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Joint Ventures (Details 2) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | $ 2,682,166,000 | $ 2,398,382,000 |
Long-Lived Assets | 2,001,985,000 | 1,869,712,000 |
Current liabilities | 776,812,000 | 555,663,000 |
Non-current liabilities | 1,772,867,000 | 1,574,629,000 |
Revenue | 1,943,655,000 | 2,265,803,000 | $ 2,157,323,000
Other comprehensive income | (1,755,000) | (486,000) | (4,948,000)
Comprehensive income | 278,848,000 | 441,577,000 | 423,469,000
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltda. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 28,668,000 | 28,577,000 | 31,461,000
Long-Lived Assets | 5,129,000 | 5,913,000 | 6,656,000
Current liabilities | 13,472 | 12,902 | 15,228,000
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 7,000 | 16,000 | 13,326,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | (1,262,000) | (1,301,000) | (1,070,000)
Other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | (1,262,000) | (1,301,000) | (1,070,000)
Coromandel SQM India [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 4,504,000 | 5,905,000 | 6,659,000
Long-Lived Assets | 633,000 | 852,000 | 862,000
Current liabilities | 1,704,000 | 3,050,000 | 4,205,000
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 53,000
Revenue | 8,197,000 | 11,605,000 | 10,381,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | (197,000) | 348,000 | 332,000
Other comprehensive income | (77,000) | (318,000) | 0
Comprehensive income | (274,000) | 30,000 | 332,000
SQM Vitas Fzco. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 9,695,000 | 30,430,000 | 23,699,000
Long-Lived Assets | 20,014,000 | 17,592,000 | 17,479,000
Current liabilities | 1,136,000 | 2,678,000 | 2,221,000
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 36,000 | 16,583,000 | 15,518,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 3,595,000 | 3,561,000 | 3,003,000
Other comprehensive income | (876,000) | (1,806,000) | (9,000)
Comprehensive income | 2,719,000 | 1,755,000 | 2,994,000
SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 7,534,000 | 7,754,000 | 6,941,000
Long-Lived Assets | 26,000 | 114,000 | 171,000
Current liabilities | 632,000 | 1,533,000 | 1,152,000
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 12,003,000 | 13,004,000 | 12,631,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 592,000 | 377,000 | 721,000
Other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | 592,000 | 377,000 | 721,000
SQM Vitas Brazil Agroindustria [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 2,609,000 | 2,692,000 | 2,190,000
Long-Lived Assets | 0 | 0 | 669,000
Current liabilities | 2,000 | 1,000 | 0
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | (30,000) | (28,000) | (36,000)
Other comprehensive income | (53,000) | (139,000) | 0
Comprehensive income | (83,000) | (167,000) | (36,000)
SQM Vitas Peru S.A.C. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 46,118,000 | 36,648,000 | 30,303,000
Long-Lived Assets | 7,299,000 | 7,566,000 | 8,453,000
Current liabilities | 40,334,000 | 31,808,000 | 27,752,000
Non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 87,901,000 | 82,625,000 | 60,131,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 1,128,000 | 2,879,000 | 1,753,000
Other comprehensive income | (451,000) | (1,585,000) | (101,000)
Comprehensive income | 677,000 | 1,294,000 | 1,652,000
SQM Vitas Plantacote B.V [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets |  |  | 679,000
Long-Lived Assets |  |  | 0
Current liabilities |  |  | 10,000
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 0
Revenue |  |  | 0
Profit (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | (1,000)
Other comprehensive income |  |  | 0
Comprehensive income |  |  | (1,000)
SQM Vitas Holland B.V. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 29,452,000 | 22,365,000 | 20,933,000
Long-Lived Assets | 8,378,000 | 7,785,000 | 8,534,000
Current liabilities | 24,855,000 | 18,996,000 | 17,380,000
Non-current liabilities | 6,044,000 | 5,966,000 | 6,156,000
Revenue | 28,590,000 | 28,619,000 | 35,299,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 421,000 | (550,000) | (216,000)
Other comprehensive income | 1,322,000 | (223,000) | 0
Comprehensive income | 1,743,000 | (773,000) | (216,000)
Minera Exar S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets |  |  | 19,277,000
Long-Lived Assets |  |  | 73,114,000
Current liabilities |  |  | 38,670
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 0
Revenue |  |  | 0
Profit (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | (53,000)
Other comprehensive income |  |  | 0
Comprehensive income |  |  | (53,000)
Joint ventures [member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 139,640,000 | 144,672,000 | 142,672,000
Long-Lived Assets | 49,511,000 | 46,412,000 | 115,938,000
Current liabilities | 92,712,000 | 79,299,000 | 106,618,000
Non-current liabilities | 7,162,000 | 6,664,000 | 6,209,000
Revenue | 151,030,000 | 167,913,000 | 147,286,000
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 4,318,000 | 5,313,000 | 4,433,000
Other comprehensive income | (670,000) | (3,931,000) | (110,000)
Comprehensive income | 3,648,000 | 1,382,000 | $ 4,323,000
Pavoni C Spa [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 9,444,000 | 10,062,000 |
Long-Lived Assets | 7,074,000 | 6,490,000 |
Current liabilities | 8,466 | 8,098 |
Non-current liabilities | 735,000 | 698,000 |
Revenue | 14,296,000 | 15,461,000 |
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 71,000 | (79,000) |
Other comprehensive income | (510,000) | 140,000 |
Comprehensive income | (439,000) | 61,000 |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Current assets | 1,616,000 | 239,000 |
Long-Lived Assets | 958,000 | 100,000 |
Current liabilities | 2,111 | 233 |
Non-current liabilities | 383,000 | 0 |
Revenue | 0 | 0 |
Profit (loss) from continuing operations | 0 | 106,000 |
Other comprehensive income | (25,000) | 0 |
Comprehensive income | $ (25,000) | $ 106,000 |

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