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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial instruments [Abstract] |
Disclosure of carrying amount categories of financial instruments [Text Block] | The carrying amounts of each financial instrument category as of each year-end are detailed as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Current |  | Non current |  | Current |  | Non current |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | - |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | - |
Market securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | - |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | - |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | - |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 105,453 |  |  | 203,784 |
Total other financial assets |  |  | 10,724,196 |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 8,406,491 |  |  | 203,784 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 170,044,602 |  |  | - |  |  | 134,033,183 |  |  | - |
Accounts receivable - trade and other receivable (net) |  |  | 286,213,598 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 280,788,133 |  |  | 3,563,797 |
Acoounts receivable from related companies |  |  | 5,810,764 |  |  | 258,471 |  |  | 3,536,135 |  |  | 356,665 |
Total financial assets |  |  | 472,793,160 |  |  | 5,507,268 |  |  | 426,763,942 |  |  | 4,124,246 |
Bank borrowings |  |  | 24,623,746 |  |  | 73,886,831 |  |  | 39,079,561 |  |  | 29,606,398 |
Bonds payable |  |  | 3,306,135 |  |  | 69,476,612 |  |  | 3,250,023 |  |  | 70,836,716 |
Financial leases obligations |  |  | 176,586 |  |  | 17,638,289 |  |  | 215,950 |  |  | 17,500,919 |
Derivative hedge liabilities |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | - |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |
Liability coverage |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Deposits for return of bottles and containers |  |  | 13,228,328 |  |  | - |  |  | 13,015,723 |  |  | - |
Total other non-financial liabililities (*) |  |  | 53,591,658 |  |  | 161,001,732 |  |  | 66,679,933 |  |  | 117,944,033 |
Account payable- trade and other payable |  |  | 281,681,553 |  |  | 541,783 |  |  | 259,739,479 |  |  | 1,082,898 |
Accounts payable to related entities |  |  | 10,069,043 |  |  | - |  |  | 9,530,071 |  |  | - |
Total financial liabilities |  |  | 345,342,254 |  |  | 161,543,515 |  |  | 335,949,483 |  |  | 119,026,931 |
(*) See Note 21 - Other financial liabilities.
Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities at fair value category [Text Block] | The following tables show fair values, based on financial instrument categories, compared to the carrying amount included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Book Value |  | Fair Value |  | Book Value |  | Fair Value |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | 479,492 |
Market securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | 7,821,546 |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | 309,237 |
Total other financial assets |  |  | 12,642,387 |  |  | 12,642,387 |  |  | 8,610,275 |  |  | 8,610,275 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 170,044,602 |  |  | 170,044,602 |  |  | 134,033,183 |  |  | 134,033,183 |
Accounts receivable - trade and other receivable (net) |  |  | 289,544,204 |  |  | 289,544,204 |  |  | 284,351,930 |  |  | 284,351,930 |
Acoounts receivable from related companies |  |  | 6,069,235 |  |  | 6,069,235 |  |  | 3,892,800 |  |  | 3,892,800 |
Total financial assets |  |  | 478,300,428 |  |  | 478,300,428 |  |  | 430,888,188 |  |  | 430,888,188 |
Bank borrowings |  |  | 98,510,577 |  |  | 102,062,465 |  |  | 68,685,959 |  |  | 69,668,649 |
Bonds payable |  |  | 72,782,747 |  |  | 79,559,896 |  |  | 74,086,739 |  |  | 81,769,096 |
Financial leases obligations |  |  | 17,814,875 |  |  | 29,314,234 |  |  | 17,716,869 |  |  | 30,154,204 |
Derivative hedge liabilities |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | 11,118,676 |
Liability coverage |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Deposits for return of bottles and containers |  |  | 13,228,328 |  |  | 13,228,328 |  |  | 13,015,723 |  |  | 13,015,723 |
Total other non-financial liabililities (*) |  |  | 214,593,390 |  |  | 236,421,786 |  |  | 184,623,966 |  |  | 205,726,348 |
Account payable- trade and other payable |  |  | 282,223,336 |  |  | 282,223,336 |  |  | 260,822,377 |  |  | 260,822,377 |
Accounts payable to related entities |  |  | 10,069,043 |  |  | 10,069,043 |  |  | 9,530,071 |  |  | 9,530,071 |
Total financial liabilities |  |  | 506,885,769 |  |  | 528,714,165 |  |  | 454,976,414 |  |  | 476,078,796 |
(*) See Note 21 - Other financial liabilities.
