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Foreign Exchange Transactions, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of effect of changes in foreign exchange rates [text block] [Abstract] |
Schedule of foreign exchange transactions, net |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Gain (loss) from accounting hedges |  |  | 118,690 |  |  |  | 113,374 |  |  |  | (17,156 | )
Indexed foreign currency |  |  | (125,598 | ) |  |  | (88,772 | ) |  |  | 176,469 |
Exchange difference, net |  |  | 9,609 |  |  |  | 6,284 |  |  |  | (2,651 | )
Total |  |  | 2,701 |  |  |  | 30,886 |  |  |  | 156,662 |

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