XML 106 R209.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.1

Contingencies and Commitments (Details 2) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2019 $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | CLP ($) | USD ($)
--- | --- | ---
Legal proceeding one [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Comercial CCU S.A. |
Court | Court of Appeal. |
Description | Debt payment lawsuit. |
Status | Opposition to execution is pending. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 42,126 |
Legal proceeding two [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |
Court | Court of Appeal. |
Description | Debt payment lawsuit. |
Status | Opposition to execution is pending. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency | $ 101,377 |
Legal proceeding three [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 15,000
Legal proceeding four [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Commercial Court. |
Description | Distributor claim for to the termination of distribution agreement. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 24,000
Legal proceeding five [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 37,000
Legal proceeding six [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 33,000
Legal proceeding seven [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 15,000
Legal proceeding eight [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 35,000
Legal proceeding nine [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. (CICSA) |
Court | Tax Court. |
Description | Several Tax claims. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | 202,000
Legal proceeding ten [Member] |  |
Disclosure of commitments and contingent [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary | Sáenz Briones & Cía. S.A.I.C. |
Court | Labor Court. |
Description | Labor trial. |
Status | Evidentiary stage. |
Estimated accrued loss contingency |  | $ 40,000

X
- Definition The description of nature of litigation proceedings. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ccu_DescriptionOfNatureOfLitigationProceedings
Namespace Prefix: | ccu_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Description of present status of the proceeding + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ccu_DescriptionOfPresentStatusOfProceeding
Namespace Prefix: | ccu_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ccu_DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | ccu_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The disclosure of name of the court where the proceeding is filed. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ccu_DisclosureOfNameOfCourt
Namespace Prefix: | ccu_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of estimated accrued loss contingency of the legal proceeding. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ccu_EstimatedAccruedLossContingency
Namespace Prefix: | ccu_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The name of a subsidiary. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 27 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 17 -Subparagraph b -Clause i -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=27&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_17_b_i&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 27 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -Subparagraph b -Clause i -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=27&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_16_b_i&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_12_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 19B -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_19B_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_NameOfSubsidiary
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingOneMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingTwoMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingThreeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingFourMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingFiveMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingSixMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingSevenMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingEightMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingNineMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ccu_ClassesOfProceedingsAxis=ccu_LegalProceedingTenMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |