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Financial Assets Held-for-Trading (Details) - Schedule of financial assets held-for-trading - Financial Assets Held-for-Trading - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | $ 4,666,156 | $ 1,872,355
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Central Bank bonds |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 3,186 | 16,490
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Central Bank promissory notes |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 4,006,490 | 1,008,035
Instruments issued by the Chilean Governments and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 149,616 | 99,164
Other instruments issued in Chile | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 1,003 | 3,272
Other instruments issued in Chile | Bonds From Other Domestic Companies |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 5,396 | 1,556
Other instruments issued in Chile | Bonds From Domestic Banks |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 5,494 | 55,094
Other instruments issued in Chile | Deposits in domestic banks |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 93,905 | 315,415
Instruments Issued By Foreign Institutions [Member] | Other Instruments |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 164 |
Mutual fund investments | Funds managed by related companies |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading | 400,902 | 373,329
Mutual fund investments | Funds managed by third-party |  |
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank: |  |
Financial assets held-for-trading |  |

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