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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage - Individual [Member] - CLP ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  | $ 81 | $ 458
Net change on Balance | [1] | 439 | (389)
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  | 1,270 |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | (149) | 12
Total |  | 1,641 | 81
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  | 1,529,832 | 2,939,656
Net change on Balance | [1] | 656,130 | (1,446,442)
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | (11,170) | 36,618
Total |  | 2,174,792 | 1,529,832
Stage 1 [Member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  | 81 | 458
Net change on Balance | [1] | 439 | (389)
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  | 1,270 |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | (149) | 12
Total |  | 1,641 | 81
Stage 1 [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  | 1,529,832 | 2,939,656
Net change on Balance | [1] | 656,130 | (1,446,442)
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | (11,170) | 36,618
Total |  | 2,174,792 | 1,529,832
Stage 2 [Member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  |  |
Net change on Balance | [1] |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  |  |
Total |  |  |
Stage 2 [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  |  |
Net change on Balance | [1] |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  |  |
Total |  |  |
Stage 3 [Member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  |  |
Net change on Balance | [1] |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  |  |
Total |  |  |
Stage 3 [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of gross carrying amount corresponding allowance for ECL by stage [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial assets at beginning of period |  |  |
Net change on Balance | [1] |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  |  |
Impact on year-end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year | [2] |  |
Refinements to models used for calculation |  |  |
Amounts written off |  |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  |  |
Total |  |  |
[1] | Net change between assets originated and assets repaid, excluding write offs.
[2] | Represents the change in the year-end ECLs of exposures that were transferred from one stage to another during the year.

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