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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 170,044,602 | $ 134,033,183 |  | $ 192,554,239 | $ 214,774,876
Other financial assets | 10,724,196 | 8,406,491 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 15,834,225 | 15,861,294 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 286,213,598 | 280,788,133 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,810,764 | 3,536,135 |  |  |
Inventories | 201,987,891 | 199,311,538 |  |  |
Biological assets | 8,157,688 | 7,948,379 | $ 7,633,340 |  |
Current tax assets | 29,201,159 | 29,423,479 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,305,711 | 2,377,887 |  |  |
Total current assets | 730,279,834 | 681,686,519 |  |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 137,686,421 | 117,467,571 |  |  |
Other financial assets | 1,669,678 | 548,700 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 11,758,075 | 11,994,895 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 183,758,319 | 179,861,356 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,652,643 | 3,373,508 |  |  |
Inventories | 166,761,797 | 168,749,946 |  |  |
Biological assets | 7,666,639 | 7,370,852 |  |  |
Current tax assets | 22,581,084 | 26,525,628 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,046,178 | 2,046,179 |  |  |
Total current assets | 539,580,834 | 517,938,635 |  |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 5,178,619 | 8,458,621 |  | 5,385,644 |
Other financial assets | 8,992,300 | 7,604,996 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 791,191 | 683,933 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 27,810,990 | 24,451,001 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 40,039 | 43,155 |  |  |
Inventories | 374,473 | 287,776 |  |  |
Total current assets | 43,187,612 | 41,529,482 |  |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 182,966 | 786,887 |  |  |
Other financial assets | 44,126 | 160,875 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 173,165 | 85,753 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 9,326,882 | 7,025,446 |  |  |
Inventories | 17,363 | 25,634 |  |  |
Total current assets | 9,744,502 | 8,084,595 |  |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 17,983,303 | 2,388,743 |  | 5,701,754 |
Other non-financial assets | 2,593,125 | 2,641,862 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 54,194,474 | 56,347,636 |  |  |
Inventories | 27,356,020 | 25,104,485 |  |  |
Biological assets | 491,049 | 577,527 |  |  |
Current tax assets | 6,620,075 | 2,897,851 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 259,533 | 331,708 |  |  |
Total current assets | 109,497,579 | 90,289,812 |  |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 718,348 | 1,136,783 |  | 948,816 |
Other non-financial assets | 37,956 | 86,842 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 4,372,909 | 5,304,719 |  |  |
Inventories | 1,966,752 | 1,590,709 |  |  |
Total current assets | 7,095,965 | 8,119,053 |  |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 7,758,211 | 3,291,550 |  | 7,519,619 |
Other financial assets | 0 | 80,846 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 205,145 | 228,233 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 5,495,532 | 5,864,471 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 8,962 | 12,310 |  |  |
Inventories | 5,511,486 | 3,552,988 |  |  |
Total current assets | 18,979,336 | 13,030,398 |  |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 536,734 | 503,028 |  | $ 359,309 |
Other financial assets | 18,092 | 11,074 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,116,231 | 1,256,661 |  |  |
Total current assets | 1,671,057 | 1,770,763 |  |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 275,568 | 139,776 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 138,261 | 676,843 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 109,120 | 107,162 |  |  |
Total current assets | $ 522,949 | $ 923,781 |  |  |

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