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Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries (Details 1)
Pure in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Employees
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Employees
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees 123 5,290 115 4,921
Executives [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   122   120
Professionals [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   1,193   1,085
Technicians and operators [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   3,547   3,425
Foreign employees [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   428   291
SQM S.A [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   419   453
SQM S.A [Member] | Executives [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   33   43
SQM S.A [Member] | Professionals [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   115   143
SQM S.A [Member] | Technicians and operators [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   260   248
SQM S.A [Member] | Foreign employees [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   11   19
Other Subsidiaries [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   4,871   4,468
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Executives [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   89   77
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Professionals [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   1,078   942
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Technicians and operators [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   3,287   3,177
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Foreign employees [Member]        
Disclosure Of Information About Employees Explanatory [Line Items]        
Number of employees   417   272