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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - Schedule of highly liquid financial instruments - CLP ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule of highly liquid financial instruments [Abstract]
Financial Assets Held-for-trading		$ 400,014	$ 371,063
Total	[1]	$ 400,014	$ 371,063
[1] It corresponds to negotiation instruments and investment instruments, whose terms do not exceed three months from the date of acquisition.

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The amount of Highly liquid financial instruments.

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The amount of current financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss classified as held for trading. [Refer: Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, classified as held for trading]

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