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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments - CLP ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile	$ 1,224,480	$ 1,355,816
Total of debt financial instruments	1,431,083	902,355
Debt financial instruments from the Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile	507,261
Bonds and Promissory notes from the General Treasury of the Republic [Member] | Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile	923,880	902,355
Other fiscal debt financial instruments [Member] | Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Instruments issued by the Chilean Government and Central Bank of Chile
Debt financial instruments from other domestic banks [Member] | Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile
Bonds and trade effects from domestic companies [Member] | Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile
Other debt financial instruments issued in the country [Member] | Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Other Finacial Instruments issued in Chile
Debt Financial Instruments From Foreign Central Banks [Member] | Financial Instruments issued Abroad [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Financial Instruments issued Abroad
Debt Financial Instruments from Foreign Governments and Fiscal Entities [Member] | Financial Instruments issued Abroad [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Financial Instruments issued Abroad
Debt financial instruments from other foreign banks [Member] | Financial Instruments issued Abroad [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Financial Instruments issued Abroad
Bonds and trade effects from foreign companies [Member] | Financial Instruments issued Abroad [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Financial Instruments issued Abroad
Other debt financial instruments issued abroad [Member] | Financial Instruments issued Abroad [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Financial Instruments issued Abroad
Financial assets with no significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition (phase 1) [Member] | Accumulated Impairment Value of Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Debt Financial Instruments [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Accumulated Impairment Value of Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Debt Financial Instruments	(58)
Financial assets with a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, but without credit impairment (phase 2) [Member] | Accumulated Impairment Value of Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Debt Financial Instruments [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Accumulated Impairment Value of Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Debt Financial Instruments
Financial assets with credit impairment (phase 3) [Member] | Accumulated Impairment Value of Financial Assets at Amortized Cost Debt Financial Instruments [Member] | Debt Instruments Valued At Fair Value
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost (Details) - Schedule of Debt Financial Instruments [Line Items]
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