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Employee Benefits (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CLP ($)
Employee benefit disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Short-term personnel benefits |  | $ 37,868 |  | $ 41,728 | $ 34,307
Vacation accrual |  | 25,539 |  | 25,159 | 25,480
Employee defined benefit plan |  | 8,851 |  | 7,676 |
Other Benefits |  | 11,087 |  | 12,065 |
Total |  | 83,345 | $ 140,760 | 86,628 |
Staff Severance Indemnities Plan |  |  |  |  |
Employee benefit disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Employee defined benefit plan |  | 8,851 |  | $ 7,676 | $ 10,728
Current service cost | $ (86) | 59 |  |  |
Interest cost on benefit obligation | 343 | 369 |  |  |
Actuarial gains and losses | (164) | (169) |  |  |
Net benefit expense | $ 93 | $ 259 |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 4.29% | 4.53% | 4.53% |
Annual salary increase |  | 4.56% | 4.14% | 4.14% |
Payment probability |  | 99.99% | 99.99% | 99.99% |

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