Disclosure of financial instruments categories [Text Block] | Financial instruments by category:
As of December 31, 2017 |  | Fair value with changes in income |  | Cash and cash equivaletns and loans and accounts receivables |  | Hedge derivatives |  | Total |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3,158,391 |
Marketable securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7,565,805 |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 1,918,191 |
Total other financial assets |  |  | 10,724,196 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 12,642,387 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | - |  |  | 170,044,602 |  |  | - |  |  | 170,044,602 |
Trade and other current receivables (net) |  |  | - |  |  | 289,544,204 |  |  | - |  |  | 289,544,204 |
Account receivable from to related companies |  |  | - |  |  | 6,069,235 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,069,235 |
Total |  |  | 10,724,196 |  |  | 465,658,041 |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 478,300,428 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  | Fair value with changes in income |  | Hedge derivatives |  | Financial libilities measured at amortized cost |  | Total |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 98,510,577 |  |  | 98,510,577 |
Bonds payable |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 72,782,747 |  |  | 72,782,747 |
Financial leases obligations |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 17,814,875 |  |  | 17,814,875 |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10,416,675 |
Liability coverage |  |  | - |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,840,188 |
Deposits for return of bottles and containers |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 13,228,328 |  |  | 13,228,328 |
Total others financial liabililities |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | 202,336,527 |  |  | 214,593,390 |
Account payable- trade and other payable |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 282,223,336 |  |  | 282,223,336 |
Accounts payable to related entities |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10,069,043 |  |  | 10,069,043 |
Total |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | 494,628,906 |  |  | 506,885,769 |
As of December 31, 2016 |  | Fair value with changes in income |  | Cash and cash equivaletns and loans and accounts receivables |  | Hedge derivatives |  | Total |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 479,492 |
Marketable securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7,821,546 |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | 309,237 |
Total other financial assets |  |  | 8,301,038 |  |  | - |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | 8,610,275 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | - |  |  | 134,033,183 |  |  | - |  |  | 134,033,183 |
Trade and other current receivables (net) |  |  | - |  |  | 284,351,930 |  |  | - |  |  | 284,351,930 |
Account receivable from to related companies |  |  | - |  |  | 3,892,800 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,892,800 |
Total |  |  | 8,301,038 |  |  | 422,277,913 |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | 430,888,188 |
As of December 31, 2016 |  | Fair value with changes in income |  | Hedge derivatives |  | Financial libilities measured at amortized cost |  | Total |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 68,685,959 |  |  | 68,685,959 |
Bonds payable |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 74,086,739 |  |  | 74,086,739 |
Financial leases obligations |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 17,716,869 |  |  | 17,716,869 |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 11,118,676 |
Deposits for return of bottles and containers |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 13,015,723 |  |  | 13,015,723 |
Total others financial liabililities |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |  |  | 173,505,290 |  |  | 184,623,966 |
Account payable- trade and other payable |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 260,822,377 |  |  | 260,822,377 |
Accounts payable to related entities |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 9,530,071 |  |  | 9,530,071 |
Total |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |  |  | 443,857,738 |  |  | 454,976,414 |
Disclosure of derivatives instruments [Text Block] | The detail of maturities, number of derivative agreements, contracted nominal amounts, fair values and the classification of such derivative instruments by type of agreement at the closing of each year are detailed as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Number |  | Nominal amounts |  | Asset |  | Liability |  | Number |  | Nominal amounts |  | Asset |  | Liability |
|  | agreements |  | thousand |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | agreements |  | thousand |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Cross currency interest rate swaps CLP/USD |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,427,407 |  |  | 53,743 |  |  | - |
Less than a year |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,427,407 |  |  | 53,743 |  |  | - |
Cross interest rate swaps UF/CLP |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 1,484,538 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Less than a year |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,484,538 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Between 1 and 5 years |  |  | - |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
