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Employee Benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Employee benefits [Abstract] |
Disclosure of total employee defined benefit plans in statement of financial position [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 , the total staff benefits recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is detaileds as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
Employees’ Benefits |  | Current |  |  | Non current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non current |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Short term benefits |  |  | 31,600,044 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 26,050,387 |  |  |  | - |
Employment termination benefits |  |  | 194,119 |  |  |  | 26,901,088 |  |  |  | 182,106 |  |  |  | 23,517,009 |
Total |  |  | 31,794,163 |  |  |  | 26,901,088 |  |  |  | 26,232,493 |  |  |  | 23,517,009 |
Disclosure of Short-term employee benefits expense [Text Block] | The total short-term benefits recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are detailed as follows:
Short-Term Employees’ Benefits |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Vacation |  |  | 10,518,298 |  |  |  | 9,932,727 |
Bonus and compensation |  |  | 21,081,746 |  |  |  | 16,117,660 |
Total |  |  | 31,600,044 |  |  |  | 26,050,387 |
Disclosure of termination benefits [Text Block] | The obligation recorded for severance indemnity is detailed as follows:
Severance Indemnity |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Current |  |  | 194,119 |  |  |  | 182,106 |
Non-current |  |  | 26,901,088 |  |  |  | 23,517,009 |
Total |  |  | 27,095,207 |  |  |  | 23,699,115 |
Disclosure of reimbursement rights [text block] | The change in the severance indemnity is detailed as follows:
Severance Indemnity |  | ThCh $ |
Balance as of January 1, 2017 |  |  | 22,153,423 |
Current cost of service |  |  | 1,942,099 |
Interest cost |  |  | 1,850,598 |
Actuarial (Gain) losses |  |  | (99,357 | )
Paid-up benefits |  |  | (1,934,587 | )
Past service cost |  |  | 604,337 |
Conversion effect |  |  | (694,189 | )
Others |  |  | (123,209 | )
Changes |  |  | 1,545,692 |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 23,699,115 |
Current cost of service |  |  | 2,154,071 |
Interest cost |  |  | 1,742,273 |
Actuarial (Gain) losses |  |  | 1,322,754 |
Paid-up benefits |  |  | (1,640,831 | )
Past service cost |  |  | 306,746 |
From combinations (1) |  |  | 776,718 |
Conversion effect |  |  | (1,281,341 | )
Others |  |  | 15,702 |
Changes |  |  | 3,396,092 |
As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | 27,095,207 |
| (1) | See Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a) .
Disclosure of termination benefits expense [Text Block] | The figures recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income, are detailed as follows:
|  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Expense recognized for severance indemnity |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Current cost of service |  |  | 2,154,071 |  |  |  | 1,942,099 |  |  |  | 1,650,484 |
Past service cost |  |  | 306,746 |  |  |  | 604,337 |  |  |  | 342,039 |
Non-provided paid benefits |  |  | 6,547,694 |  |  |  | 6,023,869 |  |  |  | 7,851,201 |
Other |  |  | 175,005 |  |  |  | 269,377 |  |  |  | 1,114,112 |
Total expense recognized in Consolidated Statement of Income |  |  | 9,183,516 |  |  |  | 8,839,682 |  |  |  | 10,957,836 |
Disclosure of information about actuarial assumptions [Text Block] | The main actuarial assumptions used for the calculation of the severance indemnity obligation are detailed as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Chile |  |  | Argentina |
Actuarial Assumptions |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
Mortality table |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV-2014 |  |  |  | RV-2014 |  |  |  | Gam,83 |  |  |  | Gam '83 |
Annual interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,69% |  |  |  | 5,96% |  |  |  | 34,62% |  |  |  | 24,55% |
Voluntary employee turnover rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,9% |  |  |  | 1,9% |  |  |  | "ESA 77 Ajustada" - 50% |  |  |  | "ESA 77 Ajustada" - 50% |
Company’s needs rotation rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,3% |  |  |  | 5,3% |  |  |  | "ESA 77 Ajustada" - 50% |  |  |  | "ESA 77 Ajustada" - 50% |
Salary increase (*) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,7% |  |  |  | 3,7% |  |  |  | 28,27% |  |  |  | 18,68% |
|  |  | Officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |
Estimated retirement age for (*) |  |  | Other |  |  |  | Male |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 65 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Female |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |
(*) Average of the Company.
Disclosure of information about sensitivity analysis [Text Block] | The Following is a sensitivity analysis based on increased (decreased) of 1 percent on the discount rate:
Sensitivity Analysis |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
1% increase in the Discount Rate (Gain) |  |  | 1,623,794 |  |  |  | 1,457,410 |
1% decrease in the Discount Rate (Loss) |  |  | (1,880,258 | ) |  |  | (1,684,968 | )
Disclosure of information about other employee expense [Text Block] | The amounts recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income are detailed as follows:
|  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Personal expense |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Salaries |  |  | 159,246,822 |  |  |  | 151,944,702 |  |  |  | 145,766,757 |
Employees’ short-term benefits |  |  | 31,528,110 |  |  |  | 27,588,955 |  |  |  | 23,189,206 |
Total expenses for short-term employee benefits |  |  | 190,774,932 |  |  |  | 179,533,657 |  |  |  | 168,955,963 |
Employments termination benefits |  |  | 9,183,516 |  |  |  | 8,839,682 |  |  |  | 10,957,836 |
Other staff expense |  |  | 32,183,184 |  |  |  | 32,485,170 |  |  |  | 30,971,754 |
Total (1) |  |  | 232,141,632 |  |  |  | 220,858,509 |  |  |  | 210,885,553 |
(1) See Note 29 – Natures of cost and expense .

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