Operating segments and geographic region (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Operating segments and geographic region

Segment reporting information

			Three months ended September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
							Income from operations
			Net revenues				before income tax expense
	Activision		$	283	$	253	$	(14)	$	(36)
	Blizzard			414		297		168		120
	Distribution			54		77		---		1
		Operating segments total		751		627		154		85
Reconciliation to consolidated net revenues /
consolidated income before income tax
expense:
	Net effect from deferral of net revenues and
		related cost of sales		90		127		110		105
	Stock-based compensation expense			---		---		(34)		(18)
	Restructuring			---		---		---		(3)
	Amortization of intangible assets			---		---		(3)		(7)
Consolidated net revenues / operating income			$	841	$	754		227		162
	Investment and other income (expense), net							1		3
Consolidated income before income tax expense							$	228	$	165
			Nine months ended September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
							Income from operations
			Net revenues				before income tax expense
	Activision		$	928	$	898	$	(84)	$	42
	Blizzard			1,299		968		629		425
	Distribution			166		214		---		1
		Operating segments total		2,393		2,080		545		468
Reconciliation to consolidated net revenues /
consolidated income before income tax
expense:
	Net effect from deferral of net revenues and
		related cost of sales		695		1,268		514		943
	Stock-based compensation expense			---		---		(85)		(61)
	Restructuring			---		---		---		(24)
	Amortization of intangible assets			---		---		(7)		(22)
Consolidated net revenues / operating income			$	3,088	$	3,348	$	967	$	1,304
	Investment and other income (expense), net							4		7
Consolidated income before income tax expense							$	971	$	1,311

Revenues by geographic region

		Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenues by geographic region:
	North America	$	403	$	360	$	1,567	$	1,687
	Europe		333		323		1,220		1,385
	Asia Pacific		105		71		301		276
Total consolidated net revenues		$	841	$	754	$	3,088	$	3,348

Revenues by platform

		Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenues by platform:
	Online subscriptions*	$	226	$	336	$	701	$	1,090
	Console		227		277		1,430		1,711
	Hand-held		20		19		64		82
	PC and Other		314		45		727		251
Total platform net revenues			787		677		2,922		3,134
Distribution			54		77		166		214
Total consolidated net revenues		$	841	$	754	$	3,088	$	3,348

Long-lived assets by geographic region

		At September 30, 2012		At December 31, 2011
Long-lived assets* by geographic region:
	North America	$	94	$	105
	Europe		42		46
	Asia Pacific		12		12
Total long-lived assets by geographic region		$	148	$	163