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Cash And Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
DisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about cash and cash equivalents [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents are detailed as follows:
Cash |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Cash on hand |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 75 |
Cash in banks |  |  | 105,141 |  |  |  | 101,662 |
Other demand deposits |  |  | 6,986 |  |  |  | 746 |
Total cash |  |  | 112,198 |  |  |  | 102,483 |
Cash equivalents |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents |  |  | 149,099 |  |  |  | 187,666 |
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents |  |  | 327,233 |  |  |  | 265,917 |
Total cash equivalents |  |  | 476, 332 |  |  |  | 453,583 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 588,530 |  |  |  | 556,066 |
Disclosure of detailed information about short term investments [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the short-term investments classified as cash and cash equivalents relate to mutual funds (investment liquidity funds) for investments in:
Institution |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Legg Mason - Western Asset Institutional Cash Reserves |  |  | 181,155 |  |  |  | 132,108 |
JP Morgan US dollar Liquidity Fund Institutional |  |  | 146,078 |  |  |  | 133,809 |
Total |  |  | 327,233 |  |  |  | 265,917 |
Disclosure of cash and cash equivalents by currency [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, information on cash and cash equivalents by currency is detailed as follows:
Original currency |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Chilean Peso (*) |  |  | 8,240 |  |  |  | 157,500 |
US Dollar |  |  | 558,572 |  |  |  | 353,674 |
Euro |  |  | 3,131 |  |  |  | 4,738 |
Mexican Peso |  |  | 2,103 |  |  |  | 1,242 |
South African Rand |  |  | 3,929 |  |  |  | 5,219 |
Japanese Yen |  |  | 1,559 |  |  |  | 1,786 |
Peruvian Sol |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |
Indian rupee |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | - |
Chinese Yuan |  |  | 2,484 |  |  |  | 2,305 |
D i rham United Arab Emirates |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |
Indonesian rupee |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | - |
Argentine Peso |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |
Pound Sterling |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | - |
Australian dollar |  |  | 8,492 |  |  |  | 29,598 |
Polish Z l o ty |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 588,530 |  |  |  | 556,066 |
(*) The Company maintains financial derivative instruments policies which allow Management to convert term deposits denominated in pesos and UF to US dollars.
Disclosure of restricted cash and cash equivalents [text block] | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, pledged assets are as follows
Restricted cash balances |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Isapre Norte Grande Ltda. |  |  | 551 |  |  |  | 712 |
Total |  |  | 551 |  |  |  | 712 |
Disclosure of detailed information about short term deposits [Text Block] | The detail at the end of each period is as follows:
Receiver of the deposit |  | Type of deposit |  |  | Original currency |  |  | Interest rate |  |  | Placement date |  |  | Maturity |  |  | Principal |  |  | Interest accrued to-date |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Banco crédito e inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.45 | % |  |  | 11-18-2019 |  |  |  | 02-13-2020 |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 18,074 |
Banco crédito e inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.85 | % |  |  | 12-26-2019 |  |  |  | 02-20-2020 |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 20,008 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.45 | % |  |  | 11-15-2019 |  |  |  | 01-23-2020 |  |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 14,062 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.50 | % |  |  | 11-15-2019 |  |  |  | 01-09-2020 |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 18,080 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.45 | % |  |  | 11-15-2019 |  |  |  | 01-16-2020 |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 18,079 |
Banco Itau Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.90 | % |  |  | 12-26-2019 |  |  |  | 02-20-2020 |  |  |  | 33,000 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 33,013 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | CLP$ |  |  |  | 2.16 | % |  |  | 12-30-2019 |  |  |  | 08-08-2020 |  |  |  | 6,812 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,812 |
Banco crédito e inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.51 | % |  |  | 11-21-2019 |  |  |  | 01-28-2020 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,004 |
Banco crédito e inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.75 | % |  |  | 12-02-2019 |  |  |  | 02-27-2020 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 2,006 |
Banco crédito e inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.60 | % |  |  | 11-25-2019 |  |  |  | 01-28-2020 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,004 |
Banco Estado |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.15 | % |  |  | 16-12-2019 |  |  |  | 01-06-2020 |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 500 |
Banco Santander - Santiago |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.55 | % |  |  | 12-09-2019 |  |  |  | 02-04-2020 |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1,703 |
Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.55 | % |  |  | 12-16-2019 |  |  |  | 01-06-2020 |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2,503 |
Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.64 | % |  |  | 11-29-2019 |  |  |  | 02-13-2020 |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 1,505 |
Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.80 | % |  |  | 11-12-2019 |  |  |  | 01-28-2020 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 2,008 |
Banco Santander - Santiago |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.33 | % |  |  | 10-16-2019 |  |  |  | 01-12-2020 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 1,005 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.45 | % |  |  | 12-17-2019 |  |  |  | 01-13-2020 |  |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3,603 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.20 | % |  |  | 11-13-2019 |  |  |  | 01-30-2020 |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 502 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.40 | % |  |  | 12-02-2019 |  |  |  | 02-27-2020 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2,005 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.45 | % |  |  | 11-18-2019 |  |  |  | 01-30-2020 |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 1,506 |
BBVA Banco Francés |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 39 | % |  |  | 12-26-2019 |  |  |  | 01-27-2020 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 53 |
Banco Itaú S.A. |  |  | On demand |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 8 | % |  |  | 10-17-2019 |  |  |  | 12-31-2019 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 64 |
|  |  |  | 148,728 |  |  |  | 371 |  |  |  | 149,099 |
Receiver of the deposit |  | Type of deposit |  |  | Original currency |  |  | Interest rate |  |  | Placement date |  |  | Maturity date |  |  | Principal |  |  | Interest accrued to-date |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.50 | % |  |  | 10-18-2018 |  |  |  | 01-16-2019 |  |  |  | 14,606 |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 14,696 |
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.55 | % |  |  | 11-06-2018 |  |  |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |  | 19,632 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 19,724 |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.55 | % |  |  | 11-30-2018 |  |  |  | 01-03-2019 |  |  |  | 14,393 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 14,431 |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.55 | % |  |  | 12-03-2018 |  |  |  | 01-03-2019 |  |  |  | 11,515 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 11,542 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.50 | % |  |  | 12-03-2018 |  |  |  | 01-03-2019 |  |  |  | 14,393 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 14,427 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.50 | % |  |  | 12-07-2018 |  |  |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |  | 14,393 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 14,422 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.50 | % |  |  | 12-10-2018 |  |  |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |  | 12,954 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 12,977 |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.35 | % |  |  | 12-10-2018 |  |  |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |  | 12,954 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 12,975 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.06 | % |  |  | 12-11-2018 |  |  |  | 01-11-2019 |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,302 |
Banco Estado |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.75 | % |  |  | 12-12-2018 |  |  |  | 01-15-2019 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,001 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.50 | % |  |  | 12-14-2018 |  |  |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |  | 14,392 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 14,412 |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.65 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-17-2019 |  |  |  | 14,393 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 14,411 |
Scotiabank |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 2.60 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-17-2019 |  |  |  | 10,892 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 10,905 |
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.93 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 1,400 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,402 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.30 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 1,400 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,402 |
Itau-Corpbanca |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.40 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3,004 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.06 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,702 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.95 | % |  |  | 12-17-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,502 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.26 | % |  |  | 12-19-2018 |  |  |  | 01-31-2019 |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 801 |
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.42 | % |  |  | 12-26-2018 |  |  |  | 02-26-2019 |  |  |  | 2,800 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,801 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.26 | % |  |  | 12-26-2018 |  |  |  | 02-26-2019 |  |  |  | 2,800 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,801 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano (*) |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 0.26 | % |  |  | 12-27-2018 |  |  |  | 01-07-2019 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,440 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano (*) |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 0.26 | % |  |  | 12-27-2018 |  |  |  | 01-14-2019 |  |  |  | 2,879 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,880 |
Scotiabank Sud Americano (*) |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 0.26 | % |  |  | 12-27-2018 |  |  |  | 01-21-2019 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,440 |
Banco Estado |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.15 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-28-2019 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,001 |
Banco Estado |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.15 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-28-2019 |  |  |  | 600 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 600 |
Banco de Chile |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.16 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-28-2019 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,001 |
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 2.53 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-08-2019 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,000 |
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | 3.08 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-28-2019 |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,501 |
Banco Santander- Santiago (*) |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | Ch$ |  |  |  | 0.20 | % |  |  | 12-28-2018 |  |  |  | 01-04-2019 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 432 |
BBVA Banco Francés |  |  | Fixed term |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12-31-2018 |  |  |  | 01-21-2019 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 84 |
Nedbank |  |  | On demand |  |  |  | US$ |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12-31-2018 |  |  |  | 01-01-2019 |  |  |  | 647 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 647 |
Total |  |  |  | 187,234 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | 187,666 |
(*) Corresponds to a monthly rate.
Disclosure of reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities [text block] | This section sets out an analysis of net debt and the movements in net debt for each of the periods presented. The definition of net debt is disclosed in Note 19.1.
Net debt |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS $ |  |  | ThUS $ |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 588,530 |  |  |  | 556,066 |
Other current financial assets |  |  | 505,490 |  |  |  | 312,721 |
Other non-current financial hedge assets |  |  | 3,918 |  |  |  | 13,425 |
Other current financial liabilities |  |  | (298,822 | ) |  |  | (23,585 | )
Other non-current financial liabilities |  |  | (1,518,926 | ) |  |  | (1,330,382 | )
Total |  |  | (719,810 | ) |  |  | (471,755 | )
|  |  |  |  | Adjustment to |  |  | Monetary |  |  | Non-monetary |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | initial balances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Hedging and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | As of December |  |  | by adoption of |  |  | Amounts from |  |  | Amounts from |  |  | Other cash |  |  | non-hedging |  |  | Exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  | As of December |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 31, 2018 |  |  | IFRS 16 |  |  | loans |  |  | interest |  |  | income/expenses |  |  | instruments |  |  | differences |  |  | Other |  |  | 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Obligations with the public and bank loans |  |  | (1,333,793 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (442,465 | ) |  |  | 65,754 |  |  |  | 6,816 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20,839 |  |  |  | (70,179 | ) |  |  | (1,753,028 | )
Current and non-current lease liabilities |  |  | - |  |  |  | (45,115 | ) |  |  | 7,221 |  |  |  | 1,537 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,540 | ) |  |  | (37,897 | )
Financial instruments derived from hedging |  |  | (17,318 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (439 | ) |  |  | 5,209 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (12,014 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 907 |  |  |  | (23,655 | )
Financial instruments derived from non-hedging |  |  | (2,856 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (313 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,169 | )
Subtotal |  |  | (1,353,967 | ) |  |  | (45,115 | ) |  |  | (435,683 | ) |  |  | 72,500 |  |  |  | 6,816 |  |  |  | (12,327 | ) |  |  | 20,839 |  |  |  | (70,812 | ) |  |  | (1,817,749 | )
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 556,066 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 47,396 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (14,932 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 588,530 |
Deposits that do not qualify as cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 291,790 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (25,809 | ) |  |  | 224,499 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (31,080 | ) |  |  | 26,289 |  |  |  | 485,689 |
Derivatives from hedge assets |  |  | 31,663 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (34,434 | ) |  |  | 23,034 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 925 |  |  |  | 21,188 |
Derivatives from other financial non-hedge assets |  |  | 2,693 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,403 | ) |  |  | 1,242 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,532 |
Total |  |  | (471,755 | ) |  |  | (45,115 | ) |  |  | (435,683 | ) |  |  | 46,691 |  |  |  | 242,874 |  |  |  | 11,949 |  |  |  | (25,173 | ) |  |  | (43,598 | ) |  |  | (719,810 | )

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