$	65,641
Accounts receivable	49,099
Other current assets	12,522
Goodwill	292,109
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	319,000
Reacquired rights⁽¹⁾	113,500
Purchased technology	14,000
Supplier agreements	13,000
Trademarks and brand names	4,000
Property and equipment, net	4,021
Other assets	65,796
Current liabilities	(120,649		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(44,245		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(77,781		)
	710,013
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in SAPPL	(200,000		)
Fair value of SAPPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,880		)
Total acquisition price	$	508,133

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(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 useful lives of the intangible assets acquired are 20 years for customer relationships, 7 years for reacquired rights, 3 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.

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 of December 31, 2015, our restructuring accrual associated with this plan was $8 million, of which less than $1 million was paid in the three months ended March 31, 2016. We did not recognize material restructuring charges in the three months ended March 31, 2016. The plan is expected to be substantially complete by the fourth quarter of 2016, and we currently do not expect to incur significant additional charges in connection with the plan.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

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 include adjustments to: (i) eliminate historical revenue and cost of revenue between us, SAPPL and the NMCs; (ii) remove historical amortization recognized by SAPPL 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 March 31, 2015
Revenue	$	788,895
Income from continuing operations	57,766
Net income attributable to common stockholders	215,930

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

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 from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

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, 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 $70 million, partially offset by assets sold including intangible assets of $27 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, which concluded on March 31, 2016. 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 $24 million, net of tax, in the first quarter of 2015.

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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenue	$	—		$	21,142
Cost of revenue	—			12,288
Selling, general and administrative	4,926			19,241
Operating loss	(4,926		)	(10,387		)
Other income (expense):
Gain on sale of businesses	305			263,567
Other, net	(1,317		)	(475		)
Total other (expense) income, net	(1,012		)	263,092
(Loss) income from discontinuing operations before income taxes	(5,938		)	252,705
(Benefit) provision for income taxes⁽¹⁾	(19,288		)	93,794
Net income from discontinued operations	$	13,350		$	158,911

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(1)	In the first quarter 2016, we recognized a $17 million tax benefit associated with the resolution of uncertain tax positions; see Note 4, Income Taxes.

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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	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were 31% and 36%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 was primarily driven by an increase in forecasted earnings in lower tax jurisdictions, excess tax benefits associated with employee equity-based awards (see Note 1, General Information, for additional information related to our adoption ASU 2016-09) and U.S. federal research tax credits, partially offset by an increase in foreign withholding taxes. 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. In the first quarter of 2016, we recognized a tax benefit of $17 million associated with the effective settlement of uncertain tax positions in our discontinued Travelocity business. Our net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, included in our consolidated balance sheets, were $56 million and $69 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Tax Receivable Agreement Immediately prior to the closing of our initial public offering in April 2014, we entered into a tax receivable agreement (“TRA”) that provides stockholders and equity award holders that were our stockholders and equity award holders, respectively, immediately prior to the closing of our initial public offering (collectively, the “Pre-IPO Existing Stockholders”) the right to receive future payments from us. The future payments will equal 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal income tax that we and our subsidiaries realize as a result of the utilization of certain tax assets attributable to periods prior to our initial public offering, including federal net operating losses (“NOLs”), capital losses and the ability to realize tax amortization of certain intangible assets (collectively, the “Pre-IPO Tax Assets”). Consequently, stockholders who are not Pre-IPO Existing Stockholders will only be entitled to the economic benefit of the Pre-IPO Tax Assets to the extent of our continuing 15% interest in those assets. These payment obligations are our obligations and not obligations of any of our subsidiaries. The actual utilization of the Pre-IPO Tax Assets, as well as the timing of any payments under the TRA, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount, character and timing of our and our subsidiaries’ taxable income in the future. Based on current tax laws and assuming that we and our subsidiaries earn sufficient taxable income to realize the full tax benefits subject to the TRA, we estimate that future payments under the TRA relating to the Pre-IPO Tax Assets to total $387 million. The estimate of future payments considers the impact of Section 382 of the Code, which imposes an annual limit on the ability of a corporation that undergoes an ownership change to use its net operating loss carryforwards to reduce its liability. We do not anticipate any material limitations on our ability to utilize NOLs under Section 382 of the Code. We expect future payments under the TRA to be made over the next five years with no material payments occurring in 2016. We expect to make payments totaling $111 million in the first quarter of 2017, which are included in Tax Receivable Agreement under current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016. The remaining portion of $276 million is included in other noncurrent liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016. Payments under the TRA are not conditioned upon the parties’ continuing ownership of the company.

Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our outstanding debt included in our consolidated balance sheets totaled $3,290 million and $3,360 million, respectively, net of debt issuance costs of $29 million and $30 million, respectively, and unamortized discounts of $5 million and $6 million, respectively. The following table sets forth the face values of our outstanding debt as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Rate	Maturity	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Senior secured credit facilities:
Term B facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	$	1,717,313		$	1,721,750
Incremental term loan facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	341,250			342,125
Term C facility	L + 2.50%	December 2017	49,313			49,313
Extended Revolver, $370 million	L + 2.75%	February 2019	91,358			—
Unextended Revolver, $35 million	L + 3.25%	February 2018	8,642			—
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	8.35%	March 2016	—			165,000
5.375% senior secured notes due 2023	5.375%	April 2023	530,000			530,000
5.25% senior secured notes due 2023	5.25%	November 2023	500,000			500,000
Mortgage facility	5.80%	April 2017	80,673			80,984
Capital lease obligations			5,831			6,502
Face value of total debt outstanding			3,324,380			3,395,674
Less current portion of debt outstanding			(204,824		)	(190,687		)
Face value of long-term debt outstanding			$	3,119,556		$	3,204,987

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 have $100 million outstanding under the Revolver as of March 31, 2016, all of which is classified as current portion of debt in our consolidated balance sheet. No balance was outstanding under the Revolver as of December 31, 2015. We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $28 million and $25 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which reduce our overall credit capacity under the Revolver.

Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016

In March 2016, the remaining principal balance of $165 million of our senior unsecured notes matured. We repaid this remaining balance on the senior unsecured notes with a draw on our Revolver and cash on hand.

Derivatives

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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.

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 March 2017. We have designated these instruments as cash flow hedges. No hedging ineffectiveness was recorded in earnings relating to the forward contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. As of March 31, 2016, we estimate that $3 million in gains will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings over the next 12 months.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 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 March 31, 2016
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Indian Rupee	89,000	1,326	0.0149
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	23,350	16,731	0.7165
Euro	US Dollar	1,950	2,189	1.1226
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	17,175	25,681	1.4953
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,449,500	21,059	0.0145
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	213,250	55,924	0.2622
Singapore Dollar	US Dollar	45,850	32,781	0.7150



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of December 31, 2015
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	2,080	1,570	0.7548
US Dollar	Euro	2,870	3,169	1.1042
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	1,260	939	0.7452
Euro	US Dollar	2,870	3,122	1.0878
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	18,075	27,415	1.5167
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,880,500	27,736	0.0147
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	226,500	59,120	0.2610

Interest Rate Swap Contracts—Interest rate swaps outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:



Notional Amount	Interest Rate Received	Interest Rate Paid	Effective Date	Maturity Date
$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

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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 months ended March 31, 2016. 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 March 31, 2016, we estimate that $5 million in losses will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings over the next 12 months.

The estimated fair values of our derivatives designated as hedging instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
		Fair Value as of
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Consolidated Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid Expenses	$	3,834		$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	Other accrued liabilities	(696		)	(1,759		)
Interest rate swaps	Other accrued liabilities	(4,797		)	(3,912		)
Interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent liabilities	(14,181		)	(9,822		)
		$	(15,840	)	$	(15,493	)

The effects of derivative instruments, net of taxes, on OCI for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2016			2015
Foreign exchange contracts	$	3,041		$	(4,337	)
Interest rate swaps	(3,371		)	(4,339		)
Total	$	(330	)	$	(8,676	)



		Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	2016		2015
Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of revenue	$	919	$	3,470

- Definition

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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—Our available-for-sale securities include securities of a publicly-traded non-U.S. entity. The fair value of these securities is 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	March 31, 2016			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	36,564		$	36,564	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	3,138			—		3,138			—
Interest rate swap contracts	(18,978		)	—		(18,978		)	—
Total	$	20,724		$	36,564	$	(15,840	)	$	—



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2015			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	36,711		$	36,711	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	(1,759		)	—		(1,759		)	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(13,734		)	—		(13,734		)	—
Total	$	21,218		$	36,711	$	(15,493	)	$	—

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 within the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable approximates their fair values. The fair values of our senior unsecured notes due 2016, senior secured notes due 2023 and term loans under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are determined based on quoted market prices for the similar liability when traded as an asset in an active market, a Level 2 input. The outstanding principal balance of our mortgage facility approximated its fair value as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The fair values of the mortgage facility were determined based on estimates of current interest rates for similar debt, a Level 2 input.

The following table presents the fair value and carrying value of our senior notes and borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Fair Value at				Carrying Value at
Financial Instrument	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015		March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Term B facility	$	1,720,532	$	1,705,609	$	1,712,042	$	1,716,048
Incremental term loan facility	339,544		339,559		341,250		342,125
Term C facility	49,405		49,251		49,176		49,157
Extended Revolver, $370 million	91,358		—		91,358		—
Unextended Revolver, $35 million	8,642		—		8,642		—
5.375% Senior secured notes due 2023	545,569		528,013		530,000		530,000
5.25% Senior secured notes due 2023	510,313		494,375		500,000		500,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	—		165,804		—		164,628

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related deferred income taxes, are as follows (in thousands):



	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	$	(89,966	)	$	(90,647	)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps, and available-for-sale securities	(5,963		)	(6,391		)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	(666		)	(97		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(96,595	)	$	(97,135	)

The amortization of actuarial losses and periodic service credits associated with our retirement-related benefit plans is 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.

