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Investments accounted for using equity method (Details 3) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of year | $ 142,017,781 | $ 99,270,280 |
Other payments to acquire interests in joint ventures | 13,549,638 | 59,505,559 |
Participation in the joint ventures and associates (loss) | (16,431,759) | (10,815,520) | $ (8,914,097)
Capital decrease | (11,200,000) | 0 |
Dividends received | (614,591) | (423,994) |
Business combinations | (241,885) | (14,144,241) |
Others | 9,018,878 | 8,625,697 |
Total | $ 136,098,062 | $ 142,017,781 | $ 99,270,280

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- Definition The amount of investments accounted for using the equity method. The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The investor's profit or loss includes its share of the profit or loss of the investee. The investor's other comprehensive income includes its share of the other comprehensive income of the investee. [Refer: At cost [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 8 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 24 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=8&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_24_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph B16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_B16&doctype=Appendix&subtype=B -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 54 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_54_e&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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