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Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 28, 2020 $ / shares | Mar. 26, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2020 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2020 CLP ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 CLP ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Equity (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of registered shares (in Shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 101,017,081,114 | 101,017,081,114 |  | 101,017,081,114
Dividends per ordinary share (in Pesos per share) | $ / shares | [1] |  |  |  |  | $ 3.47 | $ 3.53 | $ 3.76 |
Dividends on ordinary shares (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,538 | $ 356,311 | $ 374,079 |
Capitalization of net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Equity provisions for minimum dividend |  |  |  |  |  | 138,932 | $ 177,902 |  | $ 195,157,000
Fair market value adjustment for available-for-sale instruments |  |  |  |  |  | (6,236) | 11,641 |  |
Cash Flow hedge |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,561 | $ (27,408) | $ (22,589) |
Retained earnings (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,240,000,000
Equivalent (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,230
Capitalization of retained earnings (in Shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,572,948,922 |
Common Shareholders [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends per ordinary share (in Pesos per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 3.52723589646 |  | $ 3.47008338564 |  |  |  |
Dividends on ordinary shares (in Dollars) |  | $ 356,311,000,000 |  | $ 350,538,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Dividends per share are calculated by dividing the amount of the dividend paid during each year by the previous year’s number of shares outstanding.

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