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Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Intangible Assets And Goodwill [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [text block] |
| 14.1 | Balances
|  | 12/31/2018 |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  | 188,283 |  |  |  | 113,787 |
Goodwill (1) |  |  | 34,718 |  |  |  | 37,972 |
Total |  |  | 223,001 |  |  |  | 151,759 |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets and goodwill explanatory [Text Block] | Balances and movements in the main classes of intangible assets as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are detailed as follows:
|  |  | 12/31/2018 |
Intangible assets and goodwill |  |  | Useful life |  | Gross amount ThUS$ |  |  | Accumulated Amortization ThUS$ |  |  | Accumulated Impairment losses ThUS$ |  |  | Net Value ThUS$ |
Software |  |  | Finite |  |  | 28,833 |  |  |  | (25,455 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,378 |
Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service |  |  | Finite |  |  | 1,254 |  |  |  | (1,096 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 151 |
Mining property, water rights and rights of way. |  |  | Indefinite |  |  | 184,849 |  |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  | (1,729 | ) |  |  | 183,032 |
Customer-related intangible assets |  |  | Indefinite |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | 1,573 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | Indefinite |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 149 |
Intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 216,863 |  |  |  | (26,639 | ) |  |  | (1,941 | ) |  |  | 188,283 |
Goodwill |  |  | Indefinite |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | 34,718 |
Total intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 254,835 |  |  |  | (26,639 | ) |  |  | (5,195 | ) |  |  | 223,001 |
|  |  |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
Intangible assets and goodwill |  | Useful life |  |  | Gross amount ThUS$ |  |  | Accumulated Amortization ThUS$ |  |  | Net Value ThUS$ |
Software |  |  | Finite |  |  |  | 25,060 |  |  |  | (19,769 | ) |  |  | 5,291 |
Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service |  |  | Finite |  |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |  | (1,061 | ) |  |  | 189 |
Mining property, water rights and rights of way |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 106,358 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 106,358 |
Customer-related intangible assets |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,778 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 171 |
Intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,617 |  |  |  | (20,830 | ) |  |  | 113,787 |
Goodwill |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 37,972 |
Total intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 172,589 |  |  |  | (20,830 | ) |  |  | 151,759 |
Description of detailed information about estimated usefull life of intangible assets other than goodwill [Text Block] |
| c) | Minimum and maximum amortization lives or rates of intangible assets:
Estimated useful lives or amortization rate |  |  | Minimum life or rate |  |  |  | Maximum life or rate |
Mining property, water rights and rights of way |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | Indefinite |
Intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | Indefinite |
Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service and exploitation rights |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  | 16 years |
Trademarks |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  | 5 years |
Software |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  | 6 years |
Disclosure Of Movement Of Goodwill Table Text Block | The following table shows the movements in goodwill as of December 31, 2018 :
Company |  | Goodwill 01/01/2018 |  |  | Additional recognition |  |  | Impairment losses |  |  | Transferred to available for sale |  |  | Goodwill 12/31/2018 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
SQM Industrial S.A. |  |  | 3,214 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,214 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM S.A. |  |  | 22,255 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 22,255 |
SQM Investment Corporation |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 86 |
Soquimich Comercial S.A. |  |  | 320 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 280 |
Soquimich European Holding |  |  | 11,373 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,373 |
SQM Potasio S.A. |  |  | 724 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 724 |
Total |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 34,718 |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [text block] |
| e) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2018:
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, gross |  | Trademarks |  |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way Indefinite |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening Balance |  |  | 25,060 |  |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |  | 106,358 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 172,589 |
Additions |  |  | 1,159 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 77,201 |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 78,376 |
Increases (decreases) for transfers |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases / decreases for foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10 | )
(-) Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Transferred to available for sale |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | 2,619 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,294 |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,880 |
Total increases (decreases) |  |  | 3,773 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 78,491 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 82,246 |
Final balance |  |  | 28,833 |  |  |  | 1,254 |  |  |  | 184,849 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 254,835 |
Accumulated amortization Movements in Identifiable intangible assets |  | IT programs |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service. Finite |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way Indefinite |  |  |  |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening Balance |  |  | (19,769 | ) |  |  | (1,061 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (20,830 | )
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases / decreases for foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4 |
(-) Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (1,729 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (5,195 | )
Amortization |  |  | (2,880 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,003 | )
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | (2,810 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,810 | )
Total increases (decreases) |  |  | (5,686 | ) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (1,817 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (11,004 | )
Final balance |  |  | (25,455 | ) |  |  | (1,103 | ) |  |  | (1,817 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (31,834 | )
| f) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2018, continued