- Definition

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31,
	2016		2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	92,919	$	49,330
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,102		747
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	91,817	$	48,583
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,568		269,184
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	6,395		7,504
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,963		276,688
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.18
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.18

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 1 million common stock equivalents for each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Contingencies	Mar. 31, 2016
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. Antitrust Litigation and DOJ Investigation US Airways Antitrust Litigation In April 2011, US Airways filed suit against 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, relating to our contracts with US Airways, which US Airways claims 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. Sabre filed summary judgment motions in April 2014. In January 2015, the court issued an order granting Sabre's summary judgment motions in part, eliminating a majority of US Airways' alleged damages and rejecting its request for injunctive relief by which US Airways sought to bar Sabre from enforcing certain provisions in our contracts. US Airways may appeal the court's rulings upon a final judgment. Based on the summary judgment ruling, the potential remaining range of damages has been significantly reduced. With respect to the remaining claims, US Airways seeks damages (before trebling) of either $45 million or $73 million. We believe their damage calculations are based on faulty assumptions and analysis and, therefore, are highly overstated. 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. In September 2015, the court dismissed US Airways’ request for declaratory judgment. US Airways subsequently moved to amend its complaint to reinstate its claim for damages (before trebling) of either $45 million or $73 million. In February 2016, the court ruled that US Airways may file a Third Amended Complaint to reinstate its claim for damages, provided that it reimbursed us for our costs and fees associated with certain legal proceedings during 2015. US Airways reimbursed us $6 million for fees and costs and filed the Third Amended Complaint in March 2016. We filed our answer to the Third Amended Complaint in March 2016. We believe that our business practices and contract terms are lawful, and we will continue to vigorously defend against the remaining claims. The trial on the remaining claims is scheduled to commence in October 2016. We believe that the claims associated with this case are not probable and therefore have not accrued any losses as of March 31, 2016. 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 that may be required as a result of the litigation. If favorable resolution of the matter is not reached, any monetary damages are subject to trebling under the antitrust laws and US Airways would be eligible to be reimbursed by us for its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. 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. 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. Putative Class Action Lawsuit In July 2015, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against us and two other GDSs, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In January 2016, we filed a motion to dismiss all of the plaintiffs’ claims, which is pending before the court. 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 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. 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 for several years; however, we have not been notified that this matter is closed. 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 is closed, and the parties' summary judgment briefing was completed in February 2016. A hearing on the summary judgment motions is scheduled for June 2016. 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. The DIT has continued to issue further tax assessments on a similar basis for subsequent years; however, the tax assessments for assessment years ending March 2007 and later are no longer material. We appealed the tax assessments for assessment years ending March 1998 through March 2006 and the Indian Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals returned a mixed verdict. We filed further appeals with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (“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. During the quarter, we appealed the tax assessment for the assessment year ended March 2013 with the ITAT and no trial date has been set. In addition,SAPPL is currently a defendant in similar income tax litigation brought by the DIT. The dispute arose when the DIT asserted that SAPPL 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. SAPPL appealed the tax assessments, and the Indian Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) returned a mixed verdict. SAPPL filed further appeals with the ITAT. The ITAT ruled in SAPPL’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 SAPPL, we could be subject to taxes, interest and penalties of approximately $41 million as of March 31, 2016. We and SAPPL 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 SAPPL 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 we will ultimately prevail. 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, 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 our previous long-term strategic marketing agreement with Expedia (the “Expedia SMA”). 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 certain indemnification obligations under the Travelocity Purchase Agreement for liabilities that may arise out of these litigation matters, which could adversely affect our cash flow. Beginning in 2004, various state and local governments in the United States have filed more than 80 lawsuits against us and other OTAs pertaining primarily to whether our discontinued Travelocity segment and other online travel agencies ("OTAs") owe sales or occupancy taxes on the revenues they earned from facilitating hotel reservations, where the customer paid us an amount at the time of booking that included (i) service fees, which we collected and retained, and (ii) the price of the hotel room and amounts for occupancy or other local taxes, which we passed 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. Several lawsuits also allege that the OTAs owe state or local taxes on their fees for facilitating car rental reservations. Courts have dismissed more than 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 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. 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. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our reserve was not material for the potential resolution of issues identified related to litigation involving hotel and car sales, occupancy or excise taxes. We did not record material charges associated with these cases during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. 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 and therefore have not accrued any losses related to these cases. Furthermore, 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. 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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 January 2016, we completed the acquisition of the Trust Group, which is integrated and managed as part of our Airline and Hospitality Solutions segment.

Our CODM utilizes Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA as the measures of profitability to evaluate performance of our segments and allocate resources. Corporate includes a technology organization that provides development and support activities to our segments. The majority of costs associated with our technology organization are allocated to the segments primarily based on the segments' usage of resources. Benefit expenses, facility costs and depreciation expense on the corporate headquarters building are allocated to the segments based on headcount. Unallocated corporate costs include certain shared expenses such as accounting, human resources, legal, corporate systems, and other shared technology costs, as well as all amortization of intangible assets and any related impairments that originate from purchase accounting, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, legal reserves, 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 (loss) adjusted for selling, general and administrative expenses, amortization of upfront incentive consideration, and the cost of revenue portion of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) 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, restructuring and other costs, acquisition-related costs, litigation (reimbursements) costs, net, other, net, stock-based compensation, 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 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenue
Travel Network	$	625,476		$	507,930
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	238,380			204,900
Eliminations	(4,313		)	(2,482		)
Total revenue	$	859,543		$	710,348

Adjusted Gross Margin ^(a)
Travel Network	$	304,914		$	244,119
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	100,876			89,199
Corporate	(17,594		)	(12,596		)
Total	$	388,196		$	320,722

