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Contingencies and Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of commitments and contingent liabilities [Abstract]  
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Note 34 Contingencies and Commitments
 
Operating lease agreements
 
The total amount of the Company’s obligations with third parties relating to lease operating and services agreements that can not be terminated is detailed as follows:
 
Lease operating and services agreements not to be terminated
 
As of December
31, 2017
 
 
 
ThCh$
 
Within 1 year
 
 
76,034,131
 
Between 1 and 5 years
 
 
114,491,827
 
Over 5 years
 
 
58,866,710
 
Total
 
 
249,392,668
 
 
Purchase and supply agreements
 
The total amount of the Company’s obligations to third parties relating to purchase and supply agreements as of December 31, 2017 is detailed as follows:
 
Purchase and supply agreements
 
Purchase and supply
agreements
 
Purchase and contract
related to wine and
grape
 
 
 
ThCh$
 
ThCh$
 
Within 1 year
 
 
161,359,622
 
 
15,331,741
 
Between 1 and 5 years
 
 
339,156,393
 
 
14,983,613
 
Over 5 years
 
 
37,054,453
 
 
95,823
 
Total
 
 
537,570,468
 
 
30,411,177
 
 
Capital investment commitments
 
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had capital investment commitments related to Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangibles (software) for approximately ThCh$ 46,613,721.
 
Litigation
 
The following are the most significant proceedings faced by the Company and its subsidiaries, including all those present a possible risk of occurrence and causes whose committed amounts, individually, are more than ThCh$ 25,000. Those losses contingencies for which an estimate cannot be made have been also considered.
 
Trials and claim
 
Subsidiary
 
Court
 
Number
 
Description
 
Status
 
Estimated
accrued loss
contingency
Viña Tarapacá Ex Zavala, Viña Misiones de Rengo S.A.
 
14th Civil Court of Santiago
 
28869-2007
 
Breach of contract.
 
Appeal of first instance verdict.
 
ThCh$
50,000
Comercial CCU S.A.
 
Labour Court of Osorno
 
O-88-2017
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Appeal of first instance verdict.
 
ThCh$
52,275
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Pleading phase.
 
US$
32,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Intempestive breach of distribution contract
 
Execution is pending.
 
US$
74,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Execution is pending.
 
US$
41,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
53,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Pleading phase.
 
US$
56,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Pleading phase.
 
US$
56,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Pleading phase.
 
US$
42,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
42,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
Pleading phase.
 
US$
59,000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA)
 
-
 
-
 
City Council´s Administrative Claim related to advertising and publicity fees.
 
The process is in pre-trial administrative phase.
 
US$
484,000
 
Subsidiary
 
Court
 
Number
 
Description
 
Status
 
Estimated
accrued loss
contingency
Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C.
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
64,000
Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C.
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
91,000
Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C.
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
87,000
Saenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C.
 
Court of first instance in Argentina
 
-
 
Labor trial for layoff.
 
On evidentiary phase.
 
US$
55,000
 
The Company and its subsidiaries have established provisions to allow for such contingencies for ThCh$ 1,300,695 and ThCh$ 1,248,243, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (See Note 23).
 
Tax processes
 
At the date of issue of these consolidated financial statements, there is no tax litigation that involves significant passive or taxes in claim different to mentioned in Note 24.
 
Guarantees
 
As of December 31, 2017, CCU and its subsidiaries have not granted direct guarantees as part of their usual financing operations. However, indirect guarantees have been constituted, in the form of stand-by and general security product of financing. The main terms of the indirect guarantees constituted are detailed below:
 
The loan obtained by the subsidiary CICSA in Argentina, as described in Note 21, is guaranteed by CCU S.A. through a stand- by unrestricted issued by Banco del Estado de Chile:
 
Institution
 
Amount
 
Due date
Banco de la Nación Argentina S.A.
 
US$
7,000,000
 
December 31, 2018
 
The subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. maintains financial debt with local banks in Argentina, guaranteed by VSPT through stand-by letters issued by Banco del Estado de Chile and they are within the financing policy framework approved by VSPT Board of Directors, according to the following detail:
 
Institution
 
Amount
 
Due date
Banco Santander Río
 
US$
1,100,000
 
February 20, 2018
Banco BBVA Francés
 
US$
1,500,000
 
June 30, 2018
Banco San Juan
 
US$
1,200,000
 
June 30, 2018
Banco Patagonia
 
US$
1,600,000
 
June 30, 2018
Banco Patagonia
 
US$
1,600,000
 
July 7, 2021