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Other income by function | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of other income by function [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Other Income By Function Explanatory [Text Block] | Note 30 Other income by function Other income by function is detailed as follows:
|  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Other income by function |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Sales of fixed assets |  |  | 1,641,317 |  |  | 2,605,720 |  |  | 3,035,889 |
Lease expense |  |  | 535,555 |  |  | 382,934 |  |  | 299,336 |
Sale of glass |  |  | 1,334,123 |  |  | 549,787 |  |  | 672,203 |
Claims recovery |  |  | 761,290 |  |  | 589,396 |  |  | 36,582 |
Others |  |  | 2,445,617 |  |  | 1,016,317 |  |  | 2,533,234 |
Total |  |  | 6,717,902 |  |  | 5,144,154 |  |  | 6,577,244 |

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