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Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition - shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition [Line Items] |  |
Number of shares | 101,017,081,114 | 101,017,081,114
% of Equity Holding (in percentage) | 100.00% | 100.00%
LQ Inversiones Financieras S.A. [Member] |  |
Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition [Line Items] |  |
Number of shares | 46,815,289,329 | 46,815,289,329
% of Equity Holding (in percentage) | 46.34% | 46.34%
Banchile Corredores De Bolsa S.A [Member] |  |
Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition [Line Items] |  |
Number of shares | 5,745,082,033 | 6,119,467,747
% of Equity Holding (in percentage) | 5.69% | 6.06%
Inversiones LQ-SM Limitada [Member] |  |
Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition [Line Items] |  |
Number of shares | 4,854,988,014 | 4,854,988,014
% of Equity Holding (in percentage) | 4.81% | 4.81%
Other Minority Shareholders [Member] |  |
Equity (Details) - Schedule of shareholder's composition [Line Items] |  |
Number of shares | 43,601,721,738 | 43,227,336,024
% of Equity Holding (in percentage) | 43.16% | 42.79%

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