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Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible assets and goodwill [abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Changes In Goodwil [Text Block] | The goodwill movements is detailed as follows:
|  | Goodwill |
|  | ThCh$ |
As of January 1, 2016 |  |  |  |
Historic cost |  |  | 99,490,372 |
Book Value |  |  | 99,490,372 |
As of December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |
Additions for business combination (1) |  |  | 234,476 |
Conversion effect |  |  | (2,798,297) |
Book Value |  |  | 96,926,551 |
As of December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |
Historic cost |  |  | 96,926,551 |
Book Value |  |  | 96,926,551 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |
Conversion effect |  |  | (2,309,077) |
Book Value |  |  | 94,617,474 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |
Historic cost |  |  | 94,617,474 |
Book Value |  |  | 94,617,474 |
(1) See Note 1, point (2).
Disclosure Of Carrying Amount Goodwill Related To Cash Generating Units Investments [Text Block] | The carrying amount of goodwill of the investments assigned to the CGUs within the Company’s segments is detailed as follows:
Segment |  | Cash Generating Unit |  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
|  | (CGU) |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Chile |  | Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  |  | 25,257,686 |  |  | 25,257,686 |
|  | Manantial S.A. |  |  | 8,879,245 |  |  | 8,879,245 |
|  | Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  |  | 9,808,550 |  |  | 9,808,550 |
|  | Los Huemules S.R.L. |  |  | 47,443 |  |  | 47,443 |
|  | Subtotal |  |  | 43,992,924 |  |  | 43,992,924 |
International Business |  | CCU Argentina S.A. and subsidiaries |  |  | 5,355,254 |  |  | 6,851,916 |
|  | Marzurel S.A., Coralina S.A. and Milotur S.A. |  |  | 6,956,760 |  |  | 7,260,675 |
|  | Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. y Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. |  |  | 5,896,392 |  |  | 6,404,892 |
|  | Subtotal |  |  | 18,208,406 |  |  | 20,517,483 |
Wines |  | Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. |  |  | 32,416,144 |  |  | 32,416,144 |
|  | Subtotal |  |  | 32,416,144 |  |  | 32,416,144 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 94,617,474 |  |  | 96,926,551 |

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