Description of Business and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment shares	Jun. 08, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Organization and Ownership [Line Items]
Common stock issued and outstanding (in shares)	741
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Non-cash purchase price consideration | $	$ 89
ASAC
Organization and Ownership [Line Items]
Shares of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder	31		172
Percent of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder	4.00%		23.00%
Shares of Shareholder Distributed		141
Public
Organization and Ownership [Line Items]
Percent of Activision Blizzard common stock owned by a specific shareholder	96.00%