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Debt (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 11, 2014
Oct. 11, 2013
Sep. 19, 2013
Long-term Debt            
Total $ 4,369,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 4,744,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount        
Unamortized Discount (45,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount (51,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount        
Net Carrying Amount 4,324,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 4,693,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt        
Less: current portion of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (25,000,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent        
Total Gross Carrying Amount, Long-term debt 4,369,000,000atvi_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountLessCurrentMaturities 4,719,000,000atvi_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountLessCurrentMaturities        
Total Net Carrying Amount, Long-Term Debt 4,324,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 4,668,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent        
Maturites of Debt            
2015 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths          
2016 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo          
2017 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree          
2018 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour          
2019 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive          
Thereafter 4,369,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive          
Total 4,369,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 4,744,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount        
Deferred Financing Costs            
Amortization Expense, Deferred Financing Costs 1,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts        
Financing Facilities            
Fees and financing costs 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 59,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts      
Percentage of principal repayable to option holders upon certain criteria 101.00%atvi_PercentageOfPrincipalRepayableToOptionHoldersUponCertainCriteria          
Maximum percentage of outstanding Notes that can be redeemed with net cash proceeds from one or more qualified equity offerings 35.00%atvi_MaximumPercentageOfOustandingNotesThatCanBeRedeemed          
Amortization of the debt discount 6,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 1,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium        
Repayment of long-term debt (375,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (6,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt      
Debt discount            
Financing Facilities            
Fees and financing costs   52,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ atvi_FeesPaidInConnectionToDebtFinancingAxis
= atvi_DebtDiscountMember
       
Deferred financing costs            
Financing Facilities            
Fees and financing costs   7,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ atvi_FeesPaidInConnectionToDebtFinancingAxis
= atvi_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
       
Term Loan            
Long-term Debt            
Total 2,119,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
2,494,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
       
Unamortized Discount (10,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
(12,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
       
Net Carrying Amount 2,109,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
2,482,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
       
Maturites of Debt            
Total 2,119,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
2,494,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
       
Financing Facilities            
Maximum borrowing capacity         2,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
 
Repayment of long-term debt       (375,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
   
Revolver            
Financing Facilities            
Maximum borrowing capacity         250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Amount of letters of credit that can be issued under the Revolver 50,000,000atvi_AvailabilityForLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
      50,000,000atvi_AvailabilityForLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Commitment fees for the Revolver 0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Percentage of Revolver outstanding which triggers certain financial covenants 15.00%atvi_FacilitiesFinancialCovenantTrigger
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Letters of credit issued under the revolver 0us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Unsecured Notes            
Maturites of Debt            
Interest payable 38,000,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
38,000,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
       
2021 Notes            
Long-term Debt            
Total 1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
      1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
Unamortized Discount (23,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
(26,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
       
Net Carrying Amount 1,477,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
1,474,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
       
Maturites of Debt            
Total 1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
      1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
Financing Facilities            
Interest rate           5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
2021 Notes | Fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2)            
Financing Facilities            
Fair Value of Notes 1,586,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
1,559,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtAMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
       
2023 Notes            
Long-term Debt            
Total 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
      750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
Unamortized Discount (12,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
(13,000,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
       
Net Carrying Amount 738,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
737,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
       
Maturites of Debt            
Total 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
      750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
Financing Facilities            
Interest rate           6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
2023 Notes | Fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2)            
Financing Facilities            
Fair Value of Notes $ 810,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
$ 785,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= atvi_UnsecuredDebtBMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member