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Other Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Provisions [abstract] |
Disclosure Of Information About Total Provisions [Text Block] | Provisions recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position are detailed as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | Current |  |  | Non current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non current |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Litigation |  |  | 405,069 |  |  |  | 488,562 |  |  |  | 349,775 |  |  |  | 950,920 |
Others |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,937,197 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 289,469 |
Total |  |  | 405,069 |  |  |  | 7,425,759 |  |  |  | 349,775 |  |  |  | 1,240,389 |
Reconciliation Of Changes In Other Provisions [Text Block] | The changes in provisions are detailed as follows:
|  | Litigation (1) |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
As of January 1, 2017 |  |  | 1,248,243 |  |  |  | 484,441 |  |  |  | 1,732,684 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incorporated |  |  | 1,028,505 |  |  |  | 14,386 |  |  |  | 1,042,891 |
Used |  |  | (652,280 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (652,280 | )
Released |  |  | (81,249 | ) |  |  | (142,291 | ) |  |  | (223,540 | )
Conversion effect |  |  | (242,524 | ) |  |  | (67,067 | ) |  |  | (309,591 | )
Changes |  |  | 52,452 |  |  |  | (194,972 | ) |  |  | (142,520 | )
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,300,695 |  |  |  | 289,469 |  |  |  | 1,590,164 |
As of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incorporated |  |  | 560,355 |  |  |  | 6,731,027 |  |  |  | 7,291,382 |
Used |  |  | (344,749 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (344,749 | )
Released |  |  | (102,277 | ) |  |  | (11,975 | ) |  |  | (114,252 | )
Conversion effect |  |  | (520,393 | ) |  |  | (71,324 | ) |  |  | (591,717 | )
Changes |  |  | (407,064 | ) |  |  | 6,647,728 |  |  |  | 6,240,664 |
As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | 893,631 |  |  |  | 6,937,197 |  |  |  | 7,830,828 |
| (1) | See Note 34 – Contingencies and commitments .
Maturity Provisions [Text Block] | The maturities of provisions at December 31, 2018 , are detailed as follows:
|  | Litigation |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Less than one year |  |  | 405,069 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 405,069 |
Between two and five years |  |  | 314,784 |  |  |  | 6,937,197 |  |  |  | 7,251,981 |
Over five years |  |  | 173,778 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 173,778 |
Total |  |  | 893,631 |  |  |  | 6,937,197 |  |  |  | 7,830,828 |
The maturities of provisions at December 31, 2017 , are detailed as follows:
|  | Litigation |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Less than one year |  |  | 349,775 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 349,775 |
Between two and five years |  |  | 445,941 |  |  |  | 289,469 |  |  |  | 735,410 |
Over five years |  |  | 504,979 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 504,979 |
Total |  |  | 1,300,695 |  |  |  | 289,469 |  |  |  | 1,590,164 |

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