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Environment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure for environment related expense [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about environment related expense [Text Block] | The main expenses of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
|  |  |  |  |  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Expenses |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 1,388,954 |  |  | 1,319,489 |  |  | 1,160,516 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 641,683 |  |  | 666,781 |  |  | 607,091 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 16,687 |  |  | 21,655 |  |  | 26,031 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 236,910 |  |  | 233,364 |  |  | 173,115 |
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 930,683 |  |  | 820,999 |  |  | 1,089,788 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 527,248 |  |  | 560,710 |  |  | 602,247 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 8,925 |  |  | 21,847 |  |  | 2,857 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 201,726 |  |  | 141,379 |  |  | 167,668 |
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 98,614 |  |  | 86,515 |  |  | 87,069 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 36,292 |  |  | 40,150 |  |  | 10,633 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 37,623 |  |  | 45,876 |  |  | 45,781 |
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 207,922 |  |  | 237,994 |  |  | 224,045 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 55,341 |  |  | 43,059 |  |  | 78,746 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 14,280 |  |  | 12,582 |  |  | 15,628 |
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | - |  |  | 9,792 |  |  | 18,687 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 388,198 |  |  | 288,856 |  |  | 196,114 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 7,544 |  |  | 13,356 |  |  | 17,297 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 155,951 |  |  | 141,138 |  |  | 130,044 |
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 417,134 |  |  | 454,828 |  |  | 381,893 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 202,204 |  |  | 165,697 |  |  | 172,089 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 21,916 |  |  | 10,916 |  |  | 5,227 |
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 653,910 |  |  | 593,414 |  |  | 665,990 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 623,732 |  |  | 421,771 |  |  | 53,539 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 16,400 |  |  | 14,305 |  |  | 10,233 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 119,226 |  |  | 156,295 |  |  | 96,019 |
Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 19,453 |  |  | 35,550 |  |  | 29,057 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 10,818 |  |  | 3,910 |  |  | 3,661 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 400 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 67,023 |  |  | 69,330 |  |  | 50,904 |
Fàbrica de Envases Plàsticos S.A. |  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 175,805 |  |  | 129,487 |  |  | 137,359 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 21,973 |  |  | 21,410 |  |  | 19,326 |
Disclosure of information about disbursements investment environment related expense [Text Block] | The main disbursements (investment) of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
As of December 31, 2017
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Concept |  | Status [Finished, In process] |  | Disbursements made |  | Amount committed future periods |  | Estimated Completion Date Disbursements
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Temuco: replacement cells anaerobic reactor, extension of IWWT. |  | Finished |  |  | 71,334 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Containers for glass and solid waste. |  | Finished |  |  | 12,173 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Santiago: thermal plant improvements, videoconferencing rooms, steam and biogas meters; Temuco: fuel change from FO6 to LNG, boiler economizer 1 and 2 and improvements in steam consumption. |  | Finished |  |  | 384,720 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Santiago: DS 10 and DS 78 compliance, sanitary permits; Temuco: SEC certification of BG plant, fire sensors. |  | Finished |  |  | 637,229 |  |  | - |  | Finished
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT stage 2 and 3, Salta. |  | In progress |  |  | 509,641 |  |  | 109,047 |  | Dec-18
|  | Others |  | Commitments ISO 22 K / 14K / 18 OSH. |  | Finished |  |  | 16,518 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | Others |  | Plant insurance standardization. |  | Finished |  |  | 197,979 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Process water meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 4,918 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Containers for glass. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,390 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | 4-ton/hr boiler. |  | Finished |  |  | 185,663 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | PE: Casino Normalization. |  | Finished |  |  | 421,118 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | Gases |  | Electric forklift. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,838,140 |  |  | - |  | Finished
