Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Mar. 31, 2022

Mar. 31, 2021

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Pay Versus Performance

The disclosures below are pursuant to the recently adopted Pay versus Performance rules under the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring companies to disclose how NEO compensation relates to the disclosures in the Summary Compensation Table and to certain financial metrics of that company.

Pay versus Performance Table

The following table provides information regarding the compensation paid to our principal executive officer (or PEO) and non-PEO NEOs for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 and certain measures of Company performance for such periods. We are using non-GAAP net revenue as the Company Selected Measure.

Year	Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) ($)	Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2) ($)	Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1) ($)	Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(2) ($)	Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:		Net Income (In Millions) ($)	Non- GAAP Net Revenue (In Millions)(5) ($)
					Total Shareholder Return(3) ($)	Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(4) ($)
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)	(I)
2023	20,659,002	9,942,539	8,383,839	3,432,972	122	166	802	7,341
2022	19,858,539	9,862,702	9,279,183	5,423,948	127	183	789	7,515
2021	39,165,820	43,921,635	10,591,829	13,798,185	135	170	837	6,190

Company Selected Measure Name

Non-GAAP Net Revenue

Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block]

⁽¹⁾ The named executive officers for each applicable year are:

Year	PEO	Non-PEO NEOs
2023	Andrew Wilson	Laura Miele, Chris Suh, Chris Bruzzo, Mala Singh, Kenneth Moss. Messrs. Suh and Bruzzo will depart EA on June 30, 2023. Mr. Moss departed EA on September 2, 2022.
2022	Andrew Wilson	Laura Miele, Chris Suh, Kenneth Moss, Chris Bruzzo, Blake Jorgensen.
2021	Andrew Wilson	Laura Miele, Kenneth Moss, Chris Bruzzo, Blake Jorgensen.

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block]

⁽⁴⁾ The peer group used for relative TSR is the RDG Technology Composite Index which is the same peer group the Company uses for its Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K disclosure, assuming an initial fixed $100 investment on March 31, 2020.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 20,659,002

$ 19,858,539

$ 39,165,820

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 9,942,539

9,862,702

43,921,635

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block]

⁽²⁾ The amounts reported in this column represent “compensation actually paid” to our PEO and other NEOs (on average), as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. To determine “compensation actually paid,” the amounts reported in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year were adjusted as follows:

Year	Executives	Summary Compensation Table Total		Deduct Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards		Add Year-End Value of Unvested Equity Granted in Year		Add Change in Value of Unvested Awards Granted in Prior Years			Add Change in Value of Vested Equity Granted in Prior Years		Compensation Actually Paid
2023	PEO	$	20,659,002	$	16,724,254	$	11,479,898	$	(5,604,317	)	$	132,210	$	9,942,539
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	8,383,839	$	7,050,929	$	4,486,421	$	(2,392,781	)	$	6,423	$	3,432,972
2022	PEO	$	19,858,539	$	13,973,702	$	12,298,844	$	(9,102,873	)	$	781,893	$	9,862,702
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	9,279,183	$	6,753,613	$	6,046,200	$	(3,281,856	)	$	134,034	$	5,423,948
2021	PEO	$	39,165,820	$	32,870,225	$	28,724,167	$	6,251,497		$	2,650,376	$	43,921,635
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	10,591,829	$	8,097,922	$	7,355,643	$	2,956,567		$	992,067	$	13,798,185

* Presented on an averaged basis

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 8,383,839

9,279,183

10,591,829

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 3,432,972

5,423,948

13,798,185

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block]

⁽²⁾ The amounts reported in this column represent “compensation actually paid” to our PEO and other NEOs (on average), as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. To determine “compensation actually paid,” the amounts reported in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year were adjusted as follows:

Year	Executives	Summary Compensation Table Total		Deduct Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards		Add Year-End Value of Unvested Equity Granted in Year		Add Change in Value of Unvested Awards Granted in Prior Years			Add Change in Value of Vested Equity Granted in Prior Years		Compensation Actually Paid
2023	PEO	$	20,659,002	$	16,724,254	$	11,479,898	$	(5,604,317	)	$	132,210	$	9,942,539
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	8,383,839	$	7,050,929	$	4,486,421	$	(2,392,781	)	$	6,423	$	3,432,972
2022	PEO	$	19,858,539	$	13,973,702	$	12,298,844	$	(9,102,873	)	$	781,893	$	9,862,702
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	9,279,183	$	6,753,613	$	6,046,200	$	(3,281,856	)	$	134,034	$	5,423,948
2021	PEO	$	39,165,820	$	32,870,225	$	28,724,167	$	6,251,497		$	2,650,376	$	43,921,635
	Non-PEO NEOs*	$	10,591,829	$	8,097,922	$	7,355,643	$	2,956,567		$	992,067	$	13,798,185

* Presented on an averaged basis

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block]

Relationship between “Compensation Actually Paid” and TSR

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block]

Relationship between “Compensation Actually Paid” and Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block]

Relationship between “Compensation Actually Paid” and Non-GAAP Net Revenue

Tabular List [Table Text Block]

Most Important Performance Measures

The performance measures identified below represent the measures the Company considers the most important in its executive compensation program linking pay to performance for fiscal year 2023. The use of each measure is discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Our NEOs’ Fiscal Year 2023 Compensation.

Most Important Performance Measures

Non-GAAP Net Revenue*

Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share*

Non-GAAP Operating Income*

* For more information regarding our use of non-GAAP financial measures for our compensation programs, please refer to the information provided under the heading “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in Appendix A below.

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 122

127

135

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

166

183

170

Net Income (Loss)

$ 802,000,000

$ 789,000,000

$ 837,000,000

Company Selected Measure Amount

7,341,000,000

7,515,000,000

6,190,000,000

PEO Name

Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Measure [Axis]: 1

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Measure Name

Non-GAAP Net Revenue

Non-GAAP Measure Description [Text Block]

⁽⁵⁾ We identified Non-GAAP Net Revenue as our Company-Selected Measure. Additional information regarding use of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the most direct comparable GAAP measures can be found on Appendix A in the proxy statement for the fiscal year to which the non-GAAP measure relates.

Measure [Axis]: 2

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Measure Name

Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share

Measure [Axis]: 3

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Measure Name

Non-GAAP Operating Income

P E O Deduct Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

$ 16,724,254

$ 13,973,702

$ 32,870,225

P E O Add Year End Value Of Unvested Equity Granted In Year [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

11,479,898

12,298,844

28,724,167

P E O Add Change In Value Of Unvested Awards Granted In Prior Years [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

(5,604,317)

(9,102,873)

6,251,497

P E O Add Change In Value Of Vested Equity Granted In Prior Years [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

132,210

781,893

2,650,376

Non Peo N E O Deduct Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

7,050,929

6,753,613

8,097,922

Non Peo N E O Add Year End Value Of Unvested Equity Granted In Year [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

4,486,421

6,046,200

7,355,643

Non Peo N E O Add Change In Value Of Unvested Awards Granted In Prior Years [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

(2,392,781)

(3,281,856)

2,956,567

Non Peo N E O Add Change In Value Of Vested Equity Granted In Prior Years [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation Amount

$ 6,423

$ 134,034

$ 992,067