General Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of detailed information about main brands under license [Text Block]

The described licenses are detailed as follows:

Main brands under license
Licenses		Validity Date
Amstel in Argentina (1)		July 2022
Austral in Chile (3)		July 2018
Blue Moon in Chile (4)		December 2021
Budweiser in Argentina (16)		December 2025
Coors in Paraguay		Negotiating the terms of a new contract
Coors in Chile (5)		December 2025
Coors in Argentina (6)		December 2019
Coors in Colombia (6)		December 2020
Crush, Canada Dry (Ginger Ale, Agua Tónica and Limón Soda) in Chile (7)		December 2018
Frugo in Chile		Indefinitely
Gatorade in Chile (8)		December 2018
Heineken in Bolivia (9)		December 2024
Heineken in Paraguay		Negotiating the terms of a new contract
Heineken in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay (10)		10 years renewables
Heineken in Colombia (11)		March 2028
Miller in Argentina (11)		December 2026
Miller and Miller Genuine Draft in Colombia (14)		December 2026
Nestlé Pure Life in Chile (7)		December 2022
Paulaner in Paraguay		April 2019
Pepsi, Seven Up and Mirinda in Chile		December 2043
Red Bull in Argentina (15)		December 2017
Red Bull in Chile (12)		Indefinitely
Schneider in Paraguay		Negotiating the terms of a new contract
Sol in Chile and Argentina (10)		10 years renewables
Sol in Colombia (2)		March 2028
Té Lipton in Chile		March 2020
Tecate in Colombia		March 2028
Watt's (nectars, fruit-based drinks and other) rigid packaging, except carton in Chile		Indefinitely
Watt's in Paraguay (13)		July 2019
Watt´s in Uruguay		99 years

(1)	After the initial termination date, license is automatically renewed under the same conditions (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 10 years, unless notice of non-renewal is given.

(2)	The contract will remain in effect as long as the Heineken license agreeemente for Colombia remains in force.

(3)	Renewable for periods of two years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions

(4)	If Renewal criteria have benn satisfied, renewable through December, 2025, thereafter shall automatically renew every year for a new term of 5 years (Rolling Contract).

(5)	After the initial termination date, license is automatically renewed under the same conditions (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.

(6)	License renewable for one period of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.

(7)	License renewable for periods of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.

(8)	Renewable for an additional period equal to the duration of the Shareholders Agreement of Bebidas CCU-PepsiCo Spa, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.

(9)	License for 10 years, automatically renewable for periods of 5 years, unless notice of non-renewal.

(10)	License for 10 years, automatically renewable on the same terms (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 10 years, unless notice of non-renewal is given.

(11)	After the initial termination date, License is automatically renewable each year for a period of 5 years (Rolling Contract), unless notice of non-renewal is given

(12)	Indefinite contract, notice of termination 6 months in advance. The earliest possible effective date of termination is October 31, 2018.

Indefinite contract, notice of termination must be given 6 months in advance. The earliest possible effective date of termination is October 31, 2018.

(13)	License subject to the terms and conditions of the "International Association Agreement" signed in February 2016 between CCU and Watt's SA.

(14)	Distribution will begin in April 2017 and the begin of local production is estimated by October 2019.

(15)	This license was not renew.

(16)

On September 6, 2017 the Company communicated to the Comisón para el Mercado Financiero that CCU and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A. (“CCU-A”), entity organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina and subsidiary of CCU, have agreed with Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (“ABI” and together with CCU-A the “Parties”), an offer letter (“Term Sheet”) which, amongst other matters, contemplates an early termination of the license agreement in Argentina of the brand “Budweiser”, signed between CCU-A and Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (today Anheuser-Busch LLC, a subsidiary of ABI), dated March 26, 2008, which is subject to the laws of the State of New York, United States of America (the “License Agreement”).

Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Average Number Of Employees [Text Block]

As of December 31, 2017 the Company had a total 8,270 employees detailed as follows:

	Number of employes
	Parent company		Consolidated
Senior Executives		10		16
Managers and Deputy Managers		74		396
Other workers		279		7,858
Total		363		8,270

Information About Proportion Of Ownership Interest In Subsidiary [Text Block]

The consolidated financial statements include the following direct and indirect significant subsidiaries where the percentage of participation represents the economic interest at a consolidated level:

				Share percentage direct and indirect
Subsidiary	Tax ID	Country of origin	Functional currency	As of December 31, 2017						As of December 31, 2016
				Direct %		Indirect %		Total %		Total %
Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. (1)	76,007,212-5	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		50.0917		50.0917		50.0917
CRECCU S.A.	76,041,227-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9602		0.0398		100.0000		100.0000
Cervecería Belga de la Patagonia S.A.	76,077,848-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		25.5034		25.5034		25.5034
Inversiones Invex CCU Dos Ltda.	76,126,311-0	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.8516		0.1484		100.0000		100.0000
Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Ltda. (5)	76,248,389-0	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9999		0.0001		100.0000		99.9997
Bebidas CCU-PepsiCo SpA.	76,337,371-1	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		49.9866		49.9866		49.9866
CCU Inversiones II Ltda. (2)	76,349,531-0	Chile	US Dollar		99.5065		0.4934		99.9999		99.9996
Bebidas Carozzi CCU SpA.	76,497,609-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		49.9917		49.9917		49.9917
Bebidas Ecusa SpA.	76,517,798-7	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		99.9834		99.9834		99.9834
Promarca Internacional SpA.	76,574,762-7	Chile	US Dollar		-		49.9917		49.9917		49.9917
CCU Inversiones S.A. (6)	76,593,550-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		98.8398		1.1335		99.9733		99.9733
Inversiones Internacionales SpA.	76,688,727-9	Chile	US Dollar		-		80.0000		80.0000		-
New Ecusa S.A.	76,718,230-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		99.9834		99.9834		99.9834
Promarca S.A.	76,736,010-K	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		49.9917		49.9917		49.9917
Vending y Servicios CCU Ltda.	77,736,670-K	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		99.9738		99.9738		99.9738
Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda.	78,418,890-6	Chile	US Dollar		6.7979		93.1926		99.9905		99.9905
Transportes CCU Ltda.	79,862,750-3	Chile	Chilean Pesos		98.0000		2.0000		100.0000		100.0000
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A.	86,150,200-7	Chile	Chilean Pesos		90.9100		9.0866		99.9966		99.9966
Millahue S.A.	91,022,000-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9621		-		99.9621		99.9621
Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (*) (6)	91,041,000-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.6980
Manantial S.A. (1)	96,711,590-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		50.5507		50.5507		50.5507
Viña Altaïr SpA. (7)	96,969,180-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.6980
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A.	96,981,310-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		50.0007		-		50.0007		50.0007
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda.	96,989,120-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.7500		0.2499		99.9999		99.9999
Viña del Mar de Casablanca S.A. (7)	96,993,110-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		-		-		64.6980
Embotelladora Chilenas Unidas S.A. (1)	99,501,760-1	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.0670		0.9164		99.9834		99.9834
Viña Valles de Chile S.A.	99,531,920-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.7080
Comercial CCU S.A.	99,554,560-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		50.0000		49.9866		99.9866		99.9866
Viña Orgánica SPT S.A.	99,568,350-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.6980
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.	99,586,280-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		46.0000		34.0000		80.0000		80.0000
Andina de Desarrollo S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		59.1970		59.1970		59.1970
Cía. Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A. (3)	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		99.9924		99.9924		99.9924
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		99.9949		99.9949		99.9949
Finca Eugenio Bustos S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.6980
Finca La Celia S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		67.1992		67.1992		64.6980
Los Huemules S.R.L.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		74.9979		74.9979		75.4931
Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		-		89.9150		89.9150		89.9149
International Spirits Investments USA LLCC	0-E	United States	US Dollar		-		80.0000		80.0000		-
CCU Investments Limited (5)	0-E	Cayman Islands	US Dollar		-		-		-		100.0000
Southern Breweries Limited (4)	0-E	Cayman Islands	US Dollar		38.7841		61.2101		99.9942		99.9942
Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaranies		-		50.0049		50.0049		50.0049
Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaranies		-		49.9589		49.9589		49.9589
Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaranies		-		25.5025		25.5025		25.5025
Andrimar S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		-		99.9999		99.9999		99.9999
Coralina S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		-		99.9999		99.9999		99.9999
Marzurel S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		-		99.9999		99.9999		99.9999
Milotur S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		-		99.9999		99.9999		99.9999

