Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, Net

4.       Intangible assets, net

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

		At September 30, 2013
		Estimated	Gross
		useful	carrying		Accumulated		Net carrying
		lives	amount		amortization		amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
	License agreements and other	3 - 10 years	$	98	$	(89)	$	9
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(260)		49
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(349)	$	58
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
	Activision trademark	Indefinite						386
	Acquired trade names	Indefinite						47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets							$	433
		At December 31, 2012
		Estimated	Gross
		useful	carrying		Accumulated		Net carrying
		lives	amount		amortization		amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
	License agreements and other	3 - 10 years	$	98	$	(88)	$	10
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(251)		58
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(339)	$	68
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
	Activision trademark	Indefinite						386
	Acquired trade names	Indefinite						47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets							$	433

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $3million and $9 millionfor the three and nine months ended September 30,2013, respectively.Amortization expense of intangible assets was $3 million and $7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,2012, respectively.

At September 30, 2013, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

2013 (remaining three months)	$	18
2014		18
2015		10
2016		5
2017		3
Thereafter		4
Total	$	58