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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Income tax expense reduction	$ (130)	$ (29)	$ (878)
Financial Instruments
Maximum contractual terms of foreign exchange forward contracts	1 year
Minimum
Capitalized Software Development Costs [Line Items]
Amortization period for capitalized software development costs	6 months
Maximum
Capitalized Software Development Costs [Line Items]
Amortization period for capitalized software development costs	2 years
Apple \| Consolidated net revenues
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	17.00%	15.00%	16.00%
Sony \| Consolidated net revenues
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	11.00%	13.00%	14.00%
Sony \| Consolidated gross receivables
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	18.00%	15.00%
Google \| Consolidated net revenues
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	13.00%	11.00%	10.00%
NetEase \| Consolidated gross receivables
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk		12.00%
Microsoft \| Consolidated gross receivables
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	11.00%
Initial Recognition of Global Intangible Low-taxed Income of Foreign Subsidiaries
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Income tax expense reduction		$ 35