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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | $ 417,657 | $ 372,051
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks | 2,100,933 | 1,801,100
Total | 2,518,590 | 2,173,151
Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 204,801 | 185,822
Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 212,856 | 185,752
Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Credits with third countries [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Credits with third countries [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  | 477
Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Other debts with domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Other debts with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Other deposits not available [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile | 2,100,933 | 1,801,100
Other deposits not available [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Other receivables [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Other receivables [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | 418,998 | 373,692
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks | 2,100,933 | 1,801,100
Total | 2,519,931 | 2,174,792
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 205,362 | 186,660
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | 213,636 | 186,553
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  | 479
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other debts with domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other debts with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile | 2,100,933 | 1,801,100
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Assets before Allowances [Member] | Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Subtotal Domestic and Foreign Banks | (1,341) | (1,641)
Subtotal Central Bank of Chile and Foreign Central Banks |  |
Total | (1,341) | (1,641)
Allowances established [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Interbank loans of liquidity [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Interbank loans commercial [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | (561) | (838)
Allowances established [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Current accounts overdrafts [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Chilean exports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks | (780) | (801)
Allowances established [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Chilean imports foreign trade loans [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Credits with third countries [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  | (2)
Allowances established [Member] | Non-transferable deposits in domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other debts with domestic banks [Member] | Domestic Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Domestic Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Current account deposits with foreign banks for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other non-transferable deposits with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other debts with foreign banks [Member] | Foreign Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Foreign Banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Current account deposits for derivative transactions with a counterparty [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other deposits not available [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Central Bank of Chile [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total Central Bank of Chile |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Other receivables [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |
Allowances established [Member] | Current account deposits for derivatives transactions [Member] | Foreign Central Banks [Member] |  |
Schedule of Loans and Advances to Banks [Line Items] |  |
Total foreign central banks |  |

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