Average placement rate percentage.

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Represent the dividend distribution profit percentage.

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Represent the amount of inflation of paid capital and reserves.

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Matured date.

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Security Registry Number

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The tax expense (income) divided by the accounting profit. [Refer: Accounting profit]

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The amount of bonds issued by the entity.

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The amount, per share, of dividends recognised as distributions to owners.

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The increase (decrease) in the number of ordinary shares issued. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]]

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of a type of municipal bond typically used to fund a development project. Also called special assessment limited liability bond, special district bond, special purpose bond, special tax bond and community development obligation. Interest owed to lenders is paid by taxes levied on the community benefiting from the particular bond-funded project. For example, if a bond of this sort was issued to pay for sidewalks to be repaved in a certain community, an additional tax would be levied on homeowners in the area benefiting from this project.

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Subsequent Events (Details)					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	Apr. 11, 2023 CLF	Mar. 23, 2023 CLP ($)	Mar. 16, 2023 CLP ($)	Jan. 06, 2023 CLF	Jan. 26, 2023 CLP ($) shares	Jan. 26, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Dividend distribution profit percentage							61.50%	68.10%
Non-adjusting events after reporting period [Member]
Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Security registry number	11/ 2022	14/ 2016	14/ 2016	11/ 2022
Total amount \| CLF	CLF 650,000			CLF 4,000,000
Matured date	May 01, 2035	May 01, 2027	May 01, 2027	Sep. 01, 2035
Average placement rate		6.55%	6.55%	2.61%
Inflation of paid capital and reserves					$ 542,504,045,836
Payment of dividend \| $ / shares						$ 8.5820077349
Increase (decrease) in number of ordinary shares issued \| shares					101,017,081,114
DG series bond total amount		$ 11,250,000,000	$ 9,750,000,000
Average placement rate percentage	2.50%