Business Combinations (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2021 USD ($) gluCSToEACSConversionRate	Feb. 18, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						$ 3,391,000	$ 0
Goodwill acquired						$ 2,522,000
Weighted Average
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						5 years 3 months 18 days		3 years 6 months
Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement			Feb. 18, 2021
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 1,200,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			100.00%
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement		Apr. 29, 2021
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 2,000,000				$ 2,002,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents		$ 332,000
Exchange Ratio Used to Convert Glu Awards to EA Number of Shares | gluCSToEACSConversionRate		0.0880
Fair Value of the Replacement Awards		$ 133,000
Portion of Replacement Awards Related to Services Rendered Prior to Glu Acquisition		23,000
Portion of Replacement Awards Related to Services Rendered After Glu Acquisition		$ 110,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets				$ 63,000		63,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				14,000		14,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets				48,000		48,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				526,000		526,000
Goodwill acquired						1,506,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities				(38,000)		(38,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities				(78,000)		(78,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities				(39,000)		(39,000)
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs		$ 15,000			$ 11,000
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets				73,000		$ 73,000
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | Weighted Average
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						5 years 6 months
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				232,000		$ 232,000
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				209,000		209,000
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | Registered User Base And Other Intangibles
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				12,000		12,000
Playdemic Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement	Sep. 20, 2021
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 1,400,000				1,405,000	1,401,000
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments				(64,000)
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities				(15,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets				17,000	22,000	17,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				2,000	2,000	2,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets				3,000	2,000	3,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				431,000	354,000	431,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles				77,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Current Assets				(5,000)
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Current Liabilities				2,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Assets				1,000
Goodwill acquired				1,036,000	1,100,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities				(82,000)	(67,000)	(82,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities				(4,000)	(6,000)	(4,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities				(2,000)	$ (2,000)	$ (2,000)
Proceeds from Previous Acquisition				(4,000)
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 11,000
Playdemic Limited [Member] | Weighted Average
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						6 years 7 months 6 days
Playdemic Limited [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				174,000		$ 174,000
Playdemic Limited [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				219,000		219,000
Playdemic Limited [Member] | Registered User Base And Other Intangibles
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired				$ 38,000		$ 38,000