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Thetotalrestructuringreservebalancesandthenetrestructuringchargesarepresentedbelowby
operatingsegment(amountsinmillions):
RestructuringReserveBalance
RestructuringCharges
At
December31,
2009
At
December31,
2008
Yearended
December31,
2009
Yearended
December31,
2008
Activision................................
$9
$—
$2
$2
Blizzard................................
—
—
—
—
Distribution................................
—
—
3
—
Totaloperatingsegments...........
9
—
5
2
Other(i)................................
—
44
18
91
Total...........................................
$9
$44
$23
$93
(i) OtherrepresentsNonCoreactivities,whicharelegacyVivendiGames’divisionsorbusinessunits
thatwehaveexited,divestedorwounddownaspartofourrestructuringandintegrationeffortsas
aresultoftheBusinessCombination.PriortoJuly1,2009,NonCoreactivitiesweremanagedas
astandaloneoperatingsegment;however,inlightoftheminimalactivitiesandinsignificanceof
NonCoreactivities,asofthatdateweceasedtheirmanagementasaseparateoperatingsegment
andconsequentlywearenolongerprovidingseparateoperatingsegmentdisclosureandhave
reclassifiedourpriorperiods’presentationsothatitconformstothecurrentperiod’spresentation.
9.Inventories
Ourinventoriesconsistedofthefollowing(amountsinmillions):
At
December31,
2009
2008
Finishedgoods................................................................................................
$201
$251
Purchasedpartsandcomponents................................................................
40
11
$241
$262
10.PropertyandEquipment,Net
Propertyandequipment,netwascomprisedofthefollowing(amountsinmillions):
AtDecember31,
2009
2008
Land................................................................................................
$1
$1
Buildings................................................................................................
6
5
Leaseholdimprovements................................................................
54
45
Computerequipment...................................................................................
311
293
Officefurnitureandotherequipment..........................................................
65
52
Totalcostofpropertyandequipment......................................................
437
396
Lessaccumulateddepreciation................................................................
(299)
(247)
Propertyandequipment,net................................................................
$138
$149
DepreciationexpensefortheyearsendedDecember31,2009,2008,and2007was$76million,
$79million,and$59million,respectively.