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Contingencies and Commitments (Details2) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2017 $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | CLP ($) | USD ($)
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Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Subsidiary |
Court | Court |
Number | Number |
Description | Description |
Status | Status |
Legal proceeding one [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Viña Tarapacá Ex Zavala, Viña Misiones de Rengo S.A. |
Court | 14th Civil Court of Santiago |
Number | 28869-2007 |
Description | Breach of contract. |
Status | Appeal of first instance verdict. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 50,000 |
Legal proceeding two [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Comercial CCU S.A. |
Court | Labour Court of Osorno |
Number | O-88-2017 |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Appeal of first instance verdict. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 52,275 |
Legal proceeding three [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Pleading phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 32,000
Legal proceeding four [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Intempestive breach of distribution contract |
Status | Execution is pending. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 74,000
Legal proceeding five [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Execution is pending. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 41,000
Legal proceeding six [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 53,000
Legal proceeding seven [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Pleading phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 56,000
Legal proceeding eight [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Pleading phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 56,000
Legal proceeding nine [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Pleading phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 42,000
Legal proceeding ten [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 42,000
Legal proceeding eleven [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | Pleading phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 59,000
Legal proceeding twelve [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | - |
Number | - |
Description | City Council´s Administrative Claim related to advertising and publicity fees. |
Status | The process is in pre-trial administrative phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 484,000
Legal proceeding thirteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C. |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 64,000
Legal proceeding fourteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C. |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 91,000
Legal proceeding fifteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C. |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 87,000
Legal proceeding sixteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C. |
Court | Court of first instance in Argentina |
Number | - |
Description | Labor trial for layoff. |
Status | On evidentiary phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 55,000

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