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Goodwill (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2017
Intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 123,044,901 | $ 94,617,474 | $ 96,926,551
Additions for business combination |  | 10,832,577 |  |
Other increases (decreases) | [1] | 21,881,066 |  |
Conversion effect |  | (4,286,216) | (2,309,077) |
Changes |  | 28,427,427 | (2,309,077) |
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 123,044,901 | $ 94,617,474 | $ 96,926,551
[1] | Corresponds to the financial effect of the application IAS 29 "Financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies”. See Note 4 - Accounting changes, letter b).

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- Definition The amount of assets representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognised. [Refer: Business combinations [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 3 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph B67 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=3&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_B67_d&doctype=Appendix&seq=2 -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 134 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_134_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 135 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_135_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 54 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_54_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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