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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Assets Liabilities on the Balance Sheet - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | $ 2,035,540 | $ 2,960,706
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 3,363,624 | 3,433,745
Others, Financial Assets held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 409,328 | 257,325
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes, Total |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 2,196,116 | 3,101,469
Others, Financial liabilities held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 2,305 | 6,271
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 160,602 | 223,016
Total, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 160,602 | 223,016
Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 181,702 | 28,128
Others, Financial Assets held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 409,328 | 257,325
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 543,732 | 558,925
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes, Total |  | 1,134,762 | 844,378
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Others, Financial liabilities held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Total, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Call Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Put Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 1 [Member] | From the Chilean Government and Central Bank [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 181,702 | 28,128
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 532,203 | 552,763
Level 1 [Member] | Other debt financial instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Financial debt instruments issued Abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 1 [Member] | Instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 10,243 | 5,342
Level 1 [Member] | Instruments issued abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,286 | 820
Level 1 [Member] | Subtotal Assets [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 2,035,540 | 2,960,706
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 3,147,559 | 3,305,098
Others, Financial Assets held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 3,165,839 | 3,373,346
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes, Total |  | 8,398,003 | 9,666,227
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 2,196,116 | 3,101,469
Others, Financial liabilities held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 2,305 | 6,271
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Total, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 2,359,023 | 3,330,756
Level 2 [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 212,639 | 566,050
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 1,818,155 | 2,389,577
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Level 2 [Member] | Call Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 3,435 | 2,321
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Put Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 1,311 | 2,758
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 2 [Member] | From the Chilean Government and Central Bank [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 2,845,611 | 3,031,164
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,305,449 | 1,706,094
Level 2 [Member] | Other debt financial instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 301,948 | 273,934
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,653,182 | 1,499,625
Level 2 [Member] | Financial debt instruments issued Abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 207,208 | 167,627
Level 2 [Member] | Instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Instruments issued abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Subtotal Assets [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 34,363 | 100,519
Others, Financial Assets held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 88,866 | 41,666
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes, Total |  | 123,229 | 142,185
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Others, Financial liabilities held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Total, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Call Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Put Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Level 3 [Member] | From the Chilean Government and Central Bank [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Other debt financial instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 34,363 | 100,519
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 88,483 | 41,283
Level 3 [Member] | Financial debt instruments issued Abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] |  |
Level 3 [Member] | Instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 358 | 358
Level 3 [Member] | Instruments issued abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 25 | 25
Level 3 [Member] | Subtotal Assets [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Forwards [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Forwards [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 221,626 | 535,630
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Forwards [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Swaps [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Swaps [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 1,969,558 | 2,560,285
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 160,602 | 223,016
Swaps [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Call Options [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Call Options [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 1,061 | 1,665
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Call Options [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Put Options [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Put Options [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 3,871 | 3,889
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Put Options [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Futures [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Futures [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Futures [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal Liabilities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal Liabilities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 160,602 | 223,016
Subtotal Liabilities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 2,035,540 | 2,960,706
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 3,363,624 | 3,433,745
Others, Financial Assets held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 409,328 | 257,325
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 3,798,437 | 3,973,937
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes, Total |  | 9,655,994 | 10,652,790
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 2,196,116 | 3,101,469
Others, Financial liabilities held for trading at fair value through profit or loss |  | 2,305 | 6,271
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Total, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 2,359,023 | 3,330,756
Fair Value [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 212,639 | 566,050
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 1,818,155 | 2,389,577
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Fair Value [Member] | Call Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 3,435 | 2,321
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Put Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  | 1,311 | 2,758
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial, Subtotal |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | From the Chilean Government and Central Bank [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 3,027,313 | 3,059,292
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,837,652 | 2,258,857
Fair Value [Member] | Other debt financial instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  | 336,311 | 374,453
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,741,665 | 1,540,908
Fair Value [Member] | Financial debt instruments issued Abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments, Subtotal |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 207,208 | 167,627
Fair Value [Member] | Instruments issued in Chile [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 10,601 | 5,700
Fair Value [Member] | Instruments issued abroad [Member] |  |  |
Debt Financial Instruments: (1) |  |  |
Others, Financial Assets at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | 1,311 | 845
Fair Value [Member] | Subtotal Assets [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 49,065 | 27,077
Fair Value [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 221,626 | 535,630
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 1,969,558 | 2,560,285
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | 160,602 | 223,016
Fair Value [Member] | Call Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 1,061 | 1,665
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Put Options [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  | 3,871 | 3,889
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial: |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Fair Value [Member] | Subtotal Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  |  |
Subtotal, Derivative contracts financial for hedging purposes |  | $ 160,602 | $ 223,016
[1] | As of December 31, 2023, 100% of instruments of level 3 have denomination “Investment Grade”. Also, 100% of total of these financial instruments correspond to domestic issuers.

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