Equity-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Equity-Based Compensation

10. Equity-Based Compensation

The amount of compensation expense related to stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (RSUs) is as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	December 31, 2011		January 1,     2011
Stock options/rights (1)	$	31	$	36
RSUs		73		67
Total equity-based compensation expense (2)	$	104	$	103
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period	$	13	$	17

(1) Includes stock appreciation rights issued in connection with acquisition of Playdom

(2) Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs. Amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation totaled $9 million and $29 million during the quarters ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively.

Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options/rights and RSUs totaled approximately $153 million and $539 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2011.

The weighted average grant date fair values of options issued during the quarters ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011 were $9.42 and $10.13, respectively.

In January 2012, the Company made equity compensation grants, which included its regular annual grant, consisting of 9.8 million stock options and 8.6 million RSUs, of which 0.5 million RSUs included market and performance conditions.