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Employee Benefits (Details 5) - Age | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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CHILE |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of discount rates |  | 569.00% | 596.00%
Acturial assumption of voluntary employee turnover rate |  | 19 | 19
Acturial assumption of rotation rate |  | 53 | 53
Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases | [1] | 37.00% | 37.00%
CHILE | Officers [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
CHILE | Other employees Male [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 65 | 65
CHILE | Other employees Female [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 60 | 60
ARGENTINA |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of discount rates |  | 3462.00% | 2455.00%
Acturial assumption of voluntary employee turnover rate |  | 50 | 50
Acturial assumption of rotation rate |  | 50 | 50
Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases | [1] | 2827.00% | 1868.00%
ARGENTINA | Officers [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age |  | 60 | 60
ARGENTINA | Other employees Male [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 65 | 65
ARGENTINA | Other employees Female [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of retirement age | [1] | 60 | 60
[1] | Average of the Company.

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- Definition The discount rate used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 144 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_144&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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