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Operating segments and geographic region
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Operating Segments And Geographic Area Disclosure [Abstract]  
Operating segments and geographic region

10.       Operating segments and geographic region

 

Our operating segments are consistent with our internal organizational structure, the manner in which our operations are reviewed and managed by our Chief Executive Officer, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the manner in which operating performance is assessed and resources are allocated, and the availability of separate financial information. We do not aggregate operating segments.

 

Currently, we operate under three operating segments:

 

Activision Publishing, Inc.

 

Activision Publishing, Inc. (“Activision”) is a leading international developer and publisher of interactive software products and content. Activision develops games based on both internally-developed and licensed intellectual property. Activision markets and sells games it develops and, through our affiliate label program, games developed by certain third-party publishers. We sell games both through retail channels and by digital download. Activision currently offers games that operate on the Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (“Sony”) PlayStation 3 (“PS3”), Nintendo Co. Ltd. (“Nintendo”) Wii (“Wii”), and Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) Xbox 360 (“Xbox 360”) console systems; the Nintendo Dual Screen (“DS”) handheld game systems; the PC; the Apple iOS devices and other handheld and mobile devices.

 

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

 

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (“Blizzard”) develops, markets and sells role-playing action and strategy PC-based computer games, including games in the multiple-award winning Diablo and StarCraft franchises. Blizzard also develops, hosts, and supports its online subscription-based games in the massively multi-player online role-playing game (“MMORPG”) category in which it is a leader in terms of both subscriber base and revenues generated through its World of Warcraft franchise. Blizzard also maintains a proprietary online-game related service, Battle.net. Blizzard distributes its products and generates revenues worldwide through various means, including: subscriptions (which consist of fees from individuals playing World of Warcraft, prepaid cards and other value-added service revenues such as realm transfers, faction changes, and other character customizations within the World of Warcraft gameplay); retail sales of physical “boxed” products; online download sales of PC products; and licensing of software to third-party or related party companies that distribute World of Warcraft and StarCraft II.

Activision Blizzard Distribution

 

Activision Blizzard Distribution (“Distribution”) consists of operations in Europe that provide warehousing, logistical and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, our own publishing operations, and manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware.

The CODM reviews segment performance exclusive of the impact of the change in deferred net revenues and related cost of sales with respect to certain of our online-enabled games, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense, amortization of intangible assets, and impairment of intangible assets. The CODM does not review any information regarding total assets on an operating segment basis, and accordingly, no disclosure is made with respect thereto. Information on the operating segments and reconciliations of total segment net revenues and total segment income (loss) from operations to consolidated net revenues and income before income tax expense from external customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are presented below (amounts in millions):

    Three months ended June 30,
    2011 2010 2011 2010
               
          Income from operations
  Net revenuesbefore income tax expense
 Activision  $ 323 $ 333 $ 31 $ (53)
 Blizzard    313   299   135   155
 Distribution    63   51  (1)   (1)
 Operating segments total    699   683   165   101
               
Reconciliation to consolidated net revenues / operating            
income and consolidated income before income tax            
expense:            
 Net effect from deferral of net revenues and            
  related cost of sales   447   284   332   227
 Stock-based compensation expense   ---  ---   (20)   (17)
 Restructuring   ---  ---  (3)   (1)
 Amortization of intangible assets  ---  ---  (7)   (10)
Consolidated net revenues / operating income  $ 1,146 $ 967   467   300
 Investment and other income, net        2  1
Consolidated income before income tax expense       $ 469 $ 301
               
               
    Six months ended June 30,
    2011 2010 2011 2010
               
          Income from operations
  Net revenuesbefore income tax expense
 Activision  $ 646 $ 670 $ 78 $ (46)
 Blizzard    671   605   306   313
 Distribution    137   122  ---   (1)
 Operating segments total    1,454   1,397   384   266
               
Reconciliation to consolidated net revenues / operating            
income and consolidated income before income tax            
expense:            
 Net effect from deferral of net revenues and            
  related cost of sales    1,141   878   838   637
 Stock-based compensation expense   ---  ---   (43)   (60)
 Restructuring   ---  ---   (22)   (4)
 Amortization of intangible assets  ---  ---   (16)   (28)
Consolidated net revenues / operating income  $ 2,595 $ 2,275 $ 1,141 $ 811
 Investment and other income, net        5  1
Consolidated income before income tax expense       $ 1,146 $ 812

Geographic information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is based on the location of the selling entity. Net revenues from external customers by geographic region were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

   Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
   2011 2010 2011 2010
Net revenues by geographic region:            
 North America  $ 580 $ 567 $1,328 $1,270
 Europe    467   337  1,061  861
 Asia Pacific    99   63  206  144
Total consolidated net revenues  $ 1,146 $ 967 $ 2,595 $ 2,275

Net revenues by platform were as follows (amounts in millions):

   Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
   2011 2010 2011 2010
Net revenues by platform:            
 Online subscriptions* $359 $291 $754 $602
 Console   611  507  1,436  1,346
 Hand-held   33  39  63  78
 PC and Other  80  79  205  127
Total platform net revenues   1,083  916  2,458  2,153
Distribution   63  51  137  122
Total consolidated net revenues  $1,146 $967 $2,595 $2,275

*Revenue from online subscriptions consists of revenue from all World of Warcraft products, including subscriptions, boxed products, expansion packs, licensing royalties, and value-added services.

 

We did not have any single external customer that accounted for 10% or more of net revenues for the three or six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.