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Common Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 CLP ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2008 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 1979 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares | Dec. 04, 2019 CLP ($) $ / shares | Apr. 17, 2019 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares | Dec. 05, 2018 CLP ($) $ / shares | Nov. 13, 2018 shares | Jun. 05, 2018 CLP ($) | Jun. 05, 2018 ARS ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 CLP ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 ARS ($) | Apr. 11, 2018 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 CLP ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares | Dec. 06, 2017 CLP ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued capital | $ 562,693,346 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 562,693,346 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued and fully paid | shares | 369,502,872 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of dividend policy | annually distributing at least 50% of the net distributable profit of the year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 129,858,280 | $ 5,141,760,000 | $ 104,729,404 | $ 4,146,778,022 |  |  |  |  |
Reserve of exchange differences on translation | $ 101,931,435 |  |  |  |  |  | 118,054,328 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 153,541,761 |  |  |
Reserve of cash flow hedges | 329,691 |  |  |  |  |  | 80,188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,244 |  |  |
Reserve of remeasurements of defined benefit plans | 7,728,154 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,840,574 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,958,511 |  |  |
Other reserves | (137,502,529) |  |  |  |  |  | (151,048,226) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase decrease through adjustments due to reassessment of fixed assets |  |  | $ 4,087,396 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase decrease through adjustments of price level restatement of paid up capital |  | $ 17,615,333 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interim dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  | $ 27,712,715 |  |  |  | $ 51,730,402 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,865,201 |
Dividend per Share | (per share) |  |  |  | $ 75.0000 | $ 75 |  |  | $ 140.0000 | $ 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70.0000 | $ 70 | $ 66.0000
Other reserves | $ 28,172,631 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,233,512 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,603,251 |  |  |
Final dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  |  |  | $ 132,404,074 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,234,551 |  |  |  |
Dividend per Share | (per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 358.33030 |  | $ 358.33030 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 108.88833 |  | $ 108.88833 |  | $ 110.32236
Percentage of dividend distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.04% |  |  |  |

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