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Cash and cash equivalents (Details 1) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | $ 97,228 | $ 106,203 | $ 12,712 |
Overnight deposits | 471,054 | 1,978,738 | 462,873 |
Bank balances | 45,389,589 | 41,519,788 | 42,370,367 |
Time deposits | 4,804,224 | 14,955,778 | 32,639,373 |
Investments in mutual funds | 16,586,749 | 24,772 | 0 |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 102,695,758 | 75,447,904 | 117,068,914 |
Total | 170,044,602 | 134,033,183 | 192,554,239 | $ 214,774,876
chilean Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 75,623 | 100,921 | 10,675 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 30,110,816 | 27,164,330 | 21,964,295 |
Time deposits | 4,804,224 | 14,754,416 | 32,639,373 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 102,695,758 | 75,447,904 | 117,068,914 |
Total | 137,686,421 | 117,467,571 | 171,683,257 |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 16,154 | 788 | 39 |
Overnight deposits | 471,054 | 1,978,738 | 462,873 |
Bank balances | 4,691,411 | 6,479,095 | 4,922,732 |
Time deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5,178,619 | 8,458,621 | 5,385,644 |
Euro [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 182,966 | 786,887 | 955,840 |
Time deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 182,966 | 786,887 | 955,840 |
Argentinean Pesos |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 5,451 | 4,494 | 1,998 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 1,391,103 | 2,158,115 | 5,699,756 |
Time deposits | 0 | 201,362 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 16,586,749 | 24,772 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 17,983,303 | 2,388,743 | 5,701,754 |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 718,348 | 1,136,783 | 948,816 |
Time deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 718,348 | 1,136,783 | 948,816 |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 7,758,211 | 3,291,550 | 7,519,619 |
Time deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7,758,211 | 3,291,550 | 7,519,619 |
Others [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overnight deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank balances | 536,734 | 503,028 | 359,309 |
Time deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments in mutual funds | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities purchased under resale agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | $ 536,734 | $ 503,028 | $ 359,309 |

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