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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CLP ($)
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 319,014,050 |  | $ 170,044,602 |  | $ 134,033,183 | $ 192,554,239
Other financial assets | 22,745,469 |  | 10,724,196 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 18,861,414 |  | 15,834,225 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 320,702,339 |  | 286,213,598 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 3,048,841 |  | 5,810,764 |  |  |
Inventories | 228,062,237 |  | 201,987,891 |  |  |
Biological assets | 8,489,873 |  | 8,157,688 |  | 7,948,379 |
Current tax assets | 17,302,429 |  | 28,027,878 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,780,607 |  | 2,305,711 |  |  |
Total current assets | 941,007,259 |  | 729,106,553 |  |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 260,844,976 |  | 137,686,421 |  |  |
Other financial assets | 1,284,308 |  | 1,669,678 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 14,998,511 |  | 11,758,075 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 191,891,137 |  | 183,758,319 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 2,959,696 |  | 5,652,643 |  |  |
Inventories | 181,084,437 |  | 166,761,797 |  |  |
Biological assets | 7,914,384 |  | 7,666,639 |  |  |
Current tax assets | 13,262,197 |  | 21,407,803 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 1,884,958 |  | 2,046,178 |  |  |
Total current assets | 676,124,604 |  | 538,407,553 |  |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 19,026,630 |  | 5,178,619 |  | 8,458,621 |
Other financial assets | 20,990,836 |  | 8,992,300 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 860,506 |  | 791,191 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 34,113,849 |  | 27,810,990 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 9,480 |  | 40,039 |  |  |
Inventories | 198,068 |  | 374,473 |  |  |
Total current assets | 75,199,369 |  | 43,187,612 |  |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 954,640 |  | 182,966 |  |  |
Other financial assets | 438,369 |  | 44,126 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 5,078 |  | 173,165 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 10,152,559 |  | 9,326,882 |  |  |
Inventories | 0 |  | 17,363 |  |  |
Total current assets | 11,550,646 |  | 9,744,502 |  |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 33,207,046 |  | 17,983,303 |  | 2,388,743 |
Other non-financial assets | 2,061,473 |  | 2,593,125 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 65,748,507 |  | 54,194,474 |  |  |
Inventories | 34,392,396 |  | 27,356,020 |  |  |
Biological assets | 575,489 |  | 491,049 |  |  |
Current tax assets | 3,922,627 |  | 6,620,075 |  |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 895,649 |  | 259,533 |  |  |
Total current assets | 140,803,187 |  | 109,497,579 |  |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 548,975 |  | 718,348 |  | 1,136,783 |
Other non-financial assets | 72,792 |  | 37,956 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 5,128,068 |  | 4,372,909 |  |  |
Inventories | 2,403,427 |  | 1,966,752 |  |  |
Current tax assets |  | $ 117,605 |  | $ 0 |  |
Total current assets | 8,270,867 |  | 7,095,965 |  |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,495,748 |  | 7,758,211 |  | 3,291,550 |
Other financial assets | 434,399 |  | 205,145 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 8,588,066 |  | 5,495,532 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 434 |  | 8,962 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 7,669,975 |  | 5,511,486 |  |  |
Inventories | 19,188,622 |  | 18,979,336 |  |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 676,270 |  | 536,734 |  | $ 503,028 |
Other financial assets | 31,956 |  | 18,092 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 2,344,849 |  | 1,116,231 |  |  |
Total current assets | 3,053,075 |  | 1,671,057 |  |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 282,494 |  | 275,568 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,394,916 |  | 138,261 |  |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 79,231 |  | 109,120 |  |  |
Total current assets | 1,756,641 |  | 522,949 |  |  |
Bolivianboliviano [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,259,765 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 146,161 |  | 0 |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,340,388 |  | 0 |  |  |
Inventories | 2,313,934 |  | 0 |  |  |
Total current assets | $ 5,060,248 |  | $ 0 |  |  |

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