Adjusted EBITDA ^(b)
Travel Network	$	273,174		$	232,087
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	82,938			71,488
Total segments	356,112			303,575
Corporate	(68,632		)	(59,989		)
Total	$	287,480		$	243,586

Depreciation and amortization
Travel Network	$	18,530		$	14,344
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	35,793			42,997
Total segments	54,323			57,341
Corporate	41,960			32,720
Total	$	96,283		$	90,061

Adjusted Capital Expenditures ^(c)
Travel Network	$	22,970		$	13,085
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	60,420			54,437
Total segments	83,390			67,522
Corporate	12,039			8,717
Total	$	95,429		$	76,239

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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 March 31,
	2016		2015
Adjusted Gross Margin	$	388,196	$	320,722
Less adjustments:
Selling, general and administrative	133,856		122,358
Cost of revenue adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization ⁽¹⁾	66,507		64,667
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	12,337		11,172
Stock-based compensation	4,074		3,533
Operating income	$	171,422	$	118,992


(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 March 31,
	2016			2015
Adjusted EBITDA	$	287,480		$	243,586
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment ^(1a)	53,665			61,663
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs ^(1b)	8,488			7,524
Acquisition-related amortization ^(1c)	34,130			21,675
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	12,337			11,172
Interest expense, net	41,202			46,453
Other, net ⁽³⁾	(3,360		)	4,445
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	124			—
Acquisition-related costs ⁽⁵⁾	108			1,811
Litigation (reimbursements) costs, net ⁽⁶⁾	(3,846		)	3,436
Stock-based compensation	10,289			8,794
Provision for income taxes	41,424			27,283
Income from continuing operations	$	92,919		$	49,330

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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 first quarter of 2016, we recognized a gain of $6 million associated with the receipt of an earn-out payment from the sale of a business in 2013. In addition, other, net includes 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 the Trust Group and Abacus (see Note 2, Acquisitions).


(6)	Litigation (reimbursements) costs, net represent charges and legal fee reimbursements associated with antitrust litigation (see Note 10, Contingencies).


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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Additions to property and equipment	$	75,472	$	61,912
Capitalized implementation costs	19,957		14,327
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$	95,429	$	76,239

- Definition

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)	3 Months Ended
General Information (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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 February 19, 2016. We consolidate all 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. All dollar amounts in the financial statements and the tables in the notes, except per share amounts, are stated in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. All amounts in the notes reference results from continuing operations unless otherwise indicated.
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 accounting policies, which consist of significant estimates and assumptions, include, among other things, the estimation of the collectability of accounts receivable, estimation of future cancellations of bookings processed through the Sabre global distribution system (“GDS”), revenue recognition for software arrangements, determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, determination of the fair value of derivatives, the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of intangible assets and goodwill, assumptions utilized in the determination of pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities, estimation of loss contingencies, and estimation of 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 February 19, 2016.
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders’ Equity—During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we issued 2,297,535 shares of our common stock as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards. In addition, we received $9 million in proceeds from the exercise of employee stock-option awards and paid $11 million of income tax withholdings associated with the settlement of employee restricted-stock awards. We paid a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.13 per share, totaling $36 million, and $0.09 per share, totaling $24 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, certain of our stockholders sold an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock through a secondary public offering. We did not offer any shares or receive any proceeds from this secondary public offering.
Adoption of New Accounting Standard	Adoption of New Accounting Standard—In the first quarter of 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") under their initiative to reduce complexity in financial reporting. The amendments of the updated standard include, among other things, the requirement to recognize excess tax benefits (or deficiencies) through earnings, the election of a policy to either estimate forfeitures when determining periodic expense or recognize actual forfeitures when they occur, and an increase in the allowable income tax withholding from the minimum to the maximum statutory rate. In recent years, we have incurred significant excess tax benefits associated with settled equity-based awards that have not been recognized due to certain accounting policy elections we made under the previous accounting standard, combined with the significant amount of our net operating loss carryforwards. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2016 to increase retained earnings by $89 million with a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets in order to recognize excess tax benefits that can be used to reduce income taxes payable in the future. Effective January 1, 2016, excess tax benefits or deficiencies are recognized in our results of operations and are included in cash flows from operating activities in our statement of cash flows. We recognized $10 million of excess tax benefits in the three months ended March 31, 2016, which is included as a reduction to provision for income taxes in our consolidated results of operations. In accordance with the updated standard, we elected to recognize actual forfeitures of equity-based awards as they occur. As we previously estimated forfeitures to determine stock-based compensation expense, this change resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2016 to reduce retained earnings by $2 million, net of tax.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications—We reclassified all of our $30 million litigation settlement liability as of December 31, 2015 to other accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet to conform to our current period presentation. As of March 31, 2016, our litigation settlement liability included in other accrued liabilities totaled $8 million.

Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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	$	65,641
Accounts receivable	49,099
Other current assets	12,522
Goodwill	292,109
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	319,000
Reacquired rights⁽¹⁾	113,500
Purchased technology	14,000
Supplier agreements	13,000
Trademarks and brand names	4,000
Property and equipment, net	4,021
Other assets	65,796
Current liabilities	(120,649		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(44,245		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(77,781		)
	710,013
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in SAPPL	(200,000		)
Fair value of SAPPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,880		)
Total acquisition price	$	508,133

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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. We expect to finalize the purchase price allocation during 2016. 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	$	3,889
Accounts receivable	10,247
Other current assets	639
Goodwill	94,737
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	65,502
Purchased technology	21,834
Trademarks and brand names	4,367
Property and equipment, net	3,105
Current liabilities	(10,326		)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(31,437		)
Total acquisition price	$	162,557

Schedule of Pro Forma Results of Operations

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



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Revenue	$	788,895
Income from continuing operations	57,766
Net income attributable to common stockholders	215,930

Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenue	$	—		$	21,142
Cost of revenue	—			12,288
Selling, general and administrative	4,926			19,241
Operating loss	(4,926		)	(10,387		)
Other income (expense):
Gain on sale of businesses	305			263,567
Other, net	(1,317		)	(475		)
Total other (expense) income, net	(1,012		)	263,092
(Loss) income from discontinuing operations before income taxes	(5,938		)	252,705
(Benefit) provision for income taxes⁽¹⁾	(19,288		)	93,794
Net income from discontinued operations	$	13,350		$	158,911

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(1)	In the first quarter 2016, we recognized a $17 million tax benefit associated with the resolution of uncertain tax positions; see Note 4, Income Taxes.

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Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include 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 classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Debt

The following table sets forth the face values of our outstanding debt as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Rate	Maturity	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Senior secured credit facilities:
Term B facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	$	1,717,313		$	1,721,750
Incremental term loan facility	L + 3.00%	February 2019	341,250			342,125
Term C facility	L + 2.50%	December 2017	49,313			49,313
Extended Revolver, $370 million	L + 2.75%	February 2019	91,358			—
Unextended Revolver, $35 million	L + 3.25%	February 2018	8,642			—
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	8.35%	March 2016	—			165,000
5.375% senior secured notes due 2023	5.375%	April 2023	530,000			530,000
5.25% senior secured notes due 2023	5.25%	November 2023	500,000			500,000
Mortgage facility	5.80%	April 2017	80,673			80,984
Capital lease obligations			5,831			6,502
Face value of total debt outstanding			3,324,380			3,395,674
Less current portion of debt outstanding			(204,824		)	(190,687		)
Face value of long-term debt outstanding			$	3,119,556		$	3,204,987

Derivatives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Unsettled Purchased Foreign Currency Forward Contracts



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of March 31, 2016
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Indian Rupee	89,000	1,326	0.0149
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	23,350	16,731	0.7165
Euro	US Dollar	1,950	2,189	1.1226
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	17,175	25,681	1.4953
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,449,500	21,059	0.0145
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	213,250	55,924	0.2622
Singapore Dollar	US Dollar	45,850	32,781	0.7150



Outstanding Notional Amounts as of December 31, 2015
Buy Currency	Sell Currency	Foreign Amount	USD Amount	Average Contract Rate
US Dollar	Australian Dollar	2,080	1,570	0.7548
US Dollar	Euro	2,870	3,169	1.1042
Australian Dollar	US Dollar	1,260	939	0.7452
Euro	US Dollar	2,870	3,122	1.0878
British Pound Sterling	US Dollar	18,075	27,415	1.5167
Indian Rupee	US Dollar	1,880,500	27,736	0.0147
Polish Zloty	US Dollar	226,500	59,120	0.2610

Schedule of Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps

Interest Rate Swap Contracts—Interest rate swaps outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:



Notional Amount	Interest Rate Received	Interest Rate Paid	Effective Date	Maturity Date
$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

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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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
		Fair Value as of
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Consolidated Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid Expenses	$	3,834		$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	Other accrued liabilities	(696		)	(1,759		)
Interest rate swaps	Other accrued liabilities	(4,797		)	(3,912		)
Interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent liabilities	(14,181		)	(9,822		)
		$	(15,840	)	$	(15,493	)

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 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2016			2015
Foreign exchange contracts	$	3,041		$	(4,337	)
Interest rate swaps	(3,371		)	(4,339		)
Total	$	(330	)	$	(8,676	)



		Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Income Statement Location	2016		2015
Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of revenue	$	919	$	3,470

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	March 31, 2016			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	36,564		$	36,564	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	3,138			—		3,138			—
Interest rate swap contracts	(18,978		)	—		(18,978		)	—
Total	$	20,724		$	36,564	$	(15,840	)	$	—



				Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2015			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Available-for-sale securities	$	36,711		$	36,711	$	—		$	—
Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts	(1,759		)	—		(1,759		)	—
Interest rate swap contracts	(13,734		)	—		(13,734		)	—
Total	$	21,218		$	36,711	$	(15,493	)	$	—

Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt

The following table presents the fair value and carrying value of our senior notes and borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Fair Value at				Carrying Value at
Financial Instrument	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015		March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Term B facility	$	1,720,532	$	1,705,609	$	1,712,042	$	1,716,048
Incremental term loan facility	339,544		339,559		341,250		342,125
Term C facility	49,405		49,251		49,176		49,157
Extended Revolver, $370 million	91,358		—		91,358		—
Unextended Revolver, $35 million	8,642		—		8,642		—
5.375% Senior secured notes due 2023	545,569		528,013		530,000		530,000
5.25% Senior secured notes due 2023	510,313		494,375		500,000		500,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2016	—		165,804		—		164,628

