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Cash and cash equivalents (Details 2) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term deposits | $ 4,356,420 | $ 46,723,278 | $ 4,804,224
Banco de Chile Due On January 30 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.29% |
CLP [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 09 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-24-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-09-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.21% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 1,250,613 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile Due On January 10 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-18-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-10-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.25% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 2,803,033 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile1 Due On January 10 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-19-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-10-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.26% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 10,010,400 |
CLP [Member] | Banco Santander Chile Due On January 24 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-27-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-24-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.25% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 10,003,333 |
CLP [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 03 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits | 12-27-2019 |  |
Due date of deposits | 01-03-2020 |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate | 0.12% |  |
Long-term deposits | $ 2,450,392 |  |
CLP [Member] | Banco Consorcio - Chile [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  |  | 12-20-2017
Due date of deposits |  |  | 01-03-2018
Deposits monthly interest rate |  |  | 0.24%
Long-term deposits |  |  | $ 4,804,224
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina Due On March 07, 2019 |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-07-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-07-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.53% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 5,921,330 |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina Due On March 12, 2019 |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-12-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-12-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.50% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 5,110,766 |
ARS [Member] | Banco Frances - Argentina [Member] | Banco Itau - Argentina Due On January 07, 2019 |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 11-07-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-07-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.58% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 6,013,947 |
ARS [Member] | HSBC Bank Chile [Member] | Banco HSBC - Argentina Due On March 12, 2019 |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-12-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 03-12-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.50% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 4,921,479 |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 30 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-21-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-30-2019 |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 486,812 |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 25 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-26-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-25-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.27% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 139,017 |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile1 Due On January 25 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits |  | 12-27-2018 |
Due date of deposits |  | 01-25-2019 |
Deposits monthly interest rate |  | 0.23% |
Long-term deposits |  | $ 62,548 |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 09 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits | 12-27-2019 |  |
Due date of deposits | 01-09-2020 |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate | 0.12% |  |
Long-term deposits | $ 1,108,307 |  |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 10 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits | 12-20-2019 |  |
Due date of deposits | 01-10-2020 |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate | 0.12% |  |
Long-term deposits | $ 486,897 |  |
USD [Member] | Banco de Chile Due On January 06 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |
Date of investment of deposits | 12-23-2019 |  |
Due date of deposits | 01-06-2020 |  |
Deposits monthly interest rate | 0.12% |  |
Long-term deposits | $ 310,824 |  |

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