Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, Net

4.       Intangible Assets, Net

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

		At September 30, 2014
		Estimated	Gross
		useful	carrying		Accumulated		Net carrying
		lives	amount		amortization		amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
	License agreements and other	3 - 10 years	$	98	$	(91)	$	7
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(278)		31
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(369)	$	38
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
	Activision trademark	Indefinite						386
	Acquired trade names	Indefinite						47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets							$	433
		At December 31, 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	$	(90)	$	8
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(274)		35
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(364)	$	43
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 $2 millionand $5 million for the three and ninemonths ended September 30, 2014, respectively.Amortization expense of intangible assets was $3 million and $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

At September 30, 2014, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

2014 (remaining three months)	$	9
2015		13
2016		7
2017		4
2018		3
Thereafter		2
Total	$	38