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Joint Ventures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Disclosure Of Joint Ventures Explanatory [Abstract] |
Disclosure of reconciliation of summarised financial information of joint venture accounted for using equity method to carrying amount of interest in joint venture [text block] |
|  | Equity-accounted investees |  |  | Share in profit (loss) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |
Joint Venture |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Coromandel SQM India (*) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,568 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (98 | )
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | 8,682 |  |  |  | 9,720 |  |  |  | 9,111 |  |  |  | 6,304 |  |  |  | 2,010 |  |  |  | 1,797 |
SQM Qingdao Star Corp Nutrition Co. Ltd. (*) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,464 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 296 |
SQM Vitas B.V. |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,304 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (15 | )
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | 7,030 |  |  |  | 7,222 |  |  |  | 6,864 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 36 |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. (**) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,028 |  |  |  | 1,992 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  | (632 | )
Total |  |  | 15,712 |  |  |  | 25,970 |  |  |  | 24,343 |  |  |  | 6,478 |  |  |  | 1,822 |  |  |  | 1,384 |
|  | Share on other comprehensive income joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |  |  | Share on total comprehensive income of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |
Joint Venture |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Coromandel SQM India (*) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (136 | )
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | 429 |  |  |  | (1,469 | ) |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 6,733 |  |  |  | 541 |  |  |  | 2,234 |
SQM Qingdao Star Corp Nutrition Co. Ltd. (*) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 296 |
SQM Vitas B.V. |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (42 | )
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | (317 | ) |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | (255 | ) |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | 358 |  |  |  | (219 | )
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. (**) |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (13 | )
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  | (632 | )
Total |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | (1,104 | ) |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 6,627 |  |  |  | 718 |  |  |  | 1,488 |
(*) These investments were disposed of in 2020 (**) See more details in Note 8.4 (a). The amounts described in the following box represent numbers used in the consolidation of the company:
|  | Equity-accounted investees |  |  | Share in profit (loss) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |
Joint Venture |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria (1) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,511 |  |  |  | 5,347 |  |  |  | 4,582 |  |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | 564 |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. (1) |  |  | 4,681 |  |  |  | 1,659 |  |  |  | 1,955 |  |  |  | 1,645 |  |  |  | 660 |  |  |  | 211 |
Arpa Speciali S.R.L. |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31 |
Total |  |  | 4,681 |  |  |  | 5,170 |  |  |  | 7,394 |  |  |  | 6,227 |  |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  | 806 |
|  | Share on other comprehensive income of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |  |  | Share on total comprehensive income of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method |
Joint Venture |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria (1) |  |  | (429 | ) |  |  | (1,469 | ) |  |  | (225 | ) |  |  | 4,153 |  |  |  | (451 | ) |  |  | 339 |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. (1) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 661 |  |  |  | 1,645 |  |  |  | 660 |  |  |  | 872 |
Arpa Speciali S.R.L. |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 30 |
Total |  |  | (429 | ) |  |  | (1,469 | ) |  |  | 435 |  |  |  | 5,798 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 1,241 |
The companies are subsidiaries of: SQM Vitas Fzco.
Disclosure of detailed information about investments in joint ventures [Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dividends received for the year ending |
Joint venture |  | Description of the nature of the relationship |  | Domicile |  | Country of incorporation |  | Share of interest in ownership (*) |  |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  | Production and distribution of soluble fertilizers. |  | Huangjing Road, Dawan Town, Qingbaijiang Dristrict, Chengdu Municipality, Sichuan Province |  | China |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Coromandel SQM India |  | Production and distribution of potassium nitrate. |  | 1-2-10, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad – 500003 Andhra Pradesh |  | India |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  | Production and commercialization of specialty plant, animal nutrition and industrial hygiene. |  | Jebel ALI Free Zone P.O. Box 18222, Dubai |  | United Arab Emirates |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10,598 |
SQM Qingdao Star Corp Nutrition Co. Ltd. |  | Production and distribution of nutrient plant solutions with specialties NPK soluble. |  | Longquan Town, Jimo City, Qingdao Municipality, Shangdong Province |  | China |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,223 |  |  |  | - |
Pavoni & C. Spa |  | Production of specialty fertilizers and others for distribution in Italy and other countries. |  | Corso Italia 172, 95129 Catania (CT), Sicilia |  | Italy |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  | Development and operation of the Mt. Holland Lithium project, which will include the construction of a lithium extraction and refining mine. |  | L18, 109 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 |PO Box Z5200 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6831 |  | Australia |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,223 |  |  |  | 10,598 |
The companies described in the following table are related to the following joint ventures:
| (1) | SQM Vitas Fzco.
