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Related party disclosures (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | 96,529,340-k |  | Oman |
Nature | Joint venture |  | Joint venture |
Country of origin | Jordan | [1] | United States |
Currency | CLP |  | Turkish Lira | [2]
Current payables to related parties | $ 9 |  | $ 1,365 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Associate |  |  |
Country of origin | Turkey |  |  |
Currency | YTL |  |  |
Current payables to related parties |  |  | 11 |
Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Other related parties |  |  |
Country of origin | Ukraine |  |  |
Currency | Ukrainian Grivna |  |  |
Current payables to related parties | $ 0 |  | 7 |
SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |  |
Country of origin | China |  |  |
Currency | Russian ruble |  |  |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltda. [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |  |
Country of origin | China |  |  |
Currency | Emirates dirham |  |  |
SQM Vitas Fzco. [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |  |
Country of origin | United Arab Emirates |  |  |
Currency | US$ |  |  |
Current payables to related parties | $ 0 |  | 38 |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Associate |  |  |
Country of origin | Australia |  |  |
Currency | Australian dollar |  |  |
Current payables to related parties | $ 9 |  | 0 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Associate |  |  |
Country of origin | Turkey |  |  |
Currency | YTL |  |  |
Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Associate |  |  |
Country of origin | Turkey |  |  |
Currency | US$ |  |  |
SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |  |
Country of origin | China |  |  |
Currency | US$ |  |  |
Current payables to related parties | $ 0 |  | 725 |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltda. [Member] |  |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |  |
Country of origin | China |  |  |
Currency | US$ |  |  |
Current payables to related parties | $ 0 |  | $ 584 |
[1] | These Companies are subsidiaries of the joint venture Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL
[2] | These Companies are subsidiaries of the associate Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS.

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