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Cash and cash equivalents (Details 2) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits | [1] | 11-30-2018 |  | 12-29-2016 |
Due date of deposits | [1] | 01-30-2019 |  | 01-06-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.23% |  | 0.33% | [1]
Long-term deposits |  | $ 600,200 | $ 4,804,224 | $ 14,955,778 |
Banco de Chile Due On January 30 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 3.50% |  |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander - Chile Due on January 05, 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  |  | 12-27-2016 |
Due date of deposits |  |  |  | 01-05-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  |  | 0.33% |
Long-term deposits |  |  |  | $ 1,250,550 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander - Chile Due on January 10, 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  |  | 12-28-2016 |
Due date of deposits |  |  |  | 01-10-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  |  | 0.33% |
Long-term deposits |  |  |  | $ 2,400,792 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander - Chile Due on January 25, 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  |  | 12-29-2016 |
Due date of deposits |  |  |  | 01-25-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  |  | 0.34% |
Long-term deposits |  |  |  | $ 5,701,292 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander - Chile Due on January 26, 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  |  | 12-28-2016 |
Due date of deposits |  |  |  | 01-26-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  |  | 0.33% |
Long-term deposits |  |  |  | $ 5,401,782 |
CLP [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 09 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-24-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-09-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.21% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 1,250,613 |  |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile Due On January 10 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-18-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-10-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 2,803,033 |  |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile1 Due On January 10 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-19-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-10-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.26% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 10,010,400 |  |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile Due On January 24 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-27-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-24-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 10,003,333 |  |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Consorcio - Chile [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  | 12-20-2017 |  |
Due date of deposits |  |  | 01-03-2018 |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  | 0.24% |  |
Long-term deposits |  |  | $ 4,804,224 |  |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  |  | 12-12-2016 |
Due date of deposits |  |  |  | 01-11-2017 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  |  | 1.60% |
Long-term deposits |  |  |  | $ 201,362 |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina Due On March 07, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-07-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-07-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.53% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 5,921,330 |  |  |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina Due On March 12, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-12-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-12-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 5,110,766 |  |  |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Itaú - Argentina Due On January 07, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 11-07-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-07-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.58% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 6,013,947 |  |  |
ARS [Member] | HSBC Bank Chile [Member] | Banco HSBC - Argentina Due On March 12, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-12-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-12-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 4,921,479 |  |  |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 30 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-21-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-30-2019 |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 486,812 |  |  |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 25 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-26-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-25-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 3.25% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 139,017 |  |  |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile1 Due On January 25 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-27-2018 |  |  |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-25-2019 |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 2.75% |  |  |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 62,548 |  |  |
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