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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities: (Details) - Schedule of impact on the fair value of Level 3 financial instruments using alternative assumptions that are reasonably possible - CLP ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | $ 42,181 | $ 62,259
Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions of models | (533) | (552)
Financial Assets held-for-trading [Member] |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | 5,494 | 55,094
Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions of models | (8) | (466)
Debt securities [member] |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | 36,687 | 7,165
Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions of models | (525) | (86)
Level 3 | Other instruments issued in Chile | Financial Assets held-for-trading [Member] |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | 5,494 | 55,094
Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions of models | (8) | (466)
Level 3 | Other instruments issued in Chile | Debt securities [member] | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | 36,596 | 7,069
Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions of models | (525) | (86)
Level 3 | Instruments issued by foreign institutions | Trading equity instruments | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |
Financial Assets | $ 91 | $ 96

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