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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 196,369,224 | $ 319,014,050 | $ 170,044,602 | $ 134,033,183
Other financial assets | 9,815,358 | 22,745,469 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 22,395,591 | 18,861,414 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 300,013,940 | 320,702,339 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 3,278,685 | 3,048,841 |  |
Inventories | 232,434,461 | 228,062,237 |  |
Biological assets | 9,459,071 | 8,489,873 | 8,157,688 |
Current tax assets | 15,132,290 | 17,302,429 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 383,138 | 2,780,607 |  |
Total current assets | 789,281,758 | 941,007,259 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 152,203,454 | 260,844,976 |  |
Other financial assets | 1,411,002 | 1,284,308 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 14,650,054 | 14,998,511 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 181,492,816 | 191,891,137 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 3,118,442 | 2,959,696 |  |
Inventories | 183,592,686 | 181,084,437 |  |
Biological assets | 8,568,831 | 7,914,384 |  |
Current tax assets | 8,908,539 | 13,262,197 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 0 | 1,884,958 |  |
Total current assets | 553,945,824 | 676,124,604 |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 25,497,806 | 19,026,630 | 5,178,619 |
Other financial assets | 8,221,686 | 20,990,836 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 1,320,765 | 860,506 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 35,796,040 | 34,113,849 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 77,375 | 9,480 |  |
Inventories | 0 | 198,068 |  |
Total current assets | 70,913,672 | 75,199,369 |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,592,865 | 954,640 |  |
Other financial assets | 171,824 | 438,369 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 4,785 | 5,078 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 9,709,996 | 10,152,559 |  |
Total current assets | 12,479,470 | 11,550,646 |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 7,473,053 | 33,207,046 | 17,983,303 |
Other non-financial assets | 5,434,632 | 2,061,473 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 56,518,792 | 65,748,507 |  |
Inventories | 34,513,163 | 34,392,396 |  |
Biological assets | 890,240 | 575,489 |  |
Current tax assets | 6,029,315 | 3,922,627 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 383,138 | 895,649 |  |
Total current assets | 111,242,333 | 140,803,187 |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,384,395 | 548,975 | 718,348 |
Other non-financial assets | 79,070 | 72,792 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 4,350,677 | 5,128,068 |  |
Inventories | 1,826,086 | 2,403,427 |  |
Current tax assets | 194,436 | 117,605 |  |
Total current assets | 7,834,664 | 8,270,867 |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,763,191 | 2,495,748 | 7,758,211 |
Other non-financial assets | 312,473 | 434,399 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 7,183,907 | 8,588,066 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 688 | 434 |  |
Inventories | 8,107,700 | 7,669,975 |  |
Total current assets | 18,367,959 | 19,188,622 |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,130,907 | 676,270 | $ 536,734 |
Other financial assets | 10,846 | 31,956 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,762,184 | 2,344,849 |  |
Total current assets | 2,903,937 | 3,053,075 |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other non-financial assets | 435,913 | 282,494 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,280,465 | 1,394,916 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 82,180 | 79,231 |  |
Total current assets | 1,798,558 | 1,756,641 |  |
Bolivian Boliviano [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,323,553 | 1,259,765 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 157,899 | 146,161 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,919,063 | 1,340,388 |  |
Inventories | 4,394,826 | 2,313,934 |  |
Total current assets | $ 9,795,341 | $ 5,060,248 |  |

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