| (2) | Pavoni & C. Spa.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dividends received for the year ending |
Joint venture |  | Description of the nature of the relationship |  | Domicile |  | Country of incorporation |  | Share of interest in ownership (*) |  |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria (1) |  | Production and trading of specialty vegetable and animal nutrition and industrial hygiene. |  | Via Cndeias, Km. 01 Sem Numero, Lote 4, Bairro Cia Norte, Candeias, Bahia. |  | Brazil |  |  | 49.99 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. (1) |  | Production and trading of specialty vegetable and animal nutrition and industrial hygiene |  | Av. Juan de Arona 187, Torre B, Oficina 301-II, San Isidro, Lima |  | Peru |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Arpa Speciali S.R.L. (2) |  | Production of specialty fertilizers and others for distribution in Italy and other countries. |  | Mantova (MN) Via Cremona 27 Int. 25 |  | Italy |  |  | 50.48 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
(*) The percentages presented correspond to the ownership used in the consolidation of the company.
Disclosure of assets,liabilities,revenue and expenses from joint venure explanatory [Text Block] |
|  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
Joint Venture |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Net gain (loss) |  |  | comprehensive income |  |  | Comprehensive income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | 9,606 |  |  |  | 20,206 |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12,608 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12,608 |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria |  |  | 73,500 |  |  |  | 4,846 |  |  |  | 68,794 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103,335 |  |  |  | 9,165 |  |  |  | (858 | ) |  |  | 8,307 |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. |  |  | 28,610 |  |  |  | 7,347 |  |  |  | 24,473 |  |  |  | 828 |  |  |  | 48,128 |  |  |  | 3,289 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,289 |
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | 12,885 |  |  |  | 6,714 |  |  |  | 11,226 |  |  |  | 725 |  |  |  | 19,599 |  |  |  | 347 |  |  |  | (634 | ) |  |  | (287 | )
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  |  | 3,904 |  |  |  | 2,636 |  |  |  | 7,498 |  |  |  | 1,489 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (864 | ) |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | (790 | )
Total |  |  | 128,505 |  |  |  | 41,749 |  |  |  | 112,206 |  |  |  | 3,042 |  |  |  | 171,062 |  |  |  | 24,545 |  |  |  | (1,418 | ) |  |  | 23,127 |
|  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
Joint Venture |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Net gain (loss) |  |  | comprehensive income |  |  | Comprehensive income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | 29,507 |  |  |  | 4,412 |  |  |  | 14,156 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (562 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (562 | )
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | (496 | ) |  |  | 20,431 |  |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,019 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,019 |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria |  |  | 40,064 |  |  |  | 5,527 |  |  |  | 33,410 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 78,960 |  |  |  | 2,036 |  |  |  | (2,938 | ) |  |  | (902 | )
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. |  |  | 34,548 |  |  |  | 7,928 |  |  |  | 33,145 |  |  |  | 1,080 |  |  |  | 37,591 |  |  |  | 1,319 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,319 |
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | 10,645 |  |  |  | 7,493 |  |  |  | 9,270 |  |  |  | 836 |  |  |  | 15,958 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 698 |  |  |  | 714 |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  |  | 1,418 |  |  |  | 2,131 |  |  |  | 2,823 |  |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (232 | ) |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | (199 | )
Total |  |  | 115,686 |  |  |  | 47,922 |  |  |  | 93,300 |  |  |  | 2,826 |  |  |  | 132,518 |  |  |  | 6,596 |  |  |  | (2,207 | ) |  |  | 4,389 |