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | EE Generator for IWWT, water flowmeter plant and HC separator chamber. |  | Finished |  |  | 21,694 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Hand dryers. |  | Finished |  |  | 6,660 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Electrical meters, cold Insulation in G2 and cube, video system conference. |  | Finished |  |  | 33,927 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Extension of hazardous waste warehouse, VESDA fire detection in Isla de Maipo and Molina, DS 10 compliance, sulfur warehouse container, 900-liter diesel pond. |  | Finished |  |  | 26,841 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Embotelladoras Chilenas |  | IWWT |  | Santiago: COD measurement. |  | Finished |  |  | 23,849 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Unidas S.A. |  | Gases |  | Santiago: NOX NP Renca compensation and Condensate Recovery. |  | Finished |  |  | 100,518 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Santiago: DS 10 compliance, upgrade ammonia system, SEC electrical standardization and new hazardous waste warehouse. Antofagasta: chemicals warehouse, implementation of emergency brigade teams. |  | Finished |  |  | 309,900 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Aguas CCU-Nestlé |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Coinco. |  | Finished |  |  | 1,133,835 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Chile S.A. |  | Others |  | Decanter pond, steam pipes, soda pond, emergency brigade. |  | Finished |  |  | 33,180 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | Others |  | DS 43 and PREXOR compliance. |  | Finished |  |  | 40,250 |  |  | - |  | Finished
As of December 31, 2016
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Concept |  | Status [Finished, In process] |  | Disbursements made |  | Amount committed future periods |  | Estimated Completion Date Disbursements
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Temuco Stage II; IWWT expansion (Screw) Temuco. |  | In progress |  |  | 2,854,428 |  |  | 156,383 |  | Dec - 17
|  | SIR |  | Changing and increasing containers for glass and rubbish. |  | Finished |  |  | 37,602 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Change fuel from FO6 to GNL Temuco, upgrade odor control, Quilicura thermal plant improvements, videoconferencing rooms. |  | In progress |  |  | 265,248 |  |  | 103,093 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | DS 10 and RE 43 compliance; Emergency brigade and fire protection system. |  | In progress |  |  | 108,188 |  |  | 352,424 |  | Dec - 17
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Stage 2 and 3, Salta. |  | In progress |  |  | 217,401 |  |  | 134,386 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Gases |  | Boiler 1 Economizer, Luján. |  | Finished |  |  | 227,079 |  |  | 29,780 |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire Network in Distribution Center SV; Compromises ISO 22 K/14K/18 K OSHAS Luján. |  | In progress |  |  | 32,360 |  |  | 25,076 |  | Dec - 17
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | New IWWT PTR – IC Technology. |  | In progress |  |  | 2,050,705 |  |  | 548,710 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | DIA; Increase installed power; Equipment protection structures. |  | In progress |  |  | 33,835 |  |  | 278,000 |  | Dec - 17
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT, Change of hydro-ejectors, water plant and dam, IWWT improvement in Salamanca and Sotaquí, new sewage plant, water process meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 133,879 |  |  | 6,864 |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Improved sludge system; Containers for glass. |  | Finished |  |  | 20,224 |  |  | 1,610 |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Requirement for ISO standards in Salamanca, Monte Patria, Sotaquí and Pisco Elqui; DS 10 compliance in Salamanca and Montepatria. |  | In progress |  |  | 268,003 |  |  | 379,547 |  | Dec - 17
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | SIR |  | Ceiling of waste area in Llay Llay Distribution Center. |  | In progress |  |  | - |  |  | 57,224 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Gases |  | LED lighting in the Talca Distribution Center. |  | In progress |  |  | 81,355 |  |  | 43,939 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | Access to Copiapó DC and acoustic closure at the Cervecería Santiago DC. |  | In progress |  |  | 138,743 |  |  | 103,057 |  | Dec - 17
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Sewage plant; Degassing pond improvement. |  | Finished |  |  | 76,285 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Solid packing separator. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,128 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Electric power generator for IWWT, power meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 19,296 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire network Molina, DS 10 compliance, standardization 5 dining rooms, autonomous breathing equipment. |  | Finished |  |  | 220,005 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | Gases |  | Condensate recovery, meters and monitoring of consumption, mantle insulation of boilers, heat recovery compressor discharge, upgrade exhaust gas analyzer, upgrade system control and installation of lighting system. |  | In progress |  |  | 54,282 |  |  | 29,402 |  | Dec- 17
|  | Others |  | Safety acid injection; Standardizing kitchen ECCUSA; autonomous breathing equipment to Santiago and Antofagasta. |  | In progress |  |  | 112,904 |  |  | 27,843 |  | Dec - 17
Aguas CCU-Nestlé |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Coinco. |  | In progress |  |  | 559,569 |  |  | 410,347 |  | Dec - 17
Chile S.A. |  | Gases |  | Lighting lines 1, 2 and 3, steam networks, solar Lighting. |  | Finished |  |  | 21,425 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Coinco flammables warehouse , RE 43 and DS 594 compliance. |  | In progress |  |  | 28,694 |  |  | 222,221 |  | Dec - 17
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | Gases |  | Control of electrical variables, change of lighting. |  | In progress |  |  | 187,373 |  |  | 22,404 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | Risk Mitigation, reduction weight of PET bottles, bathroom expansion, various SIG -OCA, ammonia sensors |  | In progress |  |  | 158,522 |  |  | 47,436 |  | Dec - 17

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