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New Accounting Pronouncements - IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, Transition impact (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements
Percentage of wholesale and retail financial assets of the whole portfolio of financial assets to be impacted by ECL model	71.50%
Decrease in equity (after taxes) due to transitioning impact to IFRS 9 regarding ECL model, includes the analysis for contingent commitments	$ 27,409
Percentage of remaining financial assets to be impacted by ECL model	28.50%

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The percentage of remaining financial assets to be Impacted by Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model for which implementing the new methodologies and models are still in working.

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The percentage of wholesale and retail financial assets on whole portfolio of financial assets to be impacted by Expected Credit Loss (ECL) Model.

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The amounts removed from equity and adjusted against the fair value of financial assets on reclassification out of the fair value through other comprehensive income measurement category, net of tax. [Refer: Financial assets]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Effective 2018-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 9
-IssueDate 2017-01-01
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