| F-62 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021 |  |
|  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
Joint Venture |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Net gain (loss) |  |  | comprehensive income |  |  | Comprehensive income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | 28,668 |  |  |  | 5,129 |  |  |  | 13,472 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (1,262 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,262 | )
Coromandel SQM India |  |  | 4,504 |  |  |  | 633 |  |  |  | 1,704 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,197 |  |  |  | (197 | ) |  |  | (77 | ) |  |  | (274 | )
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | 9,695 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,136 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 3,595 |  |  |  | (876 | ) |  |  | 2,719 |
SQM Qingdao Star Corp Nutrition Co. Ltd. |  |  | 7,534 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12,003 |  |  |  | 592 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 592 |
SQM Vitas B.V. |  |  | 2,609 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria |  |  | 46,118 |  |  |  | 7,299 |  |  |  | 40,334 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 87,901 |  |  |  | 1,128 |  |  |  | (451 | ) |  |  | 677 |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. |  |  | 29,452 |  |  |  | 8,378 |  |  |  | 24,855 |  |  |  | 6,044 |  |  |  | 28,590 |  |  |  | 421 |  |  |  | 1,322 |  |  |  | 1,743 |
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | 9,444 |  |  |  | 7,074 |  |  |  | 8,466 |  |  |  | 735 |  |  |  | 14,296 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | (510 | ) |  |  | (439 | )
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  |  | 1,616 |  |  |  | 958 |  |  |  | 2,111 |  |  |  | 383 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (25 | )
Total |  |  | 139,640 |  |  |  | 29,498 |  |  |  | 92,712 |  |  |  | 7,162 |  |  |  | 151,030 |  |  |  | 4,318 |  |  |  | (670 | ) |  |  | 3,648 |
Disclosure of detailed information about other joint venture information explanatory [Text Block] |
8.3 | Other Joint Venture disclosures
|  | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | Other current financial liabilities |  |  | Other non-current financial liabilities |
Joint Venture |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | - |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | 4,115 |  |  |  | 4,251 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria |  |  | 4,132 |  |  |  | 4,065 |  |  |  | 10,416 |  |  |  | 6,820 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. |  |  | 380 |  |  |  | 1,043 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 691 |
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | 787 |  |  |  | 767 |  |  |  | 7,561 |  |  |  | 5,573 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  |  | 3,858 |  |  |  | 653 |  |  |  | 980 |  |  |  | 953 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 13,272 |  |  |  | 10,809 |  |  |  | 19,195 |  |  |  | 13,573 |  |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 691 |
|  | Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | Interest expense |  |  | Income tax benefit (expense) |
Joint Venture |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  | For the year ended December 31, 2020 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltd. |  |  | - |  |  |  | (394 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 244 |
SQM Vitas Fzco. |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
SQM Vitas Brasil Agroindustria |  |  | (278 | ) |  |  | (355 | ) |  |  | (367 | ) |  |  | (656 | ) |  |  | (1,985 | ) |  |  | (34 | )
SQM Vitas Perú S.A.C. |  |  | (354 | ) |  |  | (257 | ) |  |  | (311 | ) |  |  | (326 | ) |  |  | (1,692 | ) |  |  | (197 | )
Pavoni & C. Spa |  |  | (245 | ) |  |  | (263 | ) |  |  | (459 | ) |  |  | (410 | ) |  |  | (173 | ) |  |  | (120 | )
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd. |  |  | (167 | ) |  |  | (213 | ) |  |  | (55 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 714 |
Total |  |  | (1,044 | ) |  |  | (1,483 | ) |  |  | (1,193 | ) |  |  | (1,412 | ) |  |  | (3,507 | ) |  |  | 607 |

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