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Business Combinations (Details) £ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, £ in Millions, $ in Millions | Feb. 08, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares | Feb. 03, 2021 | Dec. 14, 2020 GBP (£) £ / shares | Dec. 14, 2020 USD ($)
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Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  | £ 945 | $ 1,300
Business Acquisition, Share Price | £ / shares |  |  | £ 6.04 |
Date of Announcement Pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers |  |  | Dec. 14, 2020 | Dec. 14, 2020
Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Date of Shareholders Voting to Approve the Acquisition |  | Feb. 03, 2021 |  |
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ 2,400 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares | $ 12.50 |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | $ 2,100 |  |  |
Date of Announcement to Enter into a Definitive Merger Agreement | Feb. 08, 2021 |  |  |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition | $ 364 |  |  |

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