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Risk Management (Details) - Schedule of risk weighted assets, Basic Capital ratio and Regulatory Capital ratio - Credit risk [Member] - CLP ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Consolidated Assets [Member] |  |  |
Balance sheet assets (net of provisions) |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ 2,560,216 | $ 2,392,166
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 163,252 | 331,420
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  | 4,666,156 | 1,872,355
Investment under resale agreements |  | 76,407 | 142,329
Derivative instruments | [1] | 1,137,195 | 1,555,749
Loans and advances to banks |  | 2,939,198 | 1,140,081
Loans to Customers at amortized cost |  | 30,101,583 | 29,384,039
Financial assets at fair value through OCI |  | 1,068,153 | 1,366,343
Investments in other companies |  | 42,338 | 48,442
Intangible assets |  | 94,111 | 91,717
Property and equipment |  | 217,928 | 220,262
Leased assets |  | 118,829 | 150,665
Investment properties |  | 12,833 | 13,190
Current tax assets |  | 22,949 | 357
Deferred tax assets |  | 292,517 | 231,293
Other assets |  | 556,486 | 843,000
Subtotal |  | 44,070,151 | 39,783,408
Off-balance-sheet assets |  |  |
Contingent loans |  | 4,140,133 | 4,365,922
Total |  | 48,210,284 | 44,149,330
Risk weighted assets according to SBIF instructions [Member] |  |  |
Balance sheet assets (net of provisions) |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | 105,878 | 38,250
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 151,138 | 167,781
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  | 442,307 | 462,177
Investment under resale agreements |  | 76,407 | 142,329
Derivative instruments | [1] | 828,330 | 1,124,730
Loans and advances to banks |  | 351,068 | 389,417
Loans to Customers at amortized cost |  | 24,998,600 | 25,668,329
Financial assets at fair value through OCI |  | 249,239 | 323,160
Investments in other companies |  | 44,649 | 50,758
Intangible assets |  | 60,701 | 58,307
Property and equipment |  | 217,928 | 220,262
Leased assets |  | 118,829 | 150,665
Current tax assets |  | 2,295 | 36
Deferred tax assets |  | 35,794 | 32,095
Other assets |  | 400,098 | 862,968
Subtotal |  | 28,083,261 | 29,691,264
Off-balance-sheet assets |  |  |
Contingent loans |  | 2,483,310 | 2,616,074
Total |  | 30,566,571 | 32,307,338
Basic capital | [1],[2] | 3,726,267 | 3,528,222
Effective equity |  | 4,878,500 | 4,569,090
Total consolidated assets | [2] | 48,754,455 | 44,408,789
Total consolidated assets weighted by credit risk |  | $ 30,566,571 | $ 32,307,338
Basic capital / consolidated assets |  | 7.64% | 7.94%
Effective equity / consolidated assets weighted by risk |  | 15.96% | 14.14%
[1] | The Basic Capital corresponds to the equity of the owners of the Bank in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.
[2] | The total consolidated assets is presented in accordance with Chilean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as issued by the Chilean Commission for Financial Market (“CMF”). As a result, it is not directly comparable with this Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

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