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Nature of cost and expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of expenses by nature [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about expenses by nature [Text Block] | Operational cost and expenses grouped by nature are detailed as follows:
|  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Costs and expenses by nature |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |  |  | ThCh $ |
Direct cost |  |  | 650,386,343 |  |  |  | 586,223,676 |  |  |  | 540,692,964 |
Personnel expense (1) |  |  | 232,141,632 |  |  |  | 220,858,509 |  |  |  | 210,885,553 |
Transportation and distribution |  |  | 243,907,283 |  |  |  | 235,265,049 |  |  |  | 230,047,942 |
Advertising and promotion |  |  | 118,003,908 |  |  |  | 129,603,036 |  |  |  | 105,938,586 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 93,289,194 |  |  |  | 92,199,504 |  |  |  | 83,528,045 |
Materials and maintenance |  |  | 46,610,947 |  |  |  | 46,172,647 |  |  |  | 47,102,582 |
Energy |  |  | 29,309,465 |  |  |  | 25,940,847 |  |  |  | 24,444,163 |
Leases |  |  | 17,727,367 |  |  |  | 15,929,047 |  |  |  | 16,294,896 |
Other expenses |  |  | 111,639,503 |  |  |  | 117,992,179 |  |  |  | 104,455,411 |
Total |  |  | 1,543,015,642 |  |  |  | 1,470,184,494 |  |  |  | 1,363,390,142 |
| (1) | See Note 25 - Employee benefits.

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