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Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Intangible Assets

Schedule of changes in intangible assets

		Goodwill (1)		Intangible assets arising from business combinations (2)		Software or computer programs		Total
		MCh$		MCh$		MCh$		MCh$
Gross Balance
Balance as of January 1, 2015		16,714		56,249		109,748		182,711
Acquisitions		—		—		8,519		8,519
Disposals		—		—		(685	)	(685	)
Impairment loss (*)		—		—		(59	)	(59	)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		16,714		56,249		117,523		190,486
Acquisitions		—		—		11,248		11,248
Disposals		—		—		(1,757	)	(1,757	)
Impairment loss (*)		—		—		—		—
Balance as of December 31, 2016		16,714		56,249		127,014		199,977
Acquisitions		—		—		18,779		18,779
Disposals		—		—		(5,790	)	(5,790	)
Impairment loss (*)		—		—		—		—
Balance as of December 31, 2017		16,714		56,249		140,003		212,966
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
Balance as of January 1, 2015		—		(32,697	)	(83,155	)	(115,852	)
Amortization for the year		—		(2,285	)	(8,331	)	(10,616	)
Disposals		—		—		682		682
Balance as of December 31, 2015		—		(34,982	)	(90,804	)	(125,786	)
Amortization for the year		—		(2,286	)	(8,595	)	(10,881	)
Disposals		—		—		1,726		1,726
Balance as of December 31, 2016		—		(37,268	)	(97,673	)	(134,941	)
Amortization for the year		—		(2,285	)	(9,075	)	(11,360	)
Disposals		—		—		5,790		5,790
Balance as of December 31, 2017		—		(39,553	)	(100,958	)	(140,511	)
Net balance as of December 31, 2015		16,714		21,267		26,719		64,700
Net balance as of December 31, 2016		16,714		18,981		29,341		65,036
Net balance as of December 31, 2017		16,714		16,696		39,045		72,455

(1) Goodwill corresponds mainly to business combination with Citibank Chile whose amount is of MCh$12,576 that represents the value of synergies to be generated in the combination process and the acquisition of know-how.

(2) Intangible assets arising from business combinations include assets with indefinite useful lives acquired in the business combination with Citibank Chile.

(*)   See Note No. 36(b).

Summary of commitments for technological developments

		Amount of Commitment
		2016		2017
		MCh$		MCh$
Software and licenses		3,024		5,779

Summary of goodwill allocated to individual business segments

		2016		2017
Business Segments		MCh$		MCh$
Retail		5,928		5,928
Wholesale		2,135		2,135
Treasury and money market operations		4,512		4,512
Subsidiaries		4,139		4,139
Total		16,714		16,714

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