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Foreign Exchange Transactions, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Foreign Exchange Transactions, net |
Schedule of foreign exchange transactions, net |
|  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
Indexed foreign currency |  | (177,468 | ) | 108,849 |  | 176,231 |
Translation difference, net |  | 21,410 |  | (6,074 | ) | (7,221 | )
Gain (loss) from accounting hedges |  | 213,376 |  | (90,370 | ) | (64,135 | )
Total |  | 57,318 |  | 12,405 |  | 104,875 |

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