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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income (loss) before income tax benefit:      
Domestic $ 325us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 626us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 668us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign 656us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 693us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 790us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Income before income tax expense 981us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,319us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,458us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Current:      
Federal 118us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 100us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 256us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State 11us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 6us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 14us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign 37us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 31us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 49us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total Current 166us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 137us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 319us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred      
Federal 26us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 134us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 12us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
State (18)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (12)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (11)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign (58)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 39us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (11)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total Deferred (50)atvi_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfValuationReserve 161atvi_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfValuationReserve (10)atvi_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfValuationReserve
Add back benefit credited to additional paid-in capital:      
Excess tax benefit associated with stock options 30us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquityEmployeeStockOptions 11us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquityEmployeeStockOptions 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquityEmployeeStockOptions
Income tax expense $ 146us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 309us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 309us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit