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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of trade and other receivables [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Trade And Other Receivables Balances [Text Block] | The trade and other receivables are detailed as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Current |  | Non current |  | Current |  | Non current |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 159,465,654 |  |  | - |  |  | 145,670,490 |  |  | - |
International business operating segment |  |  | 62,587,204 |  |  | - |  |  | 63,602,409 |  |  | - |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 40,284,490 |  |  | - |  |  | 42,958,093 |  |  | - |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (4,154,752) |  |  | - |  |  | (3,837,914) |  |  | - |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 258,182,596 |  |  | - |  |  | 248,393,078 |  |  | - |
Others accounts receivables (1) |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 32,395,055 |  |  | 3,563,797 |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 32,395,055 |  |  | 3,563,797 |
Total |  |  | 286,213,598 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 280,788,133 |  |  | 3,563,797 |
| (1) | As of December 31, 2017, this item mainly includes ThCh$ 2,411,833 (ThCh$ 2,898,277 in 2016) in non-current related to the account receivable from the sale of the 49% that subsidiary CPCh had in Compañía Pisquera Bauzá S.A. (see Note 1, letter (b)).
Disclosure Of Other Receivables Foreign Currency [Text Block] | The Company’s accounts receivable are denominated in the following currencies:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Chilean Peso |  |  | 183,948,334 |  |  | 179,896,747 |
Argentine Peso |  |  | 54,882,590 |  |  | 56,773,947 |
US Dollar |  |  | 27,810,990 |  |  | 24,451,001 |
Euro |  |  | 9,326,882 |  |  | 7,025,446 |
Unidad de Fomento |  |  | 2,590,736 |  |  | 3,613,395 |
Uruguayan Peso |  |  | 4,372,909 |  |  | 5,304,719 |
Paraguayan Guaraní |  |  | 5,495,532 |  |  | 6,030,014 |
Others Currencies |  |  | 1,116,231 |  |  | 1,256,661 |
Total |  |  | 289,544,204 |  |  | 284,351,930 |
Disclosure Of Trade And Other Receivables Time Bands [Text Block] | The detail of the accounts receivable maturities as of December 31, 2017, is detailed as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Overdue balances |
|  | Total |  | Current balance |  | 0 a 3 months |  | 3 a 6 months |  | 6 a 12 months |  | More than 12 months |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 159,465,654 |  |  | 150,256,296 |  |  | 4,960,461 |  |  | 1,037,876 |  |  | 1,358,009 |  |  | 1,853,012 |
International business operating segment |  |  | 62,587,204 |  |  | 56,180,536 |  |  | 4,978,409 |  |  | 595,173 |  |  | 318,551 |  |  | 514,535 |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 40,284,490 |  |  | 36,270,918 |  |  | 3,347,465 |  |  | 219,135 |  |  | 224,487 |  |  | 222,485 |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (4,154,752) |  |  | - |  |  | (421,560) |  |  | (695,114) |  |  | (1,001,699) |  |  | (2,036,379) |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 258,182,596 |  |  | 242,707,750 |  |  | 12,864,775 |  |  | 1,157,070 |  |  | 899,348 |  |  | 553,653 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  | 27,768,858 |  |  | 97,052 |  |  | 165,092 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  | 27,768,858 |  |  | 97,052 |  |  | 165,092 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total current |  |  | 286,213,598 |  |  | 270,476,608 |  |  | 12,961,827 |  |  | 1,322,162 |  |  | 899,348 |  |  | 553,653 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total non-current |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | 3,330,606 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
The detail of the accounts receivable maturities as of December 31, 2016, is detailed as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Overdue balances |
|  | Total |  | Current balance |  | 0 a 3 months |  | 3 a 6 months |  | 6 a 12 months |  | More than 12 months |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 145,670,490 |  |  | 134,545,838 |  |  | 8,090,616 |  |  | 1,136,211 |  |  | 638,417 |  |  | 1,259,408 |
International business operating segment |  |  | 63,602,409 |  |  | 55,231,951 |  |  | 7,521,071 |  |  | 130,299 |  |  | 275,300 |  |  | 443,788 |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 42,958,093 |  |  | 39,499,120 |  |  | 3,028,707 |  |  | 208,628 |  |  | 137,671 |  |  | 83,967 |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (3,837,914) |  |  | - |  |  | (1,130,545) |  |  | (478,707) |  |  | (542,389) |  |  | (1,686,273) |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 248,393,078 |  |  | 229,276,909 |  |  | 17,509,849 |  |  | 996,431 |  |  | 508,999 |  |  | 100,890 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 32,395,055 |  |  | 31,917,416 |  |  | 186,213 |  |  | 291,426 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 32,395,055 |  |  | 31,917,416 |  |  | 186,213 |  |  | 291,426 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total current |  |  | 280,788,133 |  |  | 261,194,325 |  |  | 17,696,062 |  |  | 1,287,857 |  |  | 508,999 |  |  | 100,890 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 3,563,797 |  |  | 3,563,797 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total non-current |  |  | 3,563,797 |  |  | 3,563,797 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Disclosure Of Impairment Loss Of Trade Receivables [Text Block] | The movement of the impairment losses provision for accounts receivable is as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Balance at the beginning of year |  |  | (3,837,914) |  |  | (3,936,871) |
Impairment estimate for accounts receivable |  |  | (1,948,264) |  |  | (1,352,722) |
Uncollectible accounts |  |  | 634,256 |  |  | 219,222 |
Add back of unused provisions |  |  | 832,704 |  |  | 1,031,841 |
Effect of translation into presentation currency |  |  | 164,466 |  |  | 200,616 |
Total |  |  | (4,154,752) |  |  | (3,837,914) |

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