Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of stock option valuation assumptions and weighted-average grant date fair value

The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions, weighted average grant date fair value, and the range of expected stock price volatilities:

	Employee and Director Options
	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Expected life (in years)	7.01			6.86			6.26
Volatility	35.00		%	35.31		%	36.13		%
Risk free interest rate	2.14		%	1.56		%	1.90		%
Dividend yield	0.50		%	0.67		%	0.72		%
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	21.11		$	12.83		$	9.87
Stock price volatility range:
Low	28.19		%	29.20		%	26.96		%
High	35.00		%	36.00		%	37.00		%

Schedule of stock option activity

Stock option activity is as follows:

	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted-average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic value (in millions)
Outstanding stock options at December 31, 2016	31,485		$	26.79
Granted	2,579		59.89
Exercised	(10,861	)	16.44
Forfeited	(2,650	)	41.32
Expired	(9	)	16.41
Outstanding stock options at December 31, 2017	20,544		$	34.54	7.07	$	591
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2017	16,077		$	31.79	7.26	$	507
Exercisable at December 31, 2017	6,747		$	21.36	5.79	$	283

Schedule of restricted stock units activity

The following table summarizes our RSU activity with performance-based RSUs presented at the maximum potential shares that could be earned and issued at vesting (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):

	Number of shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2016	11,977		$	17.44
Granted	3,298		63.75
Vested	(2,233	)	29.50
Forfeited	(1,221	)	26.41
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2017	11,821		$	27.20

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

The following table sets forth the total share-based compensation expense included in our consolidated statements of operations (amounts in millions):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Cost of revenues—product sales: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	$	10		$	20		$	12
Cost of revenues—subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Game Operations and Distribution Costs	1			2			—
Cost of revenues—subscription, licensing, and other revenues: Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	3			2			3
Product development	57			47			25
Sales and marketing	15			15			9
General and administrative	92			73			43
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes	178			159			92
Income tax benefit	(34		)	(42		)	(27		)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit	$	144		$	117		$	65