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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash	$ 333us-gaap_Cash	$ 377us-gaap_Cash
Foreign government treasury bills	40atvi_ForeignGovernmentTreasuryBills	33atvi_ForeignGovernmentTreasuryBills
Money market funds	4,475us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue	4,000us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,848	$ 4,410	$ 3,959	$ 3,165

Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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