Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	$ 658,977	$ 1,049,361
Operating Segments | Travel Network
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	427,703	773,968
Operating Segments | Airline Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	179,885	212,927
Operating Segments | Hospitality Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	59,237	72,831
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	(7,848)	(10,365)
Air | Operating Segments | Travel Network
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	315,317	640,478
Lodging, Ground and Sea | Operating Segments | Travel Network
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	72,431	90,287
Other | Operating Segments | Travel Network
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	39,955	43,203
Reservation Systems | Operating Segments | Airline Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	105,131	127,228
Commercial and Operations Solutions | Operating Segments | Airline Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	73,530	83,558
Other | Operating Segments | Airline Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	1,224	2,141
SynXis Software and Services | Operating Segments | Hospitality Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	50,731	64,214
Other | Operating Segments | Hospitality Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sabre Revenue	$ 8,506	$ 8,617