(*) Public company in Chile.

Information About Proportion Of Voting Power Held In Subsidiary [Text Block]

In addition to what is shown in the preceding table, the following are the percentages of participation with voting rights, in each of the subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Each shareholder has one vote per share owned or represented. The percentage of participation with voting rights represents the sum of the direct participation and indirect participation through a subsidiary.

				Share percentage with voting rights
Subsidiary	Tax ID	Country of origin	Functional currency	As of December 31, 2017		As of December 31, 2016
				%		%
Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. (1)	76,007,212-5	Chile	Chilean Pesos		50.0917		50.0917
CRECCU S.A.	76,041,227-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Cervecería Belga de la Patagonia S.A.	76,077,848-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		25.5034		25.5034
Inversiones Invex CCU Dos Ltda.	76,126,311-0	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Ltda. (5)	76,248,389-0	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		99.9997
Bebidas CCU-PepsiCo SpA.	76,337,371-1	Chile	Chilean Pesos		49.9866		49.9866
CCU Inversiones II Ltda. (2)	76,349,531-0	Chile	US Dollar		100.0000		100.0000
Bebidas Carozzi CCU SpA.	76,497,609-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		49.9917		49.9917
Bebidas Ecusa SpA.	76,517,798-7	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9834		99.9834
Promarca Internacional SpA.	76,574,762-7	Chile	US Dollar		49.9917		49.9917
CCU Inversiones S.A. (6)	76,593,550-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9733		99.9733
Inversiones Internacionales SpA.	76,688,727-9	Chile	US Dollar		80.0000		-
New Ecusa S.A.	76,718,230-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9834		99.9834
Promarca S.A.	76,736,010-K	Chile	Chilean Pesos		49.9917		49.9917
Vending y Servicios CCU Ltda.	77,736,670-K	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9738		99.9738
Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda.	78,418,890-6	Chile	US Dollar		99.9905		99.9905
Transportes CCU Ltda.	79,862,750-3	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A.	86,150,200-7	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Millahue S.A.	91,022,000-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9621		99.9621
Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (*) (6)	91,041,000-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		67.1992		64.6980
Manantial S.A. (1)	96,711,590-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		50.5507		50.5507
Viña Altaïr SpA. (7)	96,969,180-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		67.1992		64.6980
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A.	96,981,310-6	Chile	Chilean Pesos		50.0007		50.0007
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda.	96,989,120-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Viña del Mar de Casablanca S.A. (7)	96,993,110-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		-		64.6980
Embotelladora Chilenas Unidas S.A. (1)	99,501,760-1	Chile	Chilean Pesos		99.9834		99.9834
Viña Valles de Chile S.A.	99,531,920-9	Chile	Chilean Pesos		67.1992		64.7080
Comercial CCU S.A.	99,554,560-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Viña Orgánica SPT S.A.	99,568,350-4	Chile	Chilean Pesos		67.1992		64.6980
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.	99,586,280-8	Chile	Chilean Pesos		80.0000		80.0000
Andina de Desarrollo S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Cía. Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A. (3)	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
Finca Eugenio Bustos S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		67.1992		64.6980
Finca La Celia S.A.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		67.1992		64.6980
Los Huemules S.R.L.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		74.9979		75.4931
Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C.	0-E	Argentina	Argentine Pesos		100.0000		100.0000
International Spirits Investments USA LLCC	0-E	United States	US Dollar		80.0000		-
CCU Investments Limited (5)	0-E	Cayman Islands	US Dollar		-		100.0000
Southern Breweries Limited (4)	0-E	Cayman Islands	US Dollar		100.0000		100.0000
Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaraníes		50.0049		50.0049
Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaraníes		49.9589		49.9589
Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L. (2)	0-E	Paraguay	Paraguayan Guaranies		25.5025		25.5025
Andrimar S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		99.9999		99.9999
Coralina S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		99.9999		99.9999
Marzurel S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		99.9999		99.9999
Milotur S.A.	0-E	Uruguay	Uruguayan Pesos		99.9999		99.9999

