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Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 CLF ( ) item | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($) item | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($)
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business segments | item | 4 | 4 | 4 |  |  |
Net interest income |  | $ 1,904,523 | $ 1,320,977 | $ 1,234,695 | $ 1,226,733 |
Net fees and commissions income |  | 518,966 | 359,955 | 347,674 | 321,271 |
Other operating income |  |  | 165,138 | 105,173 | 169,555 |
Total operating revenues |  | 2,661,577 | 1,846,070 | 1,687,542 | 1,717,559 |
Provisions for loan losses |  | (362,346) | (251,323) | (221,255) | (259,263) |
Depreciation and amortization |  | (54,326) | (37,681) | (37,536) | (35,575) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (800,475) | (746,820) | (751,472) |
Income attributable to associates |  | 9,820 | 6,811 | 5,511 | 4,014 |
Income before income taxes |  | 1,100,637 | 763,402 | 687,442 | 675,263 |
Income taxes |  | (230,346) | (159,768) | (115,361) | (100,212) |
NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  | 870,291 | 603,634 | 572,081 | 575,051 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 32,377,140 | 31,173,724 | $ 35,423,930
Current and deferred taxes (assets) |  |  |  | 184,297 | 183,580 | 193,517
TOTAL ASSETS |  | 51,351,567 |  | 32,561,437 | 31,357,304 | 35,617,447
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | 29,012,636 | 28,049,630 | 31,922,807
Current and deferred taxes (liabilities) |  |  |  | 3,453 |  | 20,924
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | $ 46,054,976 |  | 29,016,089 | 28,049,630 | 31,943,731
Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | 1,316,213 | 1,227,465 | 1,220,368 |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | 372,123 | 359,173 | 331,641 |
Other operating income |  |  | 199,936 | 137,019 | 195,134 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 1,888,272 | 1,723,657 | 1,747,143 |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | (281,410) | (234,982) | (309,735) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (37,681) | (35,251) | (33,289) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (825,032) | (768,434) | (767,343) |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | 7,255 | 6,057 | 4,513 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 751,404 | 691,047 | 641,289 |
Income taxes |  |  | (156,531) | (115,034) | (89,040) |
NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  |  | 594,873 | 576,013 | 552,249 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 32,765,893 | 31,382,379 | 36,036,475
Current and deferred taxes (assets) |  |  |  | 290,432 | 288,370 | 278,599
TOTAL ASSETS |  |  |  | 33,056,325 | 31,670,749 | 36,315,074
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | 29,947,157 | 28,783,338 | 32,989,997
Current and deferred taxes (liabilities) |  |  |  | 3,453 |  | 20,924
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  | 29,950,610 | 28,783,338 | 33,010,921
Material reconciling items |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | 4,764 | 7,230 | 6,365 |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | (12,168) | (11,499) | (10,370) |
Other operating income |  |  | (34,798) | (31,846) | (25,579) |
Total operating revenues |  |  | (42,202) | (36,115) | (29,584) |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | 30,087 | 13,727 | 50,472 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (2,285) | (2,286) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | 24,557 | 21,614 | 15,871 |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | (444) | (546) | (499) |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 11,998 | (3,605) | 33,974 |
Income taxes |  |  | (3,237) | (327) | (11,172) |
NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  |  | 8,761 | (3,932) | 22,802 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | (388,753) | (208,655) | (612,545)
Current and deferred taxes (assets) |  |  |  | (106,135) | (104,790) | (85,082)
TOTAL ASSETS |  |  |  | (494,888) | (313,445) | (697,627)
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | (934,521) | (733,708) | (1,067,190)
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  | (934,521) | (733,708) | (1,067,190)
Elimination adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | (14,989) | (14,387) | (12,349) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | 14,989 | 14,387 | 12,349 |
TOTAL ASSETS |  |  |  | (232,137) | (137,201) | (388,615)
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  | (232,137) | (137,201) | (388,615)
IFRS adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | 30,087 | 13,727 | 50,472 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (2,285) | (2,286) |
Income taxes |  |  | (3,237) | (327) | (11,172) |
Reclassification of interest on repurchase agreements and suspended interest recognition |  |  | (27,213) | (21,728) | (17,235) |
Reversal of write-offs of assets received in lieu of payments |  |  | (9,568) | (7,227) | 3,522 |
Increase (decrease) in assets from deviating allowances for loan losses, acquisitions and deferred taxes |  |  |  | (262,751) | (176,244) | (309,012)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities from provision for minimum dividends and differing allowances for loan losses |  |  |  | (702,384) | (596,507) | (678,575)
Retail | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | 969,910 | 930,539 | 873,669 |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | 184,545 | 184,049 | 170,529 |
Other operating income |  |  | 43,290 | 19,095 | 93,135 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 1,197,745 | 1,133,683 | 1,137,333 |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | (287,165) | (256,262) | (301,491) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (29,571) | (27,669) | (25,229) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (561,512) | (507,771) | (504,041) |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | 5,450 | 4,372 | 3,078 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 324,947 | 346,353 | 309,650 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 16,099,926 | 15,198,634 | 16,425,068
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | 10,380,250 | 10,234,712 | 10,369,534
Retail | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual sales of customers considered for business segment | | 70,000 |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | 357,712 | 322,431 | 346,829 |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | 45,905 | 43,443 | 42,202 |
Other operating income |  |  | 59,376 | 34,712 | 33,322 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 462,993 | 400,586 | 422,353 |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | 5,637 | 21,415 | (8,243) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (5,008) | (4,547) | (4,912) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (152,921) | (153,360) | (152,859) |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | 1,224 | 1,026 | 914 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 311,925 | 265,120 | 257,253 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 10,558,278 | 11,526,685 | 10,592,117
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | 10,272,607 | 10,277,326 | 9,873,018
Wholesale | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual sales of customers considered for business segment | | 70,000 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury and money market operations | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | (2,414) | (21,169) | 4,207 |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | (4,031) | (4,306) | (2,473) |
Other operating income |  |  | 63,929 | 56,328 | 44,754 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 57,484 | 30,853 | 46,488 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (91) | (141) | (172) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (4,693) | (5,022) | (5,596) |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | 119 | 108 | 79 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 52,819 | 25,798 | 40,799 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 5,469,829 | 4,121,333 | 8,093,850
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | 8,815,056 | 7,880,847 | 11,982,709
Subsidiaries | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  | (8,995) | (4,336) | (4,337) |
Net fees and commissions income |  |  | 145,704 | 135,987 | 121,383 |
Other operating income |  |  | 33,341 | 26,884 | 23,923 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 170,050 | 158,535 | 140,969 |
Provisions for loan losses |  |  | 118 | (135) | (1) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (3,011) | (2,894) | (2,976) |
Other operating expenses |  |  | (105,906) | (102,281) | (104,847) |
Income attributable to associates |  |  | 462 | 551 | 442 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | $ 61,713 | 53,776 | 33,587 |
Assets before taxes |  |  |  | 637,860 | 535,727 | 925,440
Liabilities before taxes |  |  |  | $ 479,244 | $ 390,453 | $ 764,736

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