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Employee Benefits (Details 5) - Age | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Chile [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of discount rates |  | 5.96% | 5.52%
Acturial assumption of voluntary employee turnover rate |  | 1.90 | 1.90
Acturial assumption of rotation rate |  | 5.30 | 5.30
Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases | [1] | 3.70% | 3.70%
Chile [Member] | Officers [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
Chile [Member] | Other employees Male [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 65 | 65
Chile [Member] | Other employees Female [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
Argentina [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of discount rates |  | 24.55% | 31.88%
Acturial assumption of voluntary employee turnover rate |  | 50 | 50
Acturial assumption of rotation rate |  | 50 | 50
Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases | [1] | 18.68% | 26.25%
Argentina [Member] | Officers [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
Argentina [Member] | Other employees Male [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 65 | 65
Argentina [Member] | Other employees Female [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
[1] | Average of the Company.

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