Net value Movements in Identifiable intangible assets |  | IT programs |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service. Finite |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way Indefinite |  |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening Balance |  |  | 5,291 |  |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 106,358 |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 151,759 |
Additions |  |  | 1,159 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 77,201 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 78,376 |
Increases (decreases) for transfers |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Amortization |  |  | (2,880 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,003 | )
Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (1,729 | ) |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (5,195 | )
Other increases / decreases for foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6 | )
Transferred to available for sale |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,294 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,070 |
Total increases (decreases) |  |  | (1,913 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | 76,674 |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | 71,242 |
Final balance |  |  | 3,378 |  |  |  | 151 |  |  |  | 183,032 |  |  |  | 1,573 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 34,718 |  |  |  | 223,001 |
| g) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2017:
Gross value Movements in Identifiable intangible assets |  | IT programs |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service. Finite |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way Indefinite |  |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening Balance |  |  | 23,280 |  |  |  | 1,483 |  |  |  | 106,436 |  |  |  | 2,942 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 172,113 |
Additions |  |  | 939 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,118 |
Increases (decreases) for transfers |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (205 | )
(-) Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | 841 |  |  |  | (241 | ) |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | (1,164 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (437 | )
Total increases (decreases) |  |  | 1,780 |  |  |  | (233 | ) |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | (1,164 | ) |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 476 |
Final balance |  |  | 25,060 |  |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |  | 106,358 |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 172,589 |
| g) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2017:
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, accumulated amortization |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way. Indefinite. |  |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | (16,234 | ) |  |  | (1,023 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (17,257 | )
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Amortization |  |  | (2,653 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,691 | )
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | (882 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (882 | )
Total Increases (decreases) |  |  | (3,535 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,573 | )
Final balance |  |  | (19,769 | ) |  |  | (1,061 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (20,830 | )
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, net |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Mining property, water rights and rights of way. Indefinite. |  |  | Customer- related intangible assets |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | 7,046 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 106,436 |  |  |  | 2,942 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 154,856 |
Additions |  |  | 939 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,118 |
Increases (decreases) for transfers |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (205 | )
Amortization |  |  | (2,653 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,691 | )
Impairment |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Increases (decreases) for transfers |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (241 | ) |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | (1,164 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,319 | )
Total Increases (decreases) |  |  | (1,755 | ) |  |  | (271 | ) |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | (1,164 | ) |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,097 | )
Final balance |  |  | 5,291 |  |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 106,358 |  |  |  | 1,778 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 151,759 |
| h) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2016:
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, gross |  | Trademarks |  |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | 3,821 |  |  |  | 23,251 |  |  |  | 1,448 |  |  |  | 96,500 |  |  |  | 3,651 |  |  |  | 38,388 |  |  |  | 167,059 |
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,285 |
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | (3,821 | ) |  |  | (131 | ) |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (314 | ) |  |  | (416 | ) |  |  | (4,676 | )
Final balance |  |  | - |  |  |  | 23,280 |  |  |  | 1,483 |  |  |  | 98,596 |  |  |  | 3,337 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 164,668 |
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, accumulated amortization |  | Trademarks |  |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service, rights of way |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | (3,821 | ) |  |  | (13,438 | ) |  |  | (984 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (18,243 | )
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Amortization |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,796 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,834 | )
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | 3,821 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,820 |
Final balance |  |  | - |  |  |  | (16,234 | ) |  |  | (1,023 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (17,257 | )
| h) | Movements in identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2016:
Movements in identifiable intangible assets, net |  | Trademarks |  |  | Software |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service rights of way |  |  | Intellectual property rights, patents and other industrial property rights, service rights of way |  |  | Other intangible assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Identifiable intangible assets |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,813 |  |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 96,500 |  |  |  | 3,651 |  |  |  | 38,388 |  |  |  | 148,816 |
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,285 |
Amortization |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,796 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,834 | )
Other increases (decreases) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (131 | ) |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (314 | ) |  |  | (416 | ) |  |  | (856 | )
Final balance |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7,046 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 98,596 |  |  |  | 3,337 |  |  |  | 37,972 |  |  |  | 147,411 |

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