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Assets held for sale and detail of assets sold (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners [abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about available for sale noncurrent assets [Text Block] | The following table shows the movements in assets held for sale:
Assets held for sale |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Land owned by Soquimich Comercial S.A. |  |  | 2,454 |  |  |  | 1,430 |
Total assets held for sale |  |  | 2,454 |  |  |  | 1,430 |

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