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Environment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure for environment related expense [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about environment related expense [Text Block] | The main expenses of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
|  |  |  |  |  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Expenses |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  |  |  |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 1,232,585 |  |  |  | 1,388,954 |  |  |  | 1,319,489 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 752,615 |  |  |  | 641,683 |  |  |  | 666,781 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 36,581 |  |  |  | 16,687 |  |  |  | 21,655 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 241,295 |  |  |  | 236,910 |  |  |  | 233,364 |
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 879,730 |  |  |  | 930,683 |  |  |  | 820,999 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 501,979 |  |  |  | 527,248 |  |  |  | 560,710 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  | 8,925 |  |  |  | 21,847 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 101,691 |  |  |  | 201,726 |  |  |  | 141,379 |
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 138,901 |  |  |  | 98,614 |  |  |  | 86,515 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 49,692 |  |  |  | 36,292 |  |  |  | 40,150 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 46,123 |  |  |  | 37,623 |  |  |  | 45,876 |
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 205,743 |  |  |  | 207,922 |  |  |  | 237,994 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 59,239 |  |  |  | 55,341 |  |  |  | 43,059 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 2,229 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 11,583 |  |  |  | 14,280 |  |  |  | 12,582 |
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 18,346 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,792 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 459,512 |  |  |  | 388,198 |  |  |  | 288,856 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 11,950 |  |  |  | 7,544 |  |  |  | 13,356 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 206,114 |  |  |  | 155,951 |  |  |  | 141,138 |
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 395,845 |  |  |  | 417,134 |  |  |  | 454,828 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 87,132 |  |  |  | 202,204 |  |  |  | 165,697 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 183,360 |  |  |  | 21,916 |  |  |  | 10,916 |
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 676,991 |  |  |  | 653,910 |  |  |  | 593,414 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 154,753 |  |  |  | 623,732 |  |  |  | 421,771 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 12,193 |  |  |  | 16,400 |  |  |  | 14,305 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 110,952 |  |  |  | 119,226 |  |  |  | 156,295 |
Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 50,354 |  |  |  | 19,453 |  |  |  | 35,550 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 57,158 |  |  |  | 10,818 |  |  |  | 3,910 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | - |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 57,015 |  |  |  | 67,023 |  |  |  | 69,330 |
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 198,890 |  |  |  | 175,805 |  |  |  | 129,487 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 17,323 |  |  |  | 21,973 |  |  |  | 21,410 |
Disclosure of information about disbursements investment environment related expense [Text Block] | The main disbursements (investment) of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
As of December 31, 2018
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Concept |  | Status [Finished, In process] |  | Disbursements made |  |  | Amount committed future periods |  |  | Estimated Completion Date Disbursements
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Plant expansion (Screw) Temuco |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 774 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Closed wastewater torch Quilicura |  | In process |  |  | 23,810 |  |  |  | 704 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Stage 1 IWWT Plant Temuco |  | In process |  |  | 21,646 |  |  |  | 53,433 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Replacement anaerobic reactor cells Temuco |  | In process |  |  | 102,513 |  |  |  | 20,651 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | SIW |  | Raw material and L1, L3 waste management |  | Finished |  |  | 46,500 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Change Fuel FO6 to GNL Temuco |  | In process |  |  | 2,576 |  |  |  | 3,362 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Boiler 1 and 2 economizer |  | In process |  |  | 70,767 |  |  |  | 15,841 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Thermal Plant Improvements Quilicura |  | Finished |  |  | 2,958 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Recover biogas from IWWT Plant 2 Temuco |  | In process |  |  | 64,840 |  |  |  | 48,018 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Replacement boiler 2 to Low Nox Quilicura |  | In process |  |  | 840,385 |  |  |  | 96,105 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | SEC Certification of Biogas' plant Quilicura |  | In process |  |  | 133,016 |  |  |  | 2,740 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | DS 10 compliance Quilicura |  | Finished |  |  | 29,083 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Sanitary Permits Compliance Quilicura |  | In process |  |  | 2,342 |  |  |  | 2,032 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Normalization to DS 78 Quilicura |  | Finished |  |  | 8,723 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Ammonia tank protection Temuco |  | Finished |  |  | 3,221 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | New NH3 standard |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,230 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Fire sensors |  | Finished |  |  | 39,141 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | DS 43 Hazardous substances |  | In process |  |  | 33,802 |  |  |  | 70,935 |  |  | 12-31-2019
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Stage 3 Salta |  | In process |  |  | 330,610 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Tanker EQ Lujan |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 141 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Boiler 1 Economizer Lujan |  | In process |  |  | 4,088 |  |  |  | 7,191 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Installation Modification NH3 Salta |  | In process |  |  | 27,152 |  |  |  | 70,229 |  |  | 12-31-2019
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | New IWWT Plant – IC Technology |  | In process |  |  | 193,634 |  |  |  | 93,571 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | SIW |  | Biofilter of Earthworms |  | In process |  |  | 86,619 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Thermal energy saving plan |  | In process |  |  | 24,656 |  |  |  | 8,094 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Electric energy saving plan |  | In process |  |  | 7,953 |  |  |  | 7,763 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | FEI, Plant Insurance normalization |  | Finished |  |  | 52,085 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
Cía. Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Hydro Ejectors Montepatria |  | Finished |  |  | 41,925 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | IWWT |  | Washing water treatment plant |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 14,000 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Geo membrane HDPE replacement |  | Finished |  |  | 8,256 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Boiler 4 Ton/h Salamanca |  | In process |  |  | 312,841 |  |  |  | 10,771 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | FEI Monte Patria |  | In process |  |  | 268,624 |  |  |  | 21,480 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Normative compliance de Coct |  | Finished |  |  | 4,040 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | DIA Salamanca Plant |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 22,634 |  |  | 12-31-2019
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT adaptation Isla de Maipo |  | Finished |  |  | 1,989 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | IWWT |  | Hydrocarbons separation tank Isla de Maipo |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 627 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Sedimentation and accumulation IWWT Plant Isla de Maipo |  | Finished |  |  | 2,600 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | IWWT |  | IWWT emergency pipe |  | Finished |  |  | 8,374 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | IWWT |  | IWWT Plant Lighting |  | Finished |  |  | 1,937 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Insulation piping refrigeration / heating Molina |  | Finished |  |  | 14,860 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Insulation piping refrigeration Isla de Maipo |  | Finished |  |  | 6,233 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Power Meters |  | Finished |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Clousure of IWWT |  | Finished |  |  | 1,477 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Container spill CIP-chemical products |  | In process |  |  | 9,429 |  |  |  | 2,561 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Sulfur Warehouse VI |  | In process |  |  | 5,880 |  |  |  | 1,010 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Fire incident workshop Isla de Maipo |  | Finished |  |  | 54,738 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Plant improvement of wastewater |  | In process |  |  | 45,698 |  |  |  | 9,543 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | IWWT |  | Reverse osmosis plant water recovery |  | Finished |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | IWWT |  | Neutralization System IWWT Modelo |  | In process |  |  | 2,313 |  |  |  | 34,690 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Offset NOX - NPX |  | Finished |  |  | 47,953 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Automatic Purges Boilers I Modelo |  | In process |  |  | 42,807 |  |  |  | 3,635 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Condensate Recovery |  | Finished |  |  | 1,079 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Chemical substances warehouse |  | In process |  |  | 8,400 |  |  |  | 28,371 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Certification steam networks, Antofagasta |  | Finished |  |  | 10,521 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Normalization Cond. Santiago Plant |  | Finished |  |  | 4,601 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | New hazardous waste warehouse |  | In process |  |  | 16,659 |  |  |  | 3,502 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Authorization DS 10 |  | In process |  |  | 45,739 |  |  |  | 3,999 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Legal Regularization of tanks |  | In process |  |  | 57,188 |  |  |  | 3,105 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | 2nd stage fire network Antofagasta |  | In process |  |  | 47,193 |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Fire network |  | In process |  |  | 133,381 |  |  |  | 6,416 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Up grade ammonia system |  | In process |  |  | 58,209 |  |  |  | 9,389 |  |  | 12-31-2019
Aguas CCU-Nestlé S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Plant Coinco |  | In process |  |  | 427,153 |  |  |  | 60,942 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Flammable Warehouse Coinco |  | Finished |  |  | 95,685 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire Brigade Equipment |  | Finished |  |  | 3,791 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | SIW |  | Improvement in Waste Management |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Gases |  | Control of electrical variables |  | In process |  |  | - |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | Bottle cap Plant Chiller |  | In process |  |  | 148,558 |  |  |  | 45,465 |  |  | 12-31-2019
|  | Others |  | RE 43 compliance |  | Finished |  |  | 17,043 |  |  |  | - |  |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire network improvement |  | In process |  |  | 144,145 |  |  |  | 34,339 |  |  | 12-31-2019

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