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Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
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