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Subsequent Events | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Events after reporting period [Abstract] |
Disclosure of events after reporting period [text block] | Note 36 Subsequent Events
| a) | The Consolidated Financial Statements of CCU S.A., have been approved by the Board of Directors on February 27, 2019.
| b) | There are no others subsequent events between the closing date and the filing date of these Financial Statements (February 27, 2019) that could significantly affect their interpretation.

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