Restructuring (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Restructuring Included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities and Charges by Reportable Segment

The following table summarizes accrued restructuring and related costs included in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet (amounts in millions) related to this plan:

	Severance and employee related costs		Facilities and related costs		Other costs		Total
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Costs charged to expense	76		29		27		132
Cash payments	(44)		—		(12)		(56)
Non-cash charge adjustment (1)	—		(29)		(12)		(41)
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	32	$	—	$	3	$	35
Costs charged to expense	76		6		5		87
Cash payments	(20)		—		(5)		(25)
Non-cash charge adjustment (1)	—		(6)		—		(6)
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	88	$	—	$	3	$	91
Cumulative charges incurred through December 31, 2020	$	152	$	35	$	32	$	219

(1)Adjustments relate to non-cash charges included in “Costs charged to expense” for the write-down of assets from canceled projects and the write-down of assets for our lease facilities, inclusive of lease right-of-use assets and associated fixed assets, that were vacated.

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs by Segment and Expected Pre-tax Restructuring Charges

Total restructuring and related costs by segment are (amounts in millions):

	Year Ended December 31, 2020		Year Ended December 31, 2019
Activision	$	13	$	19
Blizzard	71		68
King	(1)		20
Other segments (1)	4		25
Total	$	87	$	132

(1)Includes charges for operating segments managed outside the reportable segments and our corporate and administrative functions.

The total charges incurred through December 31, 2020 and total expected pre-tax restructuring charges related to the plan by segment, inclusive of amounts already incurred and inclusive of the inventory write-down discussed above, are presented below (amounts in millions):

	Total Charges Incurred Through December 31, 2020		Total Charges Expected as of December 31, 2020
Activision	$	32	$	42
Blizzard	144		200
King	19		25
Other segments (1)	29		43
Total	$	224	$	310

(1)Includes charges for operating segments managed outside the reportable segments and our corporate and administrative functions.