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Employee Benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of Employee benefits [Abstract] |
Disclosure of total employee defined benefit plans in statement of financial position [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 , the total staff benefits recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is detailed as follows:
Employees’ Benefits | As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018
Current | Non-current | Current | Non-current
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Short term benefits | 27,356,205 | - | 31,600,044 | -
Employment termination benefits | - | 33,571,138 | 194,119 | 26,901,088
Total | 27,356,205 | 33,571,138 | 31,794,163 | 26,901,088
Disclosure of Short-term employee benefits expense [Text Block] | The total short-term benefits recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are detailed as follows:
Short-Term Employees’ Benefits | As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Vacation | 11,500,170 | 10,518,298
Bonus and compensation | 15,856,035 | 21,081,746
Total | 27,356,205 | 31,600,044
Disclosure of termination benefits [Text Block] | The obligation recorded for severance indemnity is detailed as follows:
Severance Indemnity | As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Current | - | 194,119
Non-current | 33,571,138 | 26,901,088
Total | 33,571,138 | 27,095,207
Disclosure of reimbursement rights [text block] | The change in the severance indemnity is detailed as follows:
Severance Indemnity | ThCh$
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | 23,699,115
Current cost of service | 2,154,071
Interest cost | 1,742,273
Actuarial (Gain) losses | 1,322,754
Paid-up benefits | (1,640,831)
Past service cost | 306,746
Business combinations (1) | 776,718
Conversion effect | (1,281,341)
Others | 15,702
Changes | 3,396,092
As of December 31, 2018 | 27,095,207
Current cost of service | 2,457,762
Interest cost | 1,750,514
Actuarial (Gain) losses | 4,086,158
Paid-up benefits | (1,773,734)
Past service cost | 930,906
Conversion effect | (787,975)
Others | (187,700)
Changes | 6,475,931
As of December 31, 2019 | 33,571,138
(1) See Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a) .
Disclosure of termination benefits expense [Text Block] | The figures recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income, are detailed as follows:
Expense recognized for severance indemnity | For the years ended as of December 31,
2019 | 2018 | 2017
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Current cost of service | 2,457,762 | 2,154,071 | 1,942,099
Past service cost | 930,906 | 306,746 | 604,337
Non-provided paid benefits | 3,959,881 | 6,547,694 | 6,023,869
Other | 70,747 | 175,005 | 269,377
Total expense recognized in Consolidated Statement of Income | 7,419,296 | 9,183,516 | 8,839,682
Disclosure of information about actuarial assumptions [Text Block] | The main actuarial assumptions used for the calculation of the severance indemnity obligation are detailed as follows:​​​​​​​
Actuarial Assumptions | Chile | Argentina
As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018 | As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018
Mortality table | RV_2014 | RV-2014 | Gam,83 | Gam,83
Annual interest rate | 4.50% | 5.69% | 49.14% | 34.62%
Voluntary employee turnover rate | 1.9% | 1.9% | "ESA 77 Adjusted" - 50% | "ESA 77 Adjusted" - 50%
Company’s needs rotation rate | 5.3% | 5.3% | "ESA 77 Adjusted" -50 % | "ESA 77 Adjusted" - 50%
Salary increase (*) | 3.7% | 3.7% | 45.11% | 28.27%
Estimated retirement age for (*) | Officers |  | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60
Other | Male | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65
Female | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60
(*) Average of the Company.
Disclosure of information about sensitivity analysis [Text Block] | The Following is a sensitivity analysis based on increased (decreased) of 1 percent on the discount rate:
Sensitivity Analysis | As of December 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018
ThCh$ | ThCh$
1% increase in the Discount Rate (Gain) | 2,126,263 | 1,623,794
1% decrease in the Discount Rate (Loss) | (2,479,498) | (1,880,258)
Disclosure of information about other employee expense [Text Block] | The amounts recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income are detailed as follows:
Personal expense | For the years ended as of December 31,
2019 | 2018 | 2017
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Salaries | 168,117,881 | 159,246,822 | 151,944,702
Employees’ short-term benefits | 27,469,694 | 31,528,110 | 27,588,955
Total expenses for short-term employee benefits | 195,587,575 | 190,774,932 | 179,533,657
Employments termination benefits | 7,419,296 | 9,183,516 | 8,839,682
Other staff expense | 34,115,503 | 32,183,184 | 32,485,170
Total (1) | 237,122,374 | 232,141,632 | 220,858,509
(1) See Note 29 – Natures of cost and expense .

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