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Non-controlling Interests (Details 1) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | $ 18,501,066 | $ 21,624,399 | $ 19,717,455
Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 7,814,358 | 8,377,672 | 7,052,867
Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 6,223,423 | 9,887,477 | 9,182,843
Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 1,979,976 | 1,636,906 | 1,267,335
Manantial S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 861,072
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 954,046 | 790,152 | 592,506
Saenz Briones Cia. S.A.I.C. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 33,027 | 11,184 | 128,407
Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 906,728 | 255,683 | 1,144,911
Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. y Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 580,406 | 576,986 | (486,790)
Los Huemules S.R.L. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | (45,370)
Other subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | $ 9,102 | $ 88,339 | $ 19,674

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