(*) Public company in Chile.

CCU Inversiones II Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure of detailed information about fair values of assets and liabilities in a busniess combination [Text Block]

During 2017, the Company has determined the fair values of assets and liabilities for this business combination as follows:

Assets and Liabilities	Fair Value
	ThCh$
Cash and cash equivalents		462,873
Trade and other current receivables		9,813
Inventories		19,552
Total current assets		492,238
Intangible assets other than goodwill		259,712
Property, plant and equipment (net)		79,126
Total non-current assets		338,838
Total Assets		831,076
Trade and other current payables		7,063
Total current liabilities		7,063
Deferred tax liabilities		25,948
Total non-current liabilities		25,948
Total liabilities		33,011
Total Shareholders' Equity		798,065
Non-controlling interests		391,052
Net identifiable assets acquired		407,013
Goodwill		234,476
Amount paid		641,489

Disclosure of reclassifications or changes in presentation [text block]

the Company have been reclassified from Other non-financial non-current assets to Current Assets and Non-Current Assets as is shown below:

Current assets	Balances presented at 12.31.2016		Reclassification		Balances 12.31.2016
	ThCh$		ThCh$		ThCh$
Cash and cash equivalents		133,789,950		243,233		134,033,183
Trade and other current receivables		280,766,784		21,349		280,788,133
Accounts receivable from related parties		3,523,825		12,310		3,536,135
Inventories		199,290,678		20,860		199,311,538
Other non-financial assets		15,859,137		2,157		15,861,294

Non-current assets	Balances presented at 12.31.2016		Reclassification		Balances 12.31.2016
	ThCh$		ThCh$		ThCh$
Intangible assets other than goodwill		77,678,850		255,305		77,934,155
Goodwill		96,663,023		263,528		96,926,551
Property, plant and equipment (net)		903,831,702		273,020		904,104,722
Other non-financial assets		5,369,211		(641,489)		4,727,722

Current liabilities	Balances presented at 12.31.2016		Reclassification		Balances 12.31.2016
	ThCh$		ThCh$		ThCh$
Trade and other current payables		259,677,852		61,627		259,739,479

Non-current liabilities	Balances presented at 12.31.2016		Reclassification		Balances 12.31.2016
	ThCh$		ThCh$		ThCh$
Deferred tax liabilities		86,789,951		25,507		86,815,458

Equity	Balances presented at 12.31.2016		Reclassification		Balances 12.31.2016
	ThCh$		ThCh$		ThCh$
Non-controlling interests		122,994,424		363,139		123,357,563

Promarca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure of detailed information about fair values of assets and liabilities in a busniess combination [Text Block]

During June 30, 2016, the fair values of the assets and liabilities of Promarca Internacional SpA. were determined, as follows:

Assets and Liabilities	Fair Value
	ThCh$
Intangible assets other than goodwill		11,229,149
Total non-current assets		11,229,149
Total Assets		11,229,149

Deferred tax liabilities		3,029,909
Total current liabilities		3,029,909

Net identifiable assets acquired		8,199,240
Amount paid		8,199,240