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Contingencies and Commitments (Details 2) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2018 $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | CLP ($) | USD ($)
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Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. |
Court |  |
Legal proceeding one [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Comercial CCU S.A. |
Court | Labour Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Appeal of first instance verdict. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 17,604 |
Legal proceeding two [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Comercial CCU S.A. |
Court | Labour Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Appeal of first instance verdict. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 21,268 |
Legal proceeding three [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Comercial CCU S.A. |
Court | Labour Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Appeal of first instance verdict. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 26,027 |
Legal proceeding four [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. |
Court | Labour Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Execution phase. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 15,000 |
Legal proceeding five [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 17,000
Legal proceeding six [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Ruling enforcement. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 18,000
Legal proceeding seven [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Commercial Court. |
Description | Distributor claim for to the termination of distribution agreeent. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 38,000
Legal proceeding eight [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 36,000
Legal proceeding nine [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 39,000
Legal proceeding ten [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 37,000
Legal proceeding eleven [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 35,000
Legal proceeding twelve [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 24,000
Legal proceeding thirteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 39,000
Legal proceeding fourteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Description | Several Tax claims. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 383,000
Legal proceeding fifteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía S.A.I.C. |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 51,000
Legal proceeding sixteen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía S.A.I.C. |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 42,000
Legal Proceeding Seventeen [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Saenz Briones & Cía S.A.I.C. |
Court | Labur Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 18,000

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