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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | $ 372,051 | $ 439,751
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks | 1,801,100 | 1,090,000
Total | 2,173,151 | 1,529,751
Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | 373,692 | 439,832
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks | 1,801,100 | 1,090,000
Total | 2,174,792 | 1,529,832
Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | (1,641) | (81)
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks |  |
Total | (1,641) | (81)
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  | 159,987
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  | 160,018
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  | (31)
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Other debts with domestic banks [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Other debts with domestic banks [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Domestic Banks [Member] | Other debts with domestic banks [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Bank |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 185,822 | 158,279
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 186,660 | 158,308
Foreign Banks [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | (838) | (29)
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 185,752 | 120,987
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 186,553 | 121,008
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | (801) | (21)
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 477 | 498
Foreign Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 479 | 498
Foreign Banks [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | (2) |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other debts with foreign banks [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other debts with foreign banks [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Foreign Banks [Member] | Other debts with foreign banks [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile | 1,801,100 | 1,090,000
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile | 1,801,100 | 1,090,000
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other receivables [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other receivables [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] | Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] | Allowances established [Member] |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule loans and advances to banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |

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