Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

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

	At March 31, 2020
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,116	)	$	38
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(599		)	2
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(31		)	23
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(17		)	2
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,763	)	$	65
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	498

	At December 31, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,105	)	$	49
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(579		)	22
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(30		)	24
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16		)	3
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,730	)	$	98
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	531

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

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

	At March 31, 2020
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,116	)	$	38
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(599		)	2
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(31		)	23
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(17		)	2
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,763	)	$	65
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	498

	At December 31, 2019
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,105	)	$	49
Developed software	2	-	5 years	601		(579		)	22
Trade names	7	-	10 years	54		(30		)	24
Other	1	-	15 years	19		(16		)	3
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,828	$	(1,730	)	$	98
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite								386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite								47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets									$	433
Total intangible assets, net									$	531

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets, future amortization expense

At March 31, 2020, future amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

For the years ending December 31,
2020 (remaining nine months)	$	42
2021	11
2022	7
2023	2
2024	1
Thereafter	2
Total	$	65