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Investments accounted for using equity method (Details Textual)
$ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
CLP ($)
lb
Dec. 31, 2018
CLF ( )
lb
Dec. 31, 2017
CLP ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
CLP ($)
Aug. 31, 2018
CLP ($)
Aug. 09, 2018
CLP ($)
Aug. 09, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2018
CLP ($)
Aug. 16, 2017
CLP ($)
Aug. 16, 2017
USD ($)
Jan. 07, 2016
CLP ($)
Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method [Line Items]                      
Percentage of voting equity interests acquired 49.9589%       30.0004% 17.00% 17.00% 0.18%      
Consideration transferred, acquisition-date fair value $ 641,489       $ 361,560 $ 5,457,935 $ 8,500,000 $ 49,400,000     $ 118,092
Annual Beer Production Capacity In Hectoliters | lb 3,000,000 3,000,000                  
Commitments made by entity, related party transactions   200,000,000   $ 0              
Other cash payments to acquire interests in joint ventures, classified as investing activities | $ [1] $ 59,505,559   $ 49,312,890 $ 27,043,481              
Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. [Member]                      
Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method [Line Items]                      
Other cash payments to acquire interests in joint ventures, classified as investing activities   144,740,179 93,643,761                
Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. [Member] | CCU Inversiones ll Limitada [Member]                      
Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method [Line Items]                      
Percentage of voting equity interests acquired                 50.00% 50.00%  
Consideration transferred, acquisition-date fair value                 $ 6,432 $ 10,204  
Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S. [Member]                      
Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method [Line Items]                      
Other cash payments to acquire interests in joint ventures, classified as investing activities   236,857,949 $ 153,149,320                
[1] Corresponds to payments of commited capital made between 2016 to 2018 in Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S. and the acquisition in 2017 of 50% of Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. (see Note 16 – Investments accounted using equity method). Additionally, in 2016, includes the amount paid in proportion to the creation of the company Promarca Internacional SpA. (See Note 1 – General information, letter E)).