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

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

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related deferred income taxes, are as follows (in thousands):



	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	$	(89,966	)	$	(90,647	)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps, and available-for-sale securities	(5,963		)	(6,391		)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	(666		)	(97		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(96,595	)	$	(97,135	)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31,
	2016		2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	92,919	$	49,330
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,102		747
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	91,817	$	48,583
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,568		269,184
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	6,395		7,504
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,963		276,688
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.18
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.18

Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Information

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenue
Travel Network	$	625,476		$	507,930
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	238,380			204,900
Eliminations	(4,313		)	(2,482		)
Total revenue	$	859,543		$	710,348

Adjusted Gross Margin ^(a)
Travel Network	$	304,914		$	244,119
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	100,876			89,199
Corporate	(17,594		)	(12,596		)
Total	$	388,196		$	320,722

Adjusted EBITDA ^(b)
Travel Network	$	273,174		$	232,087
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	82,938			71,488
Total segments	356,112			303,575
Corporate	(68,632		)	(59,989		)
Total	$	287,480		$	243,586

Depreciation and amortization
Travel Network	$	18,530		$	14,344
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	35,793			42,997
Total segments	54,323			57,341
Corporate	41,960			32,720
Total	$	96,283		$	90,061

Adjusted Capital Expenditures ^(c)
Travel Network	$	22,970		$	13,085
Airline and Hospitality Solutions	60,420			54,437
Total segments	83,390			67,522
Corporate	12,039			8,717
Total	$	95,429		$	76,239

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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 March 31,
	2016		2015
Adjusted Gross Margin	$	388,196	$	320,722
Less adjustments:
Selling, general and administrative	133,856		122,358
Cost of revenue adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization ⁽¹⁾	66,507		64,667
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	12,337		11,172
Stock-based compensation	4,074		3,533
Operating income	$	171,422	$	118,992


(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 March 31,
	2016			2015
Adjusted EBITDA	$	287,480		$	243,586
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment ^(1a)	53,665			61,663
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs ^(1b)	8,488			7,524
Acquisition-related amortization ^(1c)	34,130			21,675
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration ⁽²⁾	12,337			11,172
Interest expense, net	41,202			46,453
Other, net ⁽³⁾	(3,360		)	4,445
Restructuring and other costs ⁽⁴⁾	124			—
Acquisition-related costs ⁽⁵⁾	108			1,811
Litigation (reimbursements) costs, net ⁽⁶⁾	(3,846		)	3,436
Stock-based compensation	10,289			8,794
Provision for income taxes	41,424			27,283
Income from continuing operations	$	92,919		$	49,330

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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)	In the first quarter of 2016, we recognized a gain of $6 million associated with the receipt of an earn-out payment from the sale of a business in 2013. In addition, other, net includes 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 the Trust Group and Abacus (see Note 2, Acquisitions).


(6)	Litigation (reimbursements) costs, net represent charges and legal fee reimbursements associated with antitrust litigation (see Note 10, Contingencies).


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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Additions to property and equipment	$	75,472	$	61,912
Capitalized implementation costs	19,957		14,327
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$	95,429	$	76,239

General Information - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of business segments \| segment		2
Common stock shares issued (in shares) \| shares		2,297,535
Proceeds as a result of the exercise and settlement of employee equity-based awards		$ 9
Common stock cash dividend paid per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.13	$ 0.09
Common stock cash dividend paid		$ 36	$ 24
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in litigation settlement liabilities		$ 8
Secondary Public Offering [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Sale of common stock (in shares) \| shares		20,000,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Payment of income tax withholdings related to settlement of share based awards		$ 11
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Adjustment to retained earnings	$ 2
Excess tax benefit from employee stock-based awards		10
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member] \| Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Adjustment to retained earnings	$ 89
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
General Information Disclosures [Line Items]
Increase in deferred tax assets		89
Increase (decrease) in litigation settlement liabilities				$ (30)
Increase in other accrued liabilities		$ 30

Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($) company airline	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash consideration			$ 158,668	$ 0
Restructuring charge			124	$ 0
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage before acquisition	35.00%				35.00%
Remeasurement gain					$ 78,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Consortium of 11 Airlines [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage acquired	65.00%
Ownership percentage	65.00%
The Trust Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash consideration		$ 159,000
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net cash consideration	$ 442,000
Number of airlines in consortium \| airline	11
Number of companies remaining interest bought in \| company	3
Restructuring charge					$ 8,000
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
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage			5.25%

Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 2,535,585	$ 2,440,431
The Trust Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 3,889
Accounts receivable		10,247
Other current assets		639
Goodwill		94,737
Property and equipment, net		3,105
Current liabilities		(10,326)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes		(31,437)
Total assets (liabilities), net		162,557
The Trust Group [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 65,502
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)		15 years
The Trust Group [Member] \| Purchased technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 21,834
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)		5 years
The Trust Group [Member] \| Trademarks and brand names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 4,367
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets acquired (in years)		5 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,641
Accounts receivable	49,099
Other current assets	12,522
Goodwill	292,109
Property and equipment, net	4,021
Other assets	65,796
Current liabilities	(120,649)
Noncurrent liabilities	(44,245)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(77,781)
Total assets (liabilities), net	710,013
Fair value of Sabre Corporation's previously held equity investment in SAPPL	(200,000)
Fair value of SAPPL's previously held equity investment in national marketing companies	(1,880)
Total acquisition price	508,133
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	$ 319,000
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	$ 113,500
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)	3 years
Abacus International Holdings Ltd [Member] \| Supplier agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 13,000
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

Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 788,895
Income from continuing operations	57,766
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 215,930

Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 01, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses		$ 305	$ 263,567
U.S. tax benefit related to discontinued operations		$ 17,000
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				$ 27,000
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses			$ 24,000
Transfer of net liabilities, working capital deficit				$ 70,000

Discontinued Operations - Summary of Discontinued Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 21,142
Cost of revenue	0	12,288
Selling, general and administrative	4,926	19,241
Operating loss	(4,926)	(10,387)
Other income (expense):
Gain on sale of businesses	305	263,567
Other, net	(1,317)	(475)
Total other (expense) income, net	(1,012)	263,092
(Loss) income from discontinuing operations before income taxes	(5,938)	252,705
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(19,288)	93,794
Net income from discontinued operations	$ 13,350	$ 158,911

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate		31.00%	36.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits		$ 56		$ 69
Percentage of future payments to existing shareholders, US federal income tax cash savings		85.00%
Percentage of future payments to other shareholders, US federal income tax cash savings		15.00%
Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Payments made under tax receivable agreement	$ 111
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated future payments under TRA related tax assets		$ 387
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
TRA liability		276
Travelocity [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
U.S. tax benefit related to discontinued operations		$ 17

Debt - Face Value of Outstanding Debt (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 3,119,556,000	$ 3,204,987,000
Capital lease obligations	5,831,000	6,502,000
Face value of total debt outstanding	3,324,380,000	3,395,674,000
Less current portion of debt outstanding	$ (204,824,000)	(190,687,000)
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	$ 1,717,313,000	1,721,750,000
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	$ 341,250,000	342,125,000
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	$ 91,358,000	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 + 3.25%
Credit facility amount	$ 35,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2018
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 8,642,000	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	3.25%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	8.35%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 15, 2016
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 165,000,000
Senior unsecured notes	$ 0	165,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.375%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 01, 2023
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 530,000,000	530,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 5.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Nov. 01, 2023
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Mortgage Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.80%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 01, 2017
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 80,673,000	$ 80,984,000

Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 3,290,000,000	$ 3,360,000,000
Debt issuance costs	29,000,000	30,000,000
Unamortized discount	5,000,000	6,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt	3,119,556,000	3,204,987,000
Outstanding letters of credit that will reduce overall credit capacity	28,000,000	25,000,000
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	100,000,000
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	91,358,000	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	8,642,000	$ 0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 165,000,000

Derivatives - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Derivatives - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) derivative_instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedging ineffectiveness recorded in earnings	$ 0	$ 0
Estimated gain(loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings as contracts settle	3,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedging ineffectiveness recorded in earnings	0
Estimated gain(loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings as contracts settle	(5,000,000)
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

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, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2016 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2016 PLN (zł)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 SGD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 INR (₨)	Dec. 31, 2015 PLN (zł)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			₨ 1,449,500		$ 21,059
Average contract rate	0.0145	0.0145	0.0145	0.0145	0.0145	0.0145	0.0145
Australian Dollar [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount									$ 2,080			$ 1,570
Average contract rate								0.7548	0.7548	0.7548	0.7548	0.7548	0.7548
Australian Dollar [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount		$ 23,350			$ 16,731				$ 1,260			$ 939
Average contract rate	0.7165	0.7165	0.7165	0.7165	0.7165	0.7165	0.7165	0.7452	0.7452	0.7452	0.7452	0.7452	0.7452
Euro [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount												$ 3,169	€ 2,870
Average contract rate								1.1042	1.1042	1.1042	1.1042	1.1042	1.1042
Euro [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 2,189	€ 1,950						$ 3,122	€ 2,870
Average contract rate	1.1226	1.1226	1.1226	1.1226	1.1226	1.1226	1.1226	1.0878	1.0878	1.0878	1.0878	1.0878	1.0878
British Pound Sterling [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	£ 17,175				$ 25,681			£ 18,075				$ 27,415
Average contract rate	1.4953	1.4953	1.4953	1.4953	1.4953	1.4953	1.4953	1.5167	1.5167	1.5167	1.5167	1.5167	1.5167
Indian Rupee [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			₨ 89,000		$ 1,326
Average contract rate	0.0149	0.0149	0.0149	0.0149	0.0149	0.0149	0.0149
Indian Rupee [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount										₨ 1,880,500		$ 27,736
Average contract rate								0.0147	0.0147	0.0147	0.0147	0.0147	0.0147
Polish Zloty [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount				zł 213,250	$ 55,924						zł 226,500	$ 59,120
Average contract rate	0.2622	0.2622	0.2622	0.2622	0.2622	0.2622	0.2622	0.2610	0.2610	0.2610	0.2610	0.2610	0.2610
Singapore Dollar [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 32,781		$ 45,850
Average contract rate	0.7150	0.7150	0.7150	0.7150	0.7150	0.7150	0.7150

