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Equity-accounted investees (Details Textual) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 14, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 TRY (₺) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method |  |  |  |  |  | $ 111,549,000 | $ 152,630,000 | $ 133,140,000
Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 550,352,000 | 373,933,000 | 399,410,000
Description of Dividend Distribution |  |  |  |  |  | 50% of the distributed dividend was charged to retained earnings subsequent to 2014, in line with the Company’s statutes that establish that 37% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM. The remaining 50% was charged to retained earnings generated between 2004 and 2014, in line with the Company’s statutes that establish that 50% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM. |  |
Kore Potash Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WLL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |  |  | $ 4,348 |  | 10,890,000 |  |  |
Description of Dividend Distribution |  |  |  |  |  | 50 |  |
Ajay North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |  | $ 1,432,000 | 1,432,000 |  | $ 1,432,000 | $ 1,432 |  |
Ajay North Europe SARL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |  |  | 1,622,000 |  |  |  |  |
SQM Thailand Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |  |  | 906,000 |  |  |  |  |
Losses on disposals of investments | $ 759,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncreaseDecreaseThroughAppropriationOfRetainedEarnings |  |  | $ 18,753,000 | ₺ 86 |  |  |  |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim [Member] | Plantacote N.V [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity-accounted investees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,208,000 | $ 3,500,000
Proportion of ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |

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