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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of trade and other receivables [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Trade And Other Receivables Balances [Text Block] | The trade and other receivables are detailed as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | Current |  |  | Non current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non current |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 162,477,091 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 159,465,654 |  |  |  | - |
International business operating segment |  |  | 76,166,145 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 62,587,204 |  |  |  | - |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 51,478,501 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 40,284,490 |  |  |  | - |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 290,121,737 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 262,337,348 |  |  |  | - |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (6,059,201 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (4,154,752 | ) |  |  | - |
Total commercial debtors - net |  |  | 284,062,536 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 258,182,596 |  |  |  | - |
Others accounts receivables (1) |  |  | 36,639,803 |  |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  |  | 3,974,395 |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 36,639,803 |  |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  |  | 3,974,395 |
Total |  |  | 320,702,339 |  |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | 286,213,598 |  |  |  | 3,974,395 |
| (1) | As of December 31, 2018, this item mainly includes ThCh$ 1,392,650 in current and ThCh$ 1,240,461 (ThCh$ 2,411,833 in 2017) in non-current related to the account receivable from the sale of the 49% that subsidiary CPCh had in Compañía Pisquera Bauzá S.A. (see Note 14 – Non-current assets of disposal groups classifield as held for sale) .
Disclosure Of Other Receivables Foreign Currency [Text Block] | The Company’s accounts receivable are denominated in the following currencies:
|  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Chilean Peso |  |  | 191,979,443 |  |  |  | 183,948,334 |
Argentine Peso |  |  | 67,553,470 |  |  |  | 55,526,379 |
US Dollar |  |  | 34,113,849 |  |  |  | 27,810,990 |
Euro |  |  | 10,152,559 |  |  |  | 9,326,882 |
Unidad de Fomento |  |  | 2,678,592 |  |  |  | 2,590,736 |
Uruguayan Pesos |  |  | 5,128,068 |  |  |  | 4,372,909 |
Paraguayan Guarani |  |  | 8,774,244 |  |  |  | 5,495,532 |
Bolivian |  |  | 1,340,388 |  |  |  | - |
Others currencies |  |  | 2,344,849 |  |  |  | 1,116,231 |
Total |  |  | 324,065,462 |  |  |  | 290,187,993 |
Disclosure Of Trade And Other Receivables Time Bands [Text Block] | The detail of the accounts receivable maturities as of December 31, 2018 , is detailed as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Overdue balances |
|  | Total |  |  | Current balance |  |  | 0 a 3 months |  |  | 3 a 6 months |  |  | 6 a 12 months |  |  | More than 12 months |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 162,477,091 |  |  |  | 152,644,412 |  |  |  | 5,928,791 |  |  |  | 1,085,806 |  |  |  | 844,101 |  |  |  | 1,973,981 |
International business operating segment |  |  | 76,166,145 |  |  |  | 63,419,349 |  |  |  | 9,546,370 |  |  |  | 1,092,229 |  |  |  | 701,571 |  |  |  | 1,406,626 |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 51,478,501 |  |  |  | 44,304,213 |  |  |  | 6,248,007 |  |  |  | 272,721 |  |  |  | 305,811 |  |  |  | 347,749 |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 290,121,737 |  |  |  | 260,367,974 |  |  |  | 21,723,168 |  |  |  | 2,450,756 |  |  |  | 1,851,483 |  |  |  | 3,728,356 |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (6,059,201 | ) |  |  | (148,214 | ) |  |  | (542,195 | ) |  |  | (600,433 | ) |  |  | (1,407,848 | ) |  |  | (3,360,511 | )