Derivatives - Schedule of Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 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

Derivatives - Schedule of Estimated Fair Values of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - Designated [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	$ (15,840)	$ (15,493)
Prepaid Expenses [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative asset	3,834	0
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(696)	(1,759)
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(4,797)	(3,912)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ (14,181)	$ (9,822)

Derivatives - Schedule of Effects of Derivative Instruments Net of Taxes on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (492)	$ (8,676)
Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	(330)	(8,676)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	3,041	(4,337)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of revenue [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	919	3,470
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (3,371)	$ (4,339)

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	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 36,564	$ 36,711
Total	20,724	21,218
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	36,564	36,711
Total	36,564	36,711
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total	(15,840)	(15,493)
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	3,138	(1,759)
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	3,138	(1,759)
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	(18,978)	(13,734)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)	$ (18,978)	$ (13,734)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Defined benefit pension and other post retirement benefit plans	$ (89,966)	$ (90,647)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps, and available-for-sale securities	(5,963)	(6,391)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain	(666)	(97)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$ (96,595)	$ (97,135)

- Definition

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

+ References + Details

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
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$ 92,919	$ 49,330
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,102	747
Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$ 91,817	$ 48,583
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	275,568	269,184
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	6,395	7,504
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	281,963	276,688
Earning per share from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.18

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Common stock equivalents	1	1

Contingencies - Antitrust Litigation and DOJ Investigation (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) lawsuit
Insurance Carriers [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest on insurance claims				18.00%
Indian Income Tax Litigation [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Taxes, interest and penalties				$ 41,000,000
U S Airways Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum possible loss	$ 45,000,000			45,000,000
Maximum possible loss	73,000,000			$ 73,000,000
Legal fees and costs	$ 6,000,000
U S Airways Inc [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of damages claimed value		$ 45,000,000
U S Airways Inc [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of damages claimed value		$ 73,000,000	$ 20
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit	80			80
Hotel Occupancy Tax Litigation [Member] \| Dismissed Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit	30			30
Consumer Class Action Lawsuits [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit	2			2

Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 859,543	$ 710,348
Adjusted Gross Margin	388,196	320,722
Adjusted EBITDA	287,480	243,586
Depreciation and amortization	96,283	90,061
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	95,429	76,239
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	356,112	303,575
Depreciation and amortization	54,323	57,341
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	83,390	67,522
Operating Segments [Member] \| Travel Network [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	625,476	507,930
Adjusted Gross Margin	304,914	244,119
Adjusted EBITDA	273,174	232,087
Depreciation and amortization	18,530	14,344
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	22,970	13,085
Operating Segments [Member] \| Airline And Hospitality Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	238,380	204,900
Adjusted Gross Margin	100,876	89,199
Adjusted EBITDA	82,938	71,488
Depreciation and amortization	35,793	42,997
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	60,420	54,437
Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(4,313)	(2,482)
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted Gross Margin	(17,594)	(12,596)
Adjusted EBITDA	(68,632)	(59,989)
Depreciation and amortization	41,960	32,720
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$ 12,039	$ 8,717

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Adjusted Gross Margin

$ 388,196

$ 320,722

Less adjustments:

Selling, general and administrative

^[1]

133,856

122,358

Cost of revenue adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

66,507

64,667

Amortization of upfront incentive consideration

12,337

11,172

Stock-based compensation

4,074

3,533

Operating income

$ 171,422

$ 118,992

[1]

Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of Revenue of $4,074 for the Three Months Ended March 31,2016 and $3,533 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015. Selling, general and administrative of $6,215 for the Three Months Ended March 31,2016 and $5,261 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015.

Segment Information - Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain recognized on receipt of earn out payment	$ 6,000
Adjusted EBITDA	287,480	$ 243,586
Less adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	53,665	61,663
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs	8,488	7,524
Acquisition related amortization	34,130	21,675
Amortization of upfront incentive consideration	12,337	11,172
Interest expense, net	41,202	46,453
Other, net	(3,360)	4,445
Restructuring and other costs	124	0
Acquisition-related costs	108	1,811
Litigation (reimbursements) costs, net	(3,846)	3,436
Stock-based compensation expense	10,289	8,794
Provision for income taxes	41,424	27,283
Income from continuing operations	$ 92,919	$ 49,330
Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Average expected life of the service contract to cost of revenue	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Average expected life of the service contract to cost of revenue	5 years

Segment Information - Components of Adjusted Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Additions to property and equipment	$ 75,472	$ 61,912
Capitalized implementation costs	19,957	14,327
Adjusted Capital Expenditures	$ 95,429	$ 76,239

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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	$ 1,720,532	$ 1,705,609
Term B Facility [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	1,712,042	1,716,048
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	339,544	339,559
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	341,250	342,125
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	49,405	49,251
Term C Facility [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	49,176	49,157
Extended Revolver, $370 Million [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	91,358	0
Extended Revolver, $370 Million [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	91,358	0
Unextended Revolver, $35 Million [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	8,642	0
Unextended Revolver, $35 Million [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial instrument fair value, notes payable	8,642	0
5.375% 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	545,569	528,013
5.375% 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	530,000
5.25% 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	510,313	494,375
5.25% 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	500,000	500,000
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	0	165,804
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	$ 0	$ 164,628