Intangible Assets, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, Net

4.       Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net consist of the following (amounts in millions):

		At March 31, 2014
		Estimated	Gross
		useful	carrying		Accumulated		Net carrying
		lives	amount		amortization		amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
	License agreements and other	3 - 10 years	$	98	$	(90)	$	8
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(276)		33
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(366)	$	41
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
	Activision trademark	Indefinite						386
	Acquired trade names	Indefinite						47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets							$	433
		At December 31, 2013
		Estimated	Gross
		useful	carrying		Accumulated		Net carrying
		lives	amount		amortization		amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
	License agreements and other	3 - 10 years	$	98	$	(90)	$	8
	Internally-developed franchises	11 - 12 years		309		(274)		35
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	407	$	(364)	$	43
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
	Activision trademark	Indefinite						386
	Acquired trade names	Indefinite						47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets							$	433

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $2 millionand $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

At March 31, 2014, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

2014 (remaining nine months)	$	13
2015		12
2016		7
2017		4
2018		3
Thereafter		2
Total	$	41