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Risk Management - Price Risk (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($)
Price Risk |  |  |
Confidence level for calculation of value at risk | 99.00% | 99.00% |
Observation period for calculation of value at risk | 1 year | 1 year |
Adverse impact period for calculation of earnings at risk | 12 months | 12 months |
EaR reasonable defeasance period (in months) | 3 months | 3 months |
Confidence level for calculation of earnings at risk | 97.70% | 97.70% |
Fluctuation rate for liquid FX rates | 8.00% | 8.00% |
Fluctuation rate for illiquid FX rates | 30.00% | 30.00% |
Portion of tier 1 and tier 2 capital from risk weighted assets | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Regulatory market risk measurement for trading portfolio as percentage of tier 1 and tier 2 capital limit | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Risk limit for short-term and long-term portfolio (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Total Assets |  | $ 35,170,799 | $ 34,728,678
Total Liabilities |  | 29,602,665 | 29,286,549
Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 6,513,502 | 7,648,907
Total Liabilities |  | 15,076,530 | 14,411,541
Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 2,829,211 | 3,269,423
Total Liabilities |  | 3,143,236 | 2,908,922
Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 6,962,831 | 6,105,000
Total Liabilities |  | 3,710,248 | 3,972,838
Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 6,209,428 | 5,871,734
Total Liabilities |  | 1,715,760 | 2,258,233
Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 3,356,147 | 3,052,837
Total Liabilities |  | 1,425,571 | 1,214,502
Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 9,299,680 | 8,780,777
Total Liabilities |  | 4,531,320 | 4,520,513
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 8,959,941 | 8,354,085
Current accounts and other demand deposits | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 8,959,941 | 8,354,085
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  |  | 8,841
Transactions in the course of payment | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  |  | 8,841
Instrument sold under repurchase agreements and security lending |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 10,267 | 19,901
Instrument sold under repurchase agreements and security lending | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 10,267 | 19,901
Savings accounts and time deposits |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 10,189,893 | 10,674,528
Savings accounts and time deposits | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 5,294,456 | 5,129,350
Savings accounts and time deposits | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 2,317,792 | 2,303,488
Savings accounts and time deposits | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 2,555,579 | 3,083,258
Savings accounts and time deposits | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 21,536 | 157,610
Savings accounts and time deposits | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 311 | 570
Savings accounts and time deposits | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 219 | 252
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 1,419,543 | 1,509,301
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 352 | 2,232
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 3,968 | 2,616
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 286,519 | 249,632
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 452,960 | 659,389
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 75,237 | 88,029
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 600,507 | 507,403
Inter-banking loans |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 1,189,797 | 1,029,266
Inter-banking loans | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 506,703 | 559,625
Inter-banking loans | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 553,663 | 359,768
Inter-banking loans | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 129,431 | 109,873
Long-term debt |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 7,649,781 | 7,414,233
Long-term debt | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 158,085 | 104,135
Long-term debt | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 266,895 | 242,016
Long-term debt | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 727,798 | 525,037
Long-term debt | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 1,217,226 | 1,423,061
Long-term debt | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 1,349,337 | 1,107,502
Long-term debt | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 3,930,440 | 4,012,482
Other liabilities |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 183,443 | 276,394
Other liabilities | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 146,726 | 233,372
Other liabilities | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 918 | 1,034
Other liabilities | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 10,921 | 5,038
Other liabilities | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 24,038 | 18,173
Other liabilities | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 686 | 18,401
Other liabilities | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 154 | 376
Maximum |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Value-at-Risk used value | $ 3,180 |  |
Earnings-at-Risk used value |  | 80,402 |
Minimum |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Value-at-Risk used value | 610 |  |
Earnings-at-Risk used value |  | 28,438 |
Average |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Value-at-Risk used value | $ 1,720 |  |
Earnings-at-Risk used value |  | 60,301 |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,028,014 | 1,396,536
Cash and due from banks | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,028,014 | 1,396,536
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 223,360 | 189,208
Transactions in the course of collection | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 223,360 | 189,208
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 19,992 |
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 19,992 |
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,329,112 | 1,519,394
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 30,328 | 283,576
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 146,775 | 14,860
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 225,883 | 170,891
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 335,756 | 495,340
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 51,087 | 52,134
Derivative instruments under hedge-accounting treatment | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 539,283 | 502,593
Inter-banking loans |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 764,847 | 1,206,490
Inter-banking loans | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 533,101 | 964,250
Inter-banking loans | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 49,573 | 86,029
Inter-banking loans | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 150,253 | 136,434
Inter-banking loans | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 31,920 | 19,777
Loans to customers |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 30,200,566 | 29,987,787
Loans to customers | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 4,669,573 | 4,808,706
Loans to customers | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 2,595,012 | 3,163,029
Loans to customers | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 5,636,496 | 5,740,836
Loans to customers | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 5,619,230 | 5,219,586
Loans to customers | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 3,089,002 | 2,929,046
Loans to customers | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 8,591,253 | 8,126,584
Financial assets available-for-sale |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,604,908 | 429,263
Financial assets available-for-sale | Up to 1 month |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 9,134 | 6,631
Financial assets available-for-sale | Between 1 and 3 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 37,851 | 5,505
Financial assets available-for-sale | Between 3 and 12 months |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 950,199 | 56,839
Financial assets available-for-sale | Due after 1 years but within 3 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 222,522 | 137,031
Financial assets available-for-sale | Due after 3 years but within 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 216,058 | 71,657
Financial assets available-for-sale | Due after 5 years |  |  |
Price Risk |  |  |
Total Assets |  | $ 169,144 | $ 151,600

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