Total commercial debtors - net |  |  | 284,062,536 |  |  |  | 260,219,760 |  |  |  | 21,180,973 |  |  |  | 1,850,323 |  |  |  | 443,635 |  |  |  | 367,845 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 36,639,803 |  |  |  | 36,056,454 |  |  |  | 321,767 |  |  |  | 162,295 |  |  |  | 99,233 |  |  |  | 54 |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 36,639,803 |  |  |  | 36,056,454 |  |  |  | 321,767 |  |  |  | 162,295 |  |  |  | 99,233 |  |  |  | 54 |
Total current |  |  | 320,702,339 |  |  |  | 296,276,214 |  |  |  | 21,502,740 |  |  |  | 2,012,618 |  |  |  | 542,868 |  |  |  | 367,899 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total non-current |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | 3,363,123 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
The detail of the accounts receivable maturities as of December 31, 2017 , is detailed as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Overdue balances |
|  | Total |  |  | Current balance |  |  | 0 a 3 months |  |  | 3 a 6 months |  |  | 6 a 12 months |  |  | More than 12 months |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Chile operating segment |  |  | 159,465,654 |  |  |  | 150,256,296 |  |  |  | 4,960,461 |  |  |  | 1,037,876 |  |  |  | 1,358,009 |  |  |  | 1,853,012 |
International business operating segment |  |  | 62,587,204 |  |  |  | 56,180,536 |  |  |  | 4,978,409 |  |  |  | 595,173 |  |  |  | 318,551 |  |  |  | 514,535 |
Wines operating segment |  |  | 40,284,490 |  |  |  | 36,270,918 |  |  |  | 3,347,465 |  |  |  | 219,135 |  |  |  | 224,487 |  |  |  | 222,485 |
Total commercial debtors |  |  | 262,337,348 |  |  |  | 242,707,750 |  |  |  | 13,286,335 |  |  |  | 1,852,184 |  |  |  | 1,901,047 |  |  |  | 2,590,032 |
Impairment loss estimate |  |  | (4,154,752 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (421,560 | ) |  |  | (695,114 | ) |  |  | (1,001,699 | ) |  |  | (2,036,379 | )
Total commercial debtors - net |  |  | 258,182,596 |  |  |  | 242,707,750 |  |  |  | 12,864,775 |  |  |  | 1,157,070 |  |  |  | 899,348 |  |  |  | 553,653 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  |  | 27,768,858 |  |  |  | 97,052 |  |  |  | 165,092 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total other accounts receivable |  |  | 28,031,002 |  |  |  | 27,768,858 |  |  |  | 97,052 |  |  |  | 165,092 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total current |  |  | 286,213,598 |  |  |  | 270,476,608 |  |  |  | 12,961,827 |  |  |  | 1,322,162 |  |  |  | 899,348 |  |  |  | 553,653 |
Others accounts receivables |  |  | 3,974,395 |  |  |  | 3,974,395 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total non-current |  |  | 3,974,395 |  |  |  | 3,974,395 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Description And Details Of Impairment Loss By Stretch [Text Block] | This analysis delivered the following results for the Company:
|  |  |  |  | Overdue balances |
|  | Current balance |  |  | 0 a 3 months |  |  | 3 a 6 months |  |  | 6 a 12 months |  |  | More than 12 months |
% Impairment loss estimate by stretch |  |  | 0.10 |  |  |  | 4.30 |  |  |  | 32.60 |  |  |  | 100.00 |  |  |  | 100.00 |
Disclosure Of Impairment Loss Of Trade Receivables [Text Block] | The movement of the impairment losses provision for accounts receivable is as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Balance at the beginning of year |  |  | (4,154,752 | ) |  |  | (3,837,914 | )
First application effect IFRS 9 |  |  | (192,377 | ) |  |  | - |
Initial balance restated |  |  | (4,347,129 | ) |  |  | (3,837,914 | )
Impairment estimate for accounts receivable |  |  | (1,697,861 | ) |  |  | (1,948,264 | )
Uncollectible accounts |  |  | 527,545 |  |  |  | 634,256 |
Add back of unused provisions |  |  | 448,056 |  |  |  | 832,704 |
Estimates resulting from business combinations (1) |  |  | (1,354,559 | ) |  |  | - |
Effect of translation into presentation currency |  |  | 364,747 |  |  |  | 164,466 |
Total |  |  | (6,059,201 | ) |  |  | (4,154,752 | )
| (1) | See Note 15 – Business Combinations .

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