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Other Gains (Losses) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of other gains losses [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Other Gains Losses Explanatory [Text Block] | Note 31 Other Gains (Losses) Other gains (losses) items are detailed as follows:
|  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Other gain and (loss) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Results derivative contracts (1) |  |  | 5,108,327 |  |  |  | (8,010,204 | ) |  |  | (10,134,414 | )
Marketable securities to fair value |  |  | (132,420 | ) |  |  | 293,413 |  |  |  | 84,133 |
Other |  |  | (946,280 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,704,374 |
Total |  |  | 4,029,627 |  |  |  | (7,716,791 | ) |  |  | (8,345,907 | )
| (1) | Under this concept the Company (payment) or received cash flows amounting to ThCh$ 7,508,815 (payment), ThCh$ 11,391,103 (payment) and ThCh$ 9,698,871 received, corresponding to 2018 , 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and these were recorded in the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, under Operational activities, in line item Other cash movements.

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