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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes $ 104us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 110us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 126us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Stock-based compensation expense, income tax benefit (38)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (40)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (46)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit 66us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 70us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 80us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
Cost of sales - online      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesOnlineMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesOnlineMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesOnlineMember
Cost of sales - software royalties and amortization      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 17us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesSoftwareRoyaltiesAndAmortizationMember
17us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesSoftwareRoyaltiesAndAmortizationMember
9us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_CostOfSalesSoftwareRoyaltiesAndAmortizationMember
Product development      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 22us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_BusinessDevelopmentsMember
33us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_BusinessDevelopmentsMember
20us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= atvi_BusinessDevelopmentsMember
Sales and marketing      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
7us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
General and administrative      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes $ 56us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 53us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 89us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember