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Background of companies included in consolidation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of Background of companies included in consolidation [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Parent's stand-alone assets and liabilities [Text Block] | 6.1 Parent’s stand-alone assets and liabilities
Parent’s stand-alone assets and liabilities |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Assets |  |  | 4,069,649 |  |  |  | 3,737,892 |
Liabilities |  |  | (1,983,382 | ) |  |  | (1,652,401 | )
Equity |  |  | 2,086,267 |  |  |  | 2,085,491 |

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