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Business Combinations (Details) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2021 USD ($) gluCSToEACSConversionRate	Feb. 18, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Goodwill				$ 5,387	$ 2,868	$ 1,885
Goodwill acquired				2,519	984
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				$ 3,391	$ 1,239	$ 0
Weighted Average
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				5 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 6 months
Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Feb. 18, 2021
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			100.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 1,200
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities				$ (29)
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Apr. 29, 2021
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs		$ 15		11
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets				63
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				14
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets				48
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				526
Goodwill acquired				1,506
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities				(38)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities				(78)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities				(39)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		2,000		2,002
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents		$ 332
Exchange Ratio Used to Convert Glu Awards to EA Number of Shares \| gluCSToEACSConversionRate		0.0880
Fair Value of the Replacement Awards		$ 133
Portion of Replacement Awards Related to Services Rendered Prior to Glu Acquisition		23
Portion of Replacement Awards Related to Services Rendered After Glu Acquisition		$ 110
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] \| In Process Research and Development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets				$ 73
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 And Core Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				$ 232
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] \| Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				209
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] \| Registered User Base And Other Intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				12
Playdemic Limited [Member]
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Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Sep. 20, 2021
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 11
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets				17
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				2
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets				3
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				438
Goodwill				1,031
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities				(84)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities				(4)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities				(2)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 1,400			1,401
Playdemic Limited [Member] \| Developed And Core Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				177
Playdemic Limited [Member] \| Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				223
Playdemic Limited [Member] \| Registered User Base And Other Intangibles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				$ 38