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Financial Instruments (Details 5) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of Financial Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Derivative financial instruments | $ 5,076,582 | $ 788,729
Market securities and investments in other companies | 7,565,805 | 7,821,546
Derivative hedge assets | 1,918,191 | 309,237
Fair value financial assets | 12,642,387 | 8,610,275
Derivative hedge liabilities | 1,840,188 |
Derivative financial instruments | 10,416,675 | 11,118,676
Fair value financial liabilities | 12,256,863 | 11,118,676
Fair value hierarchyLevel 1 [member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Derivative financial instruments | 0 | 0
Market securities and investments in other companies | 7,565,805 | 7,821,546
Derivative hedge assets | 0 | 0
Fair value financial assets | 7,565,805 | 7,821,546
Derivative hedge liabilities | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | 0 | 0
Fair value financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair value hierarchyLevel 2 [member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Derivative financial instruments | 3,158,391 | 479,492
Market securities and investments in other companies | 0 | 0
Derivative hedge assets | 1,918,191 | 309,237
Fair value financial assets | 5,076,582 | 788,729
Derivative hedge liabilities | 1,840,188 |
Derivative financial instruments | 10,416,675 | 11,118,676
Fair value financial liabilities | 12,256,863 | 11,118,676
Fair value hierarchyLevel 3 [member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Derivative financial instruments | 0 | 0
Market securities and investments in other companies | 0 | 0
Derivative hedge assets | 0 | 0
Fair value financial assets | 0 | 0
Derivative hedge liabilities | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | 0 | 0
Fair value financial liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0

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