Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

Intangible assets, net, consist of the following (amounts in millions):

	At September 30, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,086	)	$	68
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(548		)	53
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(28		)	26
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16		)	3
Total definite-lived intangible assets (1)				$	1,828	$	(1,678	)	$	150
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	583

(1) Beginning with the first quarter of 2019, the balances of the customer base intangible assets have been removed as such amounts were fully amortized in the prior year.

	At December 31, 2018
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,032	)	$	122
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(456		)	145
Customer base	2 years			617		(617		)	—
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(23		)	31
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(15		)	4
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	2,445	$	(2,143	)	$	302
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	735

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

Intangible assets, net, consist of the following (amounts in millions):

	At September 30, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,086	)	$	68
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(548		)	53
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(28		)	26
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16		)	3
Total definite-lived intangible assets (1)				$	1,828	$	(1,678	)	$	150
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	583

(1) Beginning with the first quarter of 2019, the balances of the customer base intangible assets have been removed as such amounts were fully amortized in the prior year.

	At December 31, 2018
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,032	)	$	122
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(456		)	145
Customer base	2 years			617		(617		)	—
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(23		)	31
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(15		)	4
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	2,445	$	(2,143	)	$	302
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	735

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets, future amortization expense

At September 30, 2019, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

For the years ending December 31,
2019 (remaining three months)	$	52
2020	74
2021	12
2022	7
2023	2
Thereafter	3
Total	$	150