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Separate information on the main office, parent entity and joint action agreements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Separate Information On The Main Office Parent Entity And Joint Action Agreements [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Parent's stand-alone assets and liabilities [Text Block] |
| 5.1 | Parent’s stand-alone assets and liabilities
Parent’s stand-alone assets and liabilities |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Assets |  |  | 5,988,757 |  |  |  | 4,171,768 |
Liabilities |  |  | (2,807,237 | ) |  |  | (2,048,683 | )
Equity |  |  | 3,181,520 |  |  |  | 2,123,085 |

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