More than 5 years |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Cross currency interest rate swaps USD/EURO |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,878 |  |  | - |  |  | 355,650 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,876 |  |  | 255,494 |  |  | - |
Less than a year |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,878 |  |  | - |  |  | 355,650 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 51,710 |  |  | - |
Between 1 and 5 years |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7,876 |  |  | 203,784 |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | - |
Forwards USD |  |  | 27 |  |  | 245,641 |  |  | 3,095,825 |  |  | 9,722,619 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 224,332 |  |  | 359,254 |  |  | 10,586,653 |
Less than a year |  |  | 27 |  |  | 245,641 |  |  | 3,095,825 |  |  | 9,722,619 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 224,332 |  |  | 359,254 |  |  | 10,586,653 |
Forwards Euro |  |  | 14 |  |  | 65,598 |  |  | 44,474 |  |  | 694,056 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 49,421 |  |  | 109,164 |  |  | 523,079 |
Less than a year |  |  | 14 |  |  | 65,598 |  |  | 44,474 |  |  | 694,056 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 49,421 |  |  | 109,164 |  |  | 523,079 |
Forwards CAD |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1,750 |  |  | 15,530 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,480 |  |  | 11,074 |  |  | 7,720 |
Less than a year |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1,750 |  |  | 15,530 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,480 |  |  | 11,074 |  |  | 7,720 |
Forwards GBP |  |  | 2 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 2,562 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 700 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,224 |
Less than a year |  |  | 2 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 2,562 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 700 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,224 |
Total |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | 43 |  |  |  |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | 11,118,676 |
Total instruments |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,076,582 |  |  | 12,256,863 |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  | 788,729 |  |  | 11,118,676 |
Disclosure of cash flow hedges related to loans from Banco de Chile and Banco Scotiabank [Text Block] |
As of December 31, 2017 |
Entity |  | Nature of risks covered |  | Rights |  | Obligations |  | Fair value of net asset (liabilities) |  | Maturity |
|  |  |  | Currency |  | Amount |  | Currency |  | Amount |  | Amount |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |  |
Scotiabank Chile |  | Flow interest rate and exchange rate on bank bonds |  | USD |  |  | 4,860,845 |  | EUR |  |  | 5,216,495 |  |  | (355,650) |  | 06-18-2018 |
Banco de Chile |  | Flow interest rate on bank bonds |  | UF |  |  | 60,640,827 |  | CLP |  |  | 60,207,174 |  |  | 433,653 |  | 09-15-2021 |
As of December 31, 2016 |
Entity |  | Nature of risks covered |  | Rights |  | Obligations |  | Fair value of net asset (liabilities) |  | Maturity |
|  |  |  | Currency |  | Amount |  | Currency |  | Amount |  | Amount |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |  |
Scotiabank Chile |  | Flow interest rate and exchange rate on bank bonds |  | USD |  |  | 5,335,826 |  | EUR |  |  | 5,080,332 |  |  | 255,494 |  | 06-18-2018 |
Banco de Chile |  | Flow interest rate on bank bonds |  | CLP |  |  | 7,458,187 |  | USD |  |  | 7,404,444 |  |  | 53,743 |  | 07-03-2017 |
Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Recorded At Fair Value Consolidated Statement Of Financial Position [Text Block] | The fair value of financial instruments recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Financial Statements, is detailed as follows:
|  | Recorded fair |  | Fair value hierarchy |
As of December 31, 2017 |  | value |  | level 1 |  | level 2 |  | level 3 |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,158,391 |  |  | - |
Market securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,918,191 |  |  | - |
Fair value financial assets |  |  | 12,642,387 |  |  | 7,565,805 |  |  | 5,076,582 |  |  | - |
Derivative hedge liabilities |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,840,188 |  |  | - |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | - |  |  | 10,416,675 |  |  | - |
Fair value financial liabilities |  |  | 12,256,863 |  |  | - |  |  | 12,256,863 |  |  | - |
|  | Recorded fair |  | Fair value hierarchy |
As of December 31, 2016 |  | value |  | level 1 |  | level 2 |  | level 3 |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | - |  |  | 479,492 |  |  | - |
Market securities and investments in other companies |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Derivative hedge assets |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | - |  |  | 309,237 |  |  | - |
Fair value financial assets |  |  | 8,610,275 |  |  | 7,821,546 |  |  | 788,729 |  |  | - |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |
Fair value financial liabilities |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |  |  | 11,118,676 |  |  | - |

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