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Debt Issued - Short-term Bonds December 31, 2019 (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 CLP ($)
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 40,937
Annual interest rate | 2.91%
Issue date | Jan. 04, 2019
Maturity date | Apr. 04, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 40,264
Annual interest rate | 2.85%
Issue date | Jan. 17, 2019
Maturity date | Apr. 24, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 33,598
Annual interest rate | 2.80%
Issue date | Jan. 22, 2019
Maturity date | Apr. 22, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 53,250
Annual interest rate | 2.67%
Issue date | Apr. 04, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 02, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 27,886
Annual interest rate | 2.67%
Issue date | Apr. 09, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 09, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 33,257
Annual interest rate | 2.66%
Issue date | Apr. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 11, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 33,257
Annual interest rate | 2.68%
Issue date | Apr. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Oct. 11, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 33,051
Annual interest rate | 2.66%
Issue date | Apr. 12, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 22, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 3,966
Annual interest rate | 2.67%
Issue date | Apr. 12, 2019
Maturity date | Sep. 12, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 27,184
Annual interest rate | 2.67%
Issue date | Apr. 29, 2019
Maturity date | Oct. 29, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 33,838
Annual interest rate | 2.60%
Issue date | Apr. 30, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 30, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 34,795
Annual interest rate | 2.61%
Issue date | May 17, 2019
Maturity date | Nov. 18, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 34,842
Annual interest rate | 2.59%
Issue date | May 23, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 22, 2019
Bank of America [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 34,208
Annual interest rate | 2.50%
Issue date | Jun. 21, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 22, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 3,421
Annual interest rate | 2.50%
Issue date | Jun. 24, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 25, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 547
Annual interest rate | 2.40%
Issue date | Jun. 24, 2019
Maturity date | Oct. 15, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 13,620
Annual interest rate | 2.50%
Issue date | Jun. 25, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 05, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 13,575
Annual interest rate | 2.51%
Issue date | Jun. 28, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 01, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 34,070
Annual interest rate | 2.38%
Issue date | Jul. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Oct. 09, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 29,883
Annual interest rate | 2.25%
Issue date | Aug. 09, 2019
Maturity date | Nov. 12, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 3,525
Annual interest rate | 2.03%
Issue date | Aug. 13, 2019
Maturity date | May 08, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 35,676
Annual interest rate | 2.20%
Issue date | Aug. 22, 2019
Maturity date | Nov. 21, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 21,350
Annual interest rate | 2.20%
Issue date | Sep. 10, 2019
Maturity date | Dec. 09, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 7,117
Annual interest rate | 2.20%
Issue date | Sep. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Dec. 16, 2019
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 28,466
Annual interest rate | 2.20%
Issue date | Sep. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Dec. 10, 2019
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 15,799
Annual interest rate | 2.10%
Issue date | Oct. 07, 2019
Maturity date | Jan. 07, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 36,206
Annual interest rate | 2.07%
Issue date | Oct. 09, 2019
Maturity date | Jan. 09, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 36,212
Annual interest rate | 2.00%
Issue date | Oct. 24, 2019
Maturity date | Jan. 29, 2020
Bank of America [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 36,212
Annual interest rate | 2.00%
Issue date | Oct. 24, 2019
Maturity date | Jan. 24, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 18,200
Annual interest rate | 2.00%
Issue date | Oct. 25, 2019
Maturity date | Feb. 03, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 31,819
Annual interest rate | 1.91%
Issue date | Nov. 04, 2019
Maturity date | Jan. 13, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 31,239
Annual interest rate | 1.97%
Issue date | Nov. 12, 2019
Maturity date | Feb. 12, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 4,554
Annual interest rate | 2.05%
Issue date | Nov. 22, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 07, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 7,989
Annual interest rate | 2.05%
Issue date | Nov. 22, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 07, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 18,750
Annual interest rate | 2.07%
Issue date | Dec. 04, 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 07, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 23,268
Annual interest rate | 2.05%
Issue date | Dec. 09, 2019
Maturity date | Apr. 09, 2020
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 3,877
Annual interest rate | 2.04%
Issue date | Dec. 09, 2019
Maturity date | Jun. 05, 2020
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 15,395
Annual interest rate | 2.04%
Issue date | Dec. 11, 2019
Maturity date | Mar. 27, 2020
Citibank N.A. [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 1,792
Annual interest rate | 2.03%
Issue date | Dec. 30, 2019
Maturity date | Jul. 20, 2020
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Currency | USD
Amount | $ 7,518
Annual interest rate | 2.10%
Issue date | Dec. 30, 2019
Maturity date | Dec. 15, 2020
Short-term Bonds [Member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Amount | $ 944,413

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