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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of cash and cash equivalents [text block] [Abstract] |
Schedule of reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to statement of cash flows |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Cash and due from banks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash (*) |  |  | 889,911 |  |  |  | 615,842 |
Current account with the Central Bank (*) |  |  | 178,429 |  |  |  | 641,890 |
Deposits in other domestic banks |  |  | 75,651 |  |  |  | 14,506 |
Deposits abroad |  |  | 1,248,175 |  |  |  | 1,287,978 |
Subtotal - Cash and due from banks |  |  | 2,392,166 |  |  |  | 2,560,216 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 232,551 |  |  |  | (719,692 | )
Highly liquid financial instruments (**) |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
Repurchase agreements |  |  | 114,466 |  |  |  | 34,872 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,110,246 |  |  |  | 2,275,410 |
Schedule of highly liquid financial instruments |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Highly liquid financial instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Assets Held-for-trading |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
Total |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
Schedule of transactions in the course of collection |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Documents drawn on other banks (clearing) |  |  | 222,261 |  |  |  | 123,267 |
Funds receivable |  |  | 109,159 |  |  |  | 39,985 |
Subtotal transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 331,420 |  |  |  | 163,252 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funds payable |  |  | (98,869 | ) |  |  | (882,944 | )
Subtotal transactions in the course of payment |  |  | (98,869 | ) |  |  | (882,944 | )
Total transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 232,551 |  |  |  | (719,692 | )

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