Dividend percentage.

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- Definition

Represent the amount of inflation of paid capital and reserves.

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- Definition

Represent the percentage of risk weighted assets (RWA).

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- Definition

Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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Subsequent Events (Details) - CLP ($)		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - CLP ($)	Feb. 11, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Jan. 17, 2025
Subsequent Events [Line Items]
Dividend distribution profit percentage		82.40%
Non-adjusting events after reporting period [Member]
Subsequent Events [Line Items]
Risk-weighted assets percentage			0.13%
Inflation of paid capital and reserves (in Pesos)	$ 212,012,307,434
Dividend price (in Pesos per share)	$ 9.85357420889
Shares issued (in Shares)	101,017,081,114