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Contingencies and Commitments - Guarantees Granted - Banchile Corredores de Bolsa S.A (Details) $ in Millions | Oct. 30, 2014 CLF ( ) | Dec. 31, 2017 CLF ( ) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($)
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Financial guarantees |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies and Commitments |  |  |  |  |
Shares to secure short-sale transactions in Securities Exchange of the Santiago Stock Exchange |  |  |  | $ 20,249 | $ 17,750
Shares to secure short-sale transactions in Securities Exchange of the Electronic Stock Exchange of Chile |  |  |  | 29,926 | 22,473
Fixed income securities to ensure system CCLV, Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, Bolsa de Valores |  |  |  | 3,995 | 2,992
Shares delivered to ensure equity loan, Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange, Stock exchange |  |  |  | 3,864 | 610
Securities Exchange of the Santiago, Stock Exchange |  |  |  |  | 884
Total |  |  |  | $ 58,034 | $ 44,709
Banchile Corredores de Bolsa S.A |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies and Commitments |  |  |  |  |
Insurance policy guarantee | |  | 20,000 |  |  |
Insurance policy coverage |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |
Guarantee for complying with contracts of SOMA | |  | 10,500 |  |  |
Cash guarantee to Pershing |  |  | $ 122,494.32 |  |
Fine imposed | | 50,000 |  |  |  |
Banchile Corredores de Bolsa S.A | Bank guarantee no. 358131-4 maturing on January 10, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies and Commitments |  |  |  |  |
Bank guarantees issued | |  | 229,100 |  |  |

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