Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

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

	At December 31, 2020
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,151)	$	3
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(601)		—
Trade names	7 years			54		(40)		14
Other	1	-	10 years	19		(18)		1
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,810)	$	18
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite							$	386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite							47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	433
Total intangible assets, net								$	451

	At December 31, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,105)	$	49
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(579)		22
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(30)		24
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16)		3
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,730)	$	98
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite							$	386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite							47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	433
Total intangible assets, net								$	531

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

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

	At December 31, 2020
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,151)	$	3
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(601)		—
Trade names	7 years			54		(40)		14
Other	1	-	10 years	19		(18)		1
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,810)	$	18
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite							$	386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite							47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	433
Total intangible assets, net								$	451

	At December 31, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,105)	$	49
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(579)		22
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(30)		24
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16)		3
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,730)	$	98
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite							$	386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite							47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	433
Total intangible assets, net								$	531

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets, future amortization expense

At December 31, 2020, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

2021	$	10
2022	6
2023	2
2024	—
2025	—
Thereafter	—
Total	$	18