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Other Financial Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($)
Other Financial Obligations
Other Chilean obligations		$ 104,665	$ 149,603
Public sector obligations		32,498	36,596
Total	$ 222,873	$ 137,163	$ 186,199

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Other domestic obligations that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.

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The amount of public sector obligations.

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The amount of financial liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Financial liabilities]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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