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Financial Instruments (Details 4) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
USD [Member] | Scotiabank Chile [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Nature of risks covered | Flow interest rate and exchange rate on bank bonds | Flow interest rate and exchange rate on bank bonds
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 255,898 | $ 55,526
Maturity | 06-18-2021 | 06-18-2021
USD [Member] | Scotiabank Chile [Member] | Loan commitments [member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 8,564,481 | $ 8,201,343
USD [Member] | Scotiabank Chile [Member] | Financial Rights [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 8,820,379 | $ 8,256,869
UF [Member] | Banco de Chile [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Nature of risks covered | Flow interest rate on bank bonds | Flow interest rate on bank bonds
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 3,766,678 | $ 2,130,577
Maturity | 09-15-2021 | 09-15-2021
UF [Member] | Banco de Chile [Member] | Loan commitments [member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 55,466,642 | $ 58,257,462
UF [Member] | Banco de Chile [Member] | Financial Rights [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets and liabilities, at fair value | $ 59,233,320 | $ 60,388,039

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