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Net Financial Operating Income (Details) - Schedule of gain (losses) from trading and brokerage activities $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($)
Schedule of gain (losses) from trading and brokerage activities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net income on financial assets held-for-trading |  | $ 24,715 |  | $ 44,274 | $ 42,605
Gain (loss) from mark to market |  | 33,216 |  | 32,128 | 8,038
Financial assets held-for-trading |  | 57,931 |  | 76,402 | 50,643
Sale of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 27,091 |  | 4,789 | 1,118
Sale of loan portfolio | [1] | 39 |  |  | 267
Net (loss) gain of other transactions |  | 29 |  | (145) | 384
Derivative instruments |  | (96,369) |  | 32,391 | 64,730
Total |  | $ (11,279) | $ (15,844) | $ 113,437 | $ 117,142
[1] | See Note No. 31

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