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Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - Schedule of breakdown of the balance under the heading Debt instruments at fair value through OCI - Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | $ 1,060,523 | $ 1,357,846
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Promissory notes issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 16,466
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Bonds Issued By Chilean Government And Central Bank |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 109 | 76,358
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 163,491 | 16,238
Other Instruments Issued In Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 32,342 | 68,476
Other Instruments Issued In Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Mortgage Bonds From Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 128,763 | 122,291
Other Instruments Issued In Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Bonds from domestic banks |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 15,887 | 15,927
Other Instruments Issued In Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Deposits From Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 685,392 | 1,020,842
Other Instruments Issued In Chile [Member] | At fair value [member] | Bonds From Other Chilean Companies [Member] |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 34,539 | 1,395
Instruments Issued By Foreign Institutions [Member] | At fair value [member] | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and the Central Bank of Chile: |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | $ 19,853

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