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Related party disclosures (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2019
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Total | Foreign |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 61,227 | $ 42,790 | $ 61,227
Ajay Europe SARL [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Associate | Associate |
Country of origin | France | France |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 3,712 | $ 3,756 |
Ajay North America LLC. [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |
Nature | Associate |  |
Country of origin | United States of America |  |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 2,290 | $ 2,080 |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Associate | Associate |
Country of origin | Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 803 | $ 857 |
Soc.de Inversiones Pampa Calichera [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | 96.511.530-7 |  |
Nature | Other related parties |  |
Country of origin | Chile |  |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 6 | $ 6 |
SQM Vitas Brazil Agroindustria [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Brazil | Brazil |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 27,275 | $ 15,818 |
SQM Vitas Peru S.A.C. [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Peru | Peru |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 23,475 | $ 12,767 |
Coromandel SQM India [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Joint venture | Joint venture |
Country of origin | India | India |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 1,792 | $ 2,025 |
SQM Vitas Fzco. [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Joint venture | Joint venture |
Country of origin | Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates dirham |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 234 | $ 105 |
SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Joint venture | Joint venture |
Country of origin | China | China |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 0 | $ 248 |
Plantacote N.V [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Belgium | Belgium |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 657 | $ 312 |
Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Ukraine | Ukraine |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 7 | $ 0 |
Terra Tarsa Don LLC [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Russian Federation | Russian Federation |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 13 | $ 41 |
SQM Eastmed Turkey [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Associate | Associate |
Country of origin | Turkey | Turkey |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 47 | $ 30 |
Pavoni And C Spa [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign |  |
Nature | Joint venture |  |
Country of origin | Italy |  |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 1,028 | $ 12 |
Arpa Speciali SRL [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Other related parties | Other related parties |
Country of origin | Italy | Italy |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 134 | $ 0 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax ID | Foreign | Foreign |
Nature | Associate | Associate |
Country of origin | Turkey | Turkey |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 110 | $ 6,497 |
Allowance [Member] |  |  |
Related party disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Current receivables due from related parties | $ 356 | $ 1,764 |

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