Rendering

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Network
2408402 - Disclosure - Goodwill (Details)
(http://www.activision.com/role/GoodwillDetails)
TableSchedule of Goodwill [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000718877 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]
ActivisionBlizzardKingOtherSegments [Domain]ActivisionBlizzardKingOtherSegments [Domain]
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, balance at beginning of period
6,905,000,000  
178,000,000  
0  
12,000,000  
7,095,000,000  
6,908,000,000  
178,000,000  
0  
0  
7,086,000,000  
Additions through acquisition
0  
0  
2,675,000,000  
0  
2,675,000,000  
0  
0  
0  
12,000,000  
12,000,000  
Other
(2,000,000) 
0  
0  
0  
(2,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
0  
0  
0  
(3,000,000) 
Goodwill, balance at end of period
6,903,000,000  
 
178,000,000  
 
2,675,000,000  
 
12,000,000  
 
9,768,000,000  
 
6,905,000,000  
 
178,000,000  
 
0  
 
12,000,000  
 
7,095,000,000  
 
Accumulated impairment losses
    
0  
    
0