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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities-Estimated Fair Value (Details) - Fair Value - not measured at fair value - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | $ 30,270,446 | $ 27,185,188
Financial Liabilities | 29,838,379 | 27,161,529
Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 2,467,171 | 2,165,023
Financial Liabilities | 9,932,744 | 9,278,132
Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 6,914,710 | 5,921,498
Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 27,803,275 | 25,020,165
Financial Liabilities | 12,990,925 | 11,961,899
Cash and other transactions |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,266,564 | 1,405,002
Cash and other transactions | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,266,564 | 1,405,002
Cash and due from banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 880,081 | 1,057,393
Cash and due from banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 880,081 | 1,057,393
Transactions in the course of collection |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 289,194 | 255,968
Transactions in the course of collection | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 289,194 | 255,968
Cash collateral on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 97,289 | 91,641
Cash collateral on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 97,289 | 91,641
Loans and advances to banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,486,670 | 760,021
Loans and advances to banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,200,607 | 760,021
Loans and advances to banks | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 286,063 |
Domestic banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 99,776 | 119,998
Domestic banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 99,776 | 119,998
Central Bank of Chile |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,100,831 | 350,916
Central Bank of Chile | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 1,100,831 | 350,916
Foreign banks |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 286,063 | 289,107
Foreign banks | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets |  | 289,107
Foreign banks | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 286,063 |
Loans to customers |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 27,517,212 | 25,020,165
Loans to customers | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 27,517,212 | 25,020,165
Commercial loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 14,949,852 | 13,477,466
Commercial loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 14,949,852 | 13,477,466
Mortgage loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 8,451,099 | 7,769,694
Mortgage loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 8,451,099 | 7,769,694
Consumer loans |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 4,116,261 | 3,773,005
Consumer loans | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Assets | 4,116,261 | 3,773,005
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 22,191,058 | 20,540,105
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 9,932,744 | 9,278,132
Current and saving accounts and other financial obligations | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 12,258,314 | 11,261,973
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 9,584,488 | 8,915,706
Current accounts and other demand deposits | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 9,584,488 | 8,915,706
Transactions in the course of payment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 44,436 | 29,871
Transactions in the course of payment | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 44,436 | 29,871
Cash collateral on securities lent and reverse repurchase agreements |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 303,820 | 195,392
Cash collateral on securities lent and reverse repurchase agreements | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 303,820 | 195,392
Saving accounts and time deposits |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 10,632,350 | 10,073,030
Saving accounts and time deposits | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 10,632,350 | 10,073,030
Borrowings from financial institutions |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,506,940 | 1,188,943
Borrowings from financial institutions | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,506,940 | 1,188,943
Other financial obligations |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 119,024 | 137,163
Other financial obligations | Level 1 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities |  | 137,163
Other financial obligations | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 119,024 |
Debt issued |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 7,647,321 | 6,621,424
Debt issued | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 6,914,710 | 5,921,498
Debt issued | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 732,611 | 699,926
Letters of credit for residential purposes |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 15,982 | 22,542
Letters of credit for residential purposes | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 15,982 | 22,542
Letters of credit for general purposes |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,411 | 2,532
Letters of credit for general purposes | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 1,411 | 2,532
Bonds |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 6,897,317 | 5,896,424
Bonds | Level 2 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 6,897,317 | 5,896,424
Subordinated bonds |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | 732,611 | 699,926
Subordinated bonds | Level 3 |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments |  |
Financial Liabilities | $ 732,611 | $ 699,926

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