Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of stock option valuation assumptions and weighted-average grant date fair value

The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions, weighted average grant date fair value, and the range of expected stock price volatilities:

	Employee and Director Options
	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Expected life (in years)	7.64			7.01			6.86
Volatility	32.37		%	35.00		%	35.31		%
Risk free interest rate	3.10		%	2.14		%	1.56		%
Dividend yield	0.61		%	0.50		%	0.67		%
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	21.03		$	21.11		$	12.83
Stock price volatility range:
Low	31.72		%	28.19		%	29.20		%
High	36.73		%	35.00		%	36.00		%

Schedule of stock option activity

Stock option activity is as follows:

	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted-average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic value (in millions)
Outstanding stock options at December 31, 2017	20,544		$	34.54
Granted	3,364		55.69
Exercised	(4,161	)	23.67
Forfeited	(2,543	)	45.07
Expired	(67	)	43.50
Outstanding stock options at December 31, 2018	17,137		$	39.73	6.81	$	185
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2018	14,589		$	38.50	6.98	$	172
Exercisable at December 31, 2018	6,120		$	28.73	5.60	$	116

Schedule of restricted stock units activity

The following table summarizes our RSU activity with performance-based RSUs presented at the maximum potential shares that could be earned and issued at vesting (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):

	Number of shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2017	11,821		$	27.20
Granted	3,184		64.61
Vested	(3,078	)	38.87
Forfeited	(1,304	)	37.60
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2018	10,623		$	40.39

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

The following table sets forth the total share-based compensation expense included in our consolidated statements of operations (amounts in millions):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Cost of revenues—product sales: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	$	13		$	10		$	20
Cost of revenues—subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Game Operations and Distribution Costs	2			1			2
Cost of revenues—subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	3			3			2
Product development	61			57			47
Sales and marketing	15			15			15
General and administrative	115			92			73
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes	209			178			159
Income tax benefit	(46		)	(34		)	(42		)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit	$	163		$	144		$	117