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Description of Business and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation (Details 2) (USD $)
0 Months Ended
Oct. 11, 2013
May 28, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Stock Purchase Agreement [Line Items]      
Treasury Stock, Acquired, Shares 429,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired    
Common Stock Outstanding     726,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Activision Blizzard      
Stock Purchase Agreement [Line Items]      
Treasury Stock, Acquired, Shares 429,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Treasury Stock, Acquired, Value 5,830,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Treasury Stock, Price Per Share 13.60atvi_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredPricePerShare
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Public      
Stock Purchase Agreement [Line Items]      
Percent of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder     70.00%atvi_SignificantOwnershipOfEntityStockPercent
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Vivendi      
Stock Purchase Agreement [Line Items]      
Percent of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder     6.00%atvi_SignificantOwnershipOfEntityStockPercent
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Stock Sold by Vivendi, Shares   41,000,000atvi_StockSoldByShareholderShares
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Stock Sold by Vivendi, Percent of Holdings   50.00%atvi_StockSoldByShareholderPercent
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Stock Sold By Vivendi, Value of Proceeds   850,000,000atvi_StockSoldByShareholderValue
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Shares of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder     41,000,000atvi_SignificantOwnershipOfEntityStockShares
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ASAC      
Stock Purchase Agreement [Line Items]      
Stock Purchased By ASAC, Shares 172,000,000atvi_StockPurchasedByRelatedPartyShares
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Stock Purchased By ASAC, Value 2,340,000,000atvi_StockPurchasedByRelatedPartyValue
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Stock Purchased By ASAC, Price Per Share 13.60atvi_StockPurchasedByRelatedPartyPricePerShare
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Percent of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder     24.00%atvi_SignificantOwnershipOfEntityStockPercent
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= atvi_ASACMember
Shares of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder     172,000,000atvi_SignificantOwnershipOfEntityStockShares
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= atvi_ASACMember