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Common Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2008 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 1979 CLP ($) | Dec. 05, 2018 CLP ($) | Dec. 05, 2018 $ / shares | Nov. 13, 2018 shares | Jun. 05, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 05, 2018 ARS ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 CLP ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 ARS ($) | Apr. 11, 2018 CLP ($) | Apr. 11, 2018 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 12, 2017 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 06, 2017 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 06, 2016 CLP ($) $ / shares | Apr. 13, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 13, 2016 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares | Dec. 01, 2015 CLP ($) $ / shares
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued capital | $ 562,693,346,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 562,693,346,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued and fully paid | shares | 369,502,872 |  |  |  |  | (12,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of dividend policy | annually distributing at least 50% of the net distributable profit of the year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 129,858,280,000 | $ 5,141,760,000,000 | $ 104,729,404,000 | $ 4,146,778,022,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve of exchange differences on translation | $ 37,008,642,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,161,126,000 |  |  | $ 17,869,963,000 |  |  |  |  |
Reserve of cash flow hedges | 80,188,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,244,000 |  |  | 39,081,000 |  |  |  |  |
Reserve of remeasurements of defined benefit plans | 4,840,574,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,958,511,000 |  |  | 3,925,717,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other reserves | $ (151,048,226,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (178,075,279,000) |  |  | $ 18,527,810,000 |  |  |  |  |
Increase decrease through adjustments due to reassessment of fixed assets |  |  | $ 4,087,396,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase decrease through adjustments of price level restatement of paid up capital |  | $ 17,615,333,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interim dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  | $ 51,730,402 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,865,201 |  | $ 24,387,190 |  |  |  | $ 24,387,190
Dividend per Share | (per share) | $ 140.0000 |  |  |  | $ 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70.0000 |  | $ 70 | $ 66.0000 | $ 66 |  |  | $ 66.0000 | $ 66
Final dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,234,551 |  |  | $ 40,764,427 |  |  |  | $ 36,016,878 |  |  |
Dividend per Share | (per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 108.88833 | $ 108.88833 | $ 110.32236 |  | $ 110.32236 |  |  | $ 97.47388 | $ 97.47388 |
Percentage of dividend distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.04% |  |  | 34.41% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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