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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details 1) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | $ 1,918,191 | $ 203,784 |  |
Trade and other non-current receivables | 3,330,606 | 3,563,797 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 5,431,635 | 4,727,722 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 258,471 | 356,665 |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method | 99,270,280 | 64,404,946 |  | $ 49,995,263
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 77,032,480 | 77,934,155 |  | 71,868,007
Goodwill | 94,617,474 | 96,926,551 | $ 99,490,372 |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 917,913,428 | 904,104,722 |  | 872,667,210
Investment property | 5,825,359 | 6,253,827 |  | $ 6,838,002
Deferred tax assets | 40,351,329 | 31,864,635 |  |
Total non-current assets | 1,245,949,253 | 1,190,340,804 |  |
Unidades de Fomento [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | 1,918,191 | 0 |  |
Trade and other non-current receivables | 2,452,475 | 2,936,552 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 258,471 | 356,665 |  |
Total non-current assets | 4,629,137 | 3,293,217 |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | 0 | 203,784 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 94,776 | 971,382 |  |
Total non-current assets | 94,776 | 1,175,166 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Trade and other non-current receivables | 190,015 | 35,391 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 3,493,654 | 2,535,650 |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method | 26,782,445 | 28,556,091 |  |
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 65,914,305 | 64,981,853 |  |
Goodwill | 76,119,432 | 76,646,071 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 808,313,408 | 787,734,139 |  |
Investment property | 4,862,410 | 5,015,603 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 36,530,783 | 29,547,881 |  |
Total non-current assets | 1,022,206,452 | 995,052,679 |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Trade and other non-current receivables | 688,116 | 426,311 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 1,258,949 | 1,519,236 |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method | 358,962 | 399,817 |  |
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 4,385,112 | 5,508,504 |  |
Goodwill | 5,381,779 | 6,878,442 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 78,183,157 | 82,920,719 |  |
Investment property | 962,949 | 1,238,224 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 3,601,765 | 2,108,426 |  |
Total non-current assets | 94,820,789 | 100,999,679 |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Trade and other non-current receivables | 0 | 165,543 |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 664,290 | 669,470 |  |
Investments accounted for using equity method | 72,128,873 | 35,449,038 |  |
Goodwill | 12,853,153 | 13,402,038 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 1,681 | 26,072 |  |
Total non-current assets | 85,647,997 | 49,546,618 |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 2,975,596 | 3,247,094 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 14,739,411 | 15,436,334 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 180,761 | 156,714 |  |
Total non-current assets | 17,895,768 | 18,840,142 |  |
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 14,742 | 3,366 |  |
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 3,757,467 | 4,196,704 |  |
Goodwill | 263,110 | 0 |  |
Property, plant and equipment (net) | 16,580,995 | 17,016,076 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 38,020 | 51,614 |  |
Total non-current assets | $ 20,654,334 | $ 21,433,303 |  |

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