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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details 3) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | $ 161,001,732 | $ 117,944,033
Trade and other non-current payables | 541,783 | 1,082,898
Other non-current provisions | 1,240,389 | 1,323,520
Deferred tax liabilities | 94,350,111 | 86,815,458
Provisions for employee benefits | 23,517,009 | 21,832,415
Total non-current liabilities | 280,651,024 | 228,998,324
Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 30,868,247 | 36,676,882
Trade and other non-current payables | 541,783 | 1,082,898
Other non-current provisions | 735,410 | 507,259
Deferred tax liabilities | 27,074,149 | 26,487,686
Provisions for employee benefits | 301,903 | 335,925
Total non-current liabilities | 59,521,492 | 65,090,650
Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 70,976,079 | 15,610,067
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 401,054
Deferred tax liabilities | 9,333,081 | 7,963,522
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 80,309,160 | 23,974,643
Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 59,157,406 | 65,657,084
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 504,979 | 415,207
Deferred tax liabilities | 57,942,881 | 52,364,250
Provisions for employee benefits | 23,215,106 | 21,496,490
Total non-current liabilities | 140,820,372 | 139,933,031
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 5,332,817 | 5,320,385
Trade and other non-current payables | 404,081 | 808,160
Other non-current provisions | 57,252 | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 26,303,193 | 26,183,335
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 32,097,343 | 32,311,880
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 55,750,482 | 626,411
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 49,996
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,892,998 | 7,767,522
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 64,643,480 | 8,443,929
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 53,811,477 | 48,824,727
Provisions for employee benefits | 20,052,918 | 18,481,842
Total non-current liabilities | 73,864,395 | 67,306,569
Unidades de Fomento | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 22,924,023 | 17,811,112
Trade and other non-current payables | 7,068 | 6,950
Total non-current liabilities | 22,931,091 | 17,818,062
Unidades de Fomento | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 15,225,597 | 14,983,656
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 15,225,597 | 14,983,656
Unidades de Fomento | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 59,157,406 | 65,657,084
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 59,157,406 | 65,657,084
US Dollar [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 5,269,733
Trade and other non-current payables | 130,634 | 267,788
Total non-current liabilities | 130,634 | 5,537,521
US Dollar [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
US Dollar [Member] | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
Argentinean Pesos | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 2,611,407 | 7,579,047
Other non-current provisions | 544,254 | 258,278
Deferred tax liabilities | 735,208 | 287,582
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 3,890,869 | 8,124,907
Argentinean Pesos | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 351,058
Deferred tax liabilities | 431,503 | 191,721
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 431,503 | 542,779
Argentinean Pesos | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Other non-current provisions | 504,979 | 415,207
Deferred tax liabilities | 2,703,872 | 2,048,919
Provisions for employee benefits | 3,162,188 | 3,014,648
Total non-current liabilities | 6,371,039 | 5,478,774
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 696,605
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 696,605
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other non-current provisions | 133,904 | 248,981
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 133,904 | 248,981
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Other non-current provisions | 0 | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 989,517 | 1,040,704
Total non-current liabilities | 989,517 | 1,040,704
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 35,748 | 16,769
Provisions for employee benefits | 301,903 | 335,925
Total non-current liabilities | 337,651 | 352,694
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,580 | 4,279
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 8,580 | 4,279
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 5 years |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 438,015 | 449,900
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 | 0
Total non-current liabilities | $ 438,015 | $ 449,900

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