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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities-Estimated Fair Value (Details) - Fair Value - not measured at fair value - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | $ 27,185,188 | $ 27,884,761
Financial Liabilities | 27,161,529 | 26,700,132
Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 2,165,023 | 2,844,029
Financial Liabilities | 9,278,132 | 8,749,866
Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 5,921,498 | 5,629,969
Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 25,020,165 | 25,040,732
Financial Liabilities | 11,961,899 | 12,320,297
Cash and other transactions |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,405,002 | 1,670,842
Cash and other transactions | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,405,002 | 1,670,842
Cash and due from banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,057,393 | 1,408,167
Cash and due from banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,057,393 | 1,408,167
Transactions in the course of collection |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 255,968 | 206,972
Transactions in the course of collection | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 255,968 | 206,972
Cash collateral on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 91,641 | 55,703
Cash collateral on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 91,641 | 55,703
Loans and advances to banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 760,021 | 1,173,187
Loans and advances to banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 760,021 | 1,173,187
Domestic banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 119,998 | 208,354
Domestic banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 119,998 | 208,354
Central Bank of Chile |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 350,916 | 700,341
Central Bank of Chile | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 350,916 | 700,341
Foreign banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 289,107 | 264,492
Foreign banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 289,107 | 264,492
Loans to customers |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 25,020,165 | 25,040,732
Loans to customers | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 25,020,165 | 25,040,732
Commercial loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 13,477,466 | 13,998,477
Commercial loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 13,477,466 | 13,998,477
Residential mortgage loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 7,769,694 | 7,313,953
Residential mortgage loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 7,769,694 | 7,313,953
Consumer loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 3,773,005 | 3,728,302
Consumer loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 3,773,005 | 3,728,302
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 20,540,105 | 20,349,708
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 9,278,132 | 8,749,866
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 11,261,973 | 11,599,842
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 8,915,706 | 8,321,148
Current accounts and other demand deposits | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 8,915,706 | 8,321,148
Transactions in the course of payment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 29,871 | 25,702
Transactions in the course of payment | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 29,871 | 25,702
Cash collateral on securities lent and reverse repurchase agreements |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 195,392 | 216,817
Cash collateral on securities lent and reverse repurchase agreements | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 195,392 | 216,817
Saving accounts and time deposits |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 10,073,030 | 10,563,751
Saving accounts and time deposits | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 10,073,030 | 10,563,751
Borrowings from financial institutions |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,188,943 | 1,036,091
Borrowings from financial institutions | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,188,943 | 1,036,091
Other financial obligations |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 137,163 | 186,199
Other financial obligations | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 137,163 | 186,199
Debt issued |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 6,621,424 | 6,350,424
Debt issued | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 5,921,498 | 5,629,969
Debt issued | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 699,926 | 720,455
Letters of credit for residential purposes |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 22,542 | 30,918
Letters of credit for residential purposes | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 22,542 | 30,918
Letters of credit for general purposes |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 2,532 | 4,303
Letters of credit for general purposes | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 2,532 | 4,303
Bonds |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 5,896,424 | 5,594,748
Bonds | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 5,896,424 | 5,594,748
Subordinated bonds |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 699,926 | 720,455
Subordinated bonds | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | $ 699,926 | $ 720,455

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