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Non-controlling Interests (Details 1) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | $ 15,503,968 | $ 15,193,739 | $ 18,501,066
Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 7,590,887 | 7,587,140 | 7,814,358
Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 3,775,811 | 2,520,768 | 6,223,423
Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 3,111,069 | 2,772,074 | 1,979,976
Compania Pisquera de Chile SA [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 1,283,694 | 1,154,401 | 954,046
Saenz Briones Cia. S.A.I.C. [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | (69,465) | 42,787 | 33,027
Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 324,839 | 1,431,158 | 906,728
Bebidas del Paraguay SA [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 221,498 | 210,568 | 580,406
Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests | [1] | (568,189) | (552,816) | 0
Other subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Non-controlling interests [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests |  | $ (166,176) | $ 27,659 | $ 9,102
[1] | See Note 15 – Business Combinations, letter a).

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