Note 11 - Stock-Based Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stock-Based Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of stock option activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:  

	Options
	(In millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012	40
Granted and assumed	2
Exercised	(13	)
Forfeited/expired/canceled	(2	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2012	27

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit ("RSU") activity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:  

	Units
	(In millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012	40
Awarded and assumed	18
Vested	(13	)
Forfeited	(4	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2012	41

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

The impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In millions)
Cost of net revenues	$	13	$	14	$	41	$	43
Sales and marketing	35		32		99		100
Product development	34		26		101		91
General and administrative	40		36		119		112
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	122	$	108	$	360	$	346
Capitalized in product development	$	5	$	6	$	15	$	14

Weighed average assumptions

The following weighted average assumptions were used for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Risk-free interest rate	0.48	%	1.00	%	0.71	%	1.22	%
Expected life (in years)	3.8		3.7		4.0		3.8
Dividend yield	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%
Expected volatility	40	%	39	%	38	%	38	%