CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net revenues
Product sales	$ 2,196	$ 2,447	$ 2,786
Subscription, licensing, and other revenues	4,412	2,217	1,622
Total net revenues	6,608	4,664	4,408
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues - product sales: Product costs	741	872	981
Cost of revenues - product sales: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	331	370	265
Cost of revenues - subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Game operations and distribution costs	851	274	250
Cost of revenues - subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	471	69	29
Product development	958	646	571
Sales and marketing	1,210	734	712
General and administrative	634	380	417
Total costs and expenses	5,196	3,345	3,225
Operating income	1,412	1,319	1,183
Interest and other expense (income), net	214	198	202
Loss on extinguishment of debt	92	0	0
Income before income tax expense	1,106	1,121	981
Income tax expense	140	229	146
Net income	$ 966	$ 892	$ 835
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.30	$ 1.21	$ 1.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.28	$ 1.19	$ 1.13
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	740	728	716
Diluted (in shares)	754	739	726
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.23	$ 0.20