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Income taxes (Details textual) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  | 25.50% | 24.00% | 22.50% |  |
Description of expiry date of deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits |  |  |  | In accordance with current tax laws in Chile, tax losses do not expire and can be applied indefinitely. Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay tax losses expire after 5 years. |  |  |  |
Chile [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  | 25.50% | 24.00% | 22.50% | 21.00% | 20.00%
Chile [Member] | Scenario plan for tax rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  | 27.00% |  |  |  |  |
Argentina [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable excise tax rate |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |
Earnings retention ratio | 13.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina [Member] | Scenario plan for tax rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate | 25.00% | 30.00% | 25.00% | 35.00% |  |  |  |
Applicable excise tax rate |  |  | 14.00% |  |  |  |  |
Earnings retention ratio |  | 7.00% | 13.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |
April 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable related to first category income tax refunds |  |  |  | $ 968,195 |  |  |  |
April 2010 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IncomeTaxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable related to first category income tax refunds |  |  |  | $ 1,173,281 |  |  |  |

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