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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details 3) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | $ 228,185,297 |  | $ 161,001,732
Trade and other non-current payables | 12,413 |  | 541,783
Other non-current provisions | 7,425,759 |  | 1,240,389
Deferred tax liabilities | 108,500,171 |  | 94,350,111
Provisions for employee benefits | 26,901,088 |  | 23,517,009
Total non-current liabilities | 371,024,728 |  | 280,651,024
Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 9,976,415 |  | 30,868,247
Trade and other non-current payables | 5,142 |  | 541,783
Other non-current provisions | 239,300 |  | 735,410
Deferred tax liabilities | 23,241,269 |  | 27,074,149
Provisions for employee benefits | 1,258,674 |  | 301,903
Total non-current liabilities | 49,714,982 |  | 59,521,492
Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 9,984,905 | [1] | 70,976,079
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 281,654 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 14,084,656 |  | 9,333,081
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 82,734,056 |  | 80,309,160
Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 134,846,954 |  | 59,157,406
Trade and other non-current payables | 7,271 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 6,904,805 |  | 504,979
Deferred tax liabilities | 71,174,246 |  | 57,942,881
Provisions for employee benefits | 25,642,414 |  | 23,215,106
Total non-current liabilities | 238,575,690 |  | 140,820,372
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 3,412,966 |  | 5,332,817
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 404,081
Other non-current provisions | 19,056 |  | 57,252
Deferred tax liabilities | 20,302,096 |  | 26,303,193
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 23,734,118 |  | 32,097,343
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 55,837,517 |  | 55,750,482
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 0 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 12,761,025 |  | 8,892,998
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 68,598,542 |  | 64,643,480
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 43,764 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 7,271 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 6,731,027 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 56,936,976 |  | 53,811,477
Provisions for employee benefits | 22,959,627 |  | 20,052,918
Total non-current liabilities | 86,678,665 |  | 73,864,395
Unidades de Fomento | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 10,724,171 |  | 22,924,023
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 7,068
Total non-current liabilities | 10,724,171 |  | 22,931,091
Unidades de Fomento | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 10,786,277 |  | 15,225,597
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 10,786,277 |  | 15,225,597
Unidades de Fomento | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 131,315,290 |  | 59,157,406
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 131,315,290 |  | 59,157,406
US Dollar [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 8,059,332 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 130,634
Total non-current liabilities | 8,059,332 |  | 130,634
US Dollar [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
US Dollar [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Argentinean Pesos | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 1,727 |  | 2,611,407
Other non-current provisions | 81,026 |  | 544,254
Deferred tax liabilities | 2,839,763 |  | 735,208
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 2,922,516 |  | 3,890,869
Argentinean Pesos | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 281,654 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 1,315,431 |  | 431,503
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 1,597,085 |  | 431,503
Argentinean Pesos | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Other non-current provisions | 173,778 |  | 504,979
Deferred tax liabilities | 10,490,282 |  | 2,703,872
Provisions for employee benefits | 2,682,787 |  | 3,162,188
Total non-current liabilities | 13,346,847 |  | 6,371,039
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 871,421 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 871,421 |  | 0
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other non-current provisions | 139,218 |  | 133,904
Deferred tax liabilities | 46,754 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 185,972 |  | 133,904
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other non-current provisions | 0 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Uruguayan Peso [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other non-current provisions | 0 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 897,718 |  | 989,517
Total non-current liabilities | 897,718 |  | 989,517
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 52,656 |  | 35,748
Provisions for employee benefits | 391,302 |  | 301,903
Total non-current liabilities | 443,958 |  | 337,651
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,200 |  | 8,580
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 8,200 |  | 8,580
Paraguayan Pesos [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 422,346 |  | 438,015
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 422,346 |  | 438,015
Bolivianboliviano [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 1,743,952 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 5,142 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Provisions for employee benefits | 867,372 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 2,616,466 |  | 0
Bolivianboliviano [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 1,743,952 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 1,743,952 |  | 0
Bolivianboliviano [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 3,487,900 |  | 0
Trade and other non-current payables | 0 |  | 0
Deferred tax liabilities | 2,426,924 |  | 0
Provisions for employee benefits | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 5,914,824 |  | 0
Euros [Member] | Over 1 year to 3 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 157,028 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 157,028 |  | 0
Euros [Member] | Over 3 years to 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Euros [Member] | Over 5 years |  |  |
Non-current liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Total non-current liabilities | $ 0 |  | $ 0
[1] | See Note 5 – Risk administration non-discounted contractual cash flows.

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