XML 107 R89.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.19.1

Summary of significant accounting policies (Details Textual) - CLP ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2019
Credit Insurance Coverage Deduction Rate	10.00%
Description of how entity determines economic relationship between hedged item and hedging instrument for purpose of assessing hedge effectiveness	A hedge is considered effective when changes in the cash flows of the underlying directly attributable to the risk hedged are offset with the changes in fair value, or in the cash flows of the hedging instrument with effectiveness between 80% to 125%.
Subsequent Events [Member]
Right-of-use assets		$ 22,627,871
Domestic Market [Member] | Trade receivables [member]
Credit Insurance Coverage Deduction Rate	90.00%
International Market [Member] | Trade receivables [member]
Credit Insurance Coverage Deduction Rate	99.00%

X

- Definition

Represents the credit insurance coverage deduction rate.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ccu_CreditInsuranceCoverageDeductionRate
Namespace Prefix:	ccu_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The description of how the entity determines the economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument for the purpose of assessing the hedge effectiveness. Hedge effectiveness is the extent to which changes in the fair value or the cash flows of the hedging instrument offset changes in the fair value or the cash flows of the hedged item. [Refer: Hedging instruments [member]; Hedged items [member]]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 22B
-Subparagraph b
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_22B_b&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_DescriptionOfHowEntityDeterminesEconomicRelationshipBetweenHedgedItemAndHedgingInstrumentForPurposeOfAssessingHedgeEffectiveness
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Effective 2019-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 53
-Subparagraph j
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=16&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_53_j&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_RightofuseAssets
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis=ccu_SubsequentEventsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_MarketsOfCustomersAxis=ccu_DomesticMarketMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis=ifrs-full_TradeReceivablesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_MarketsOfCustomersAxis=ccu_InternationalMarketMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: