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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Income taxes paid (refund) [abstract] |
Disclosure Of Current Tax Assets [Text Block] | Taxes receivables are detailed as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Refundable tax previous year | 3,911,803 | 5,484,216
Argentinean tax credits | 3,200,454 | 1,140,073
Monthly provisions | 3,498,109 | 8,136,478
Payment of absorbed profit provision | 1,154 | 4,830
Other credits | 253,827 | 366,693
Total | 10,865,347 | 15,132,290
Disclosure Of Current Tax Assets Noncurrent [Text Block] | Tax receivables are detailed as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Others (1) | 3,236 | 2,305,129
Total | 3,236 | 2,305,129
(1) Corresponds to the minimum presumed income tax of Argentine subsidiaries, whose recovery period is estimated to be more than one year.
Disclosure of current tax liabilities [Text Block] | Tax payables are detailed as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Chilean Tax income (expense) | 12,798,390 | 12,928,404
Monthly provisional payments | 7,554,292 | 6,133,335
Chilean unique taxes | 64,561 | 165,936
Other | 833,979 | 1,276,699
Total | 21,251,222 | 20,504,374
Disclosure of information about income and deferred tax expense [Text Block] | The income tax and deferred tax expense for the years ended as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, are detailed as follows:
| For the years ended as of December 31,
2020 | 2019 | 2018
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Income as per deferred tax related to the origin and reversal of temporary differences | 6,881,063 | (8,160,347) | 9,930,675
Prior year adjustments | 1,574,181 | (1,390,633) | 484,985
Effect of change in tax rates | - | - | 23,903
Tax benefits (loss) | 5,474,838 | 11,804,310 | (1,795,446)
Total deferred tax expense | 13,930,082 | 2,253,330 | 8,644,117
Current tax expense | (48,572,545) | (43,516,068) | (144,929,220)
Prior period adjustments | (765,957) | 1,286,824 | 158,286
Total (expenses) income for current taxes | (49,338,502) | (42,229,244) | (144,770,934)
(Loss) Income from income tax | (35,408,420) | (39,975,914) | (136,126,817)
Disclosure of information about income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income [Text Block] | Deferred taxes related to items charged or credited directly to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income are detailed as follows:
| For the years ended as of December 31,
2020 | 2019 | 2018
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Net income from cash flow hedge | (1,098,591) | (93,416) | (16,196)
Actuarial gains and losses deriving from defined benefit plans | 488,246 | 1,107,699 | 339,533
Charge to equity | (610,345) | 1,014,283 | 323,337
Disclosure of information about reconciliation of average effective tax rate and applicable tax rate [Text Block] | The Company’s income tax expense as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 represents 24.67% , 21.54% and 29.71%, respectively of income before taxes. The following is reconciliation between such effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate valid in Chile.
| For the years ended as of December 31,
2020 | 2019 | 2018
ThCh$ | Rate % | ThCh$ | Rate % | ThCh$ | Rate %
Income before taxes | 143,603,276 |  | 185,621,574 |  | 458,211,348 |
Income tax using the statutory rate | (38,772,885) | 27.00 | (50,117,825) | 27.00 | (123,717,064) | 27.00
Adjustments to reach the effective rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax effect of permanent differences, net | 6,626,165 | (4.61) | 9,105,693 | (4.91) | (14,596,485) | 3.19
Effect of change in tax rate | - | - | - | - | 23,903 | (0.01)
Derecognition of deferred tax assets not recoverable (1) | (3,529,795) | 2.46 | - | - | - | -
Effect of tax rates in Argentina and Uruguay | (540,129) | 0.38 | 1,140,027 | (0.61) | 1,519,558 | (0.33)
Prior year adjustments | 808,224 | (0.56) | (103,809) | 0.06 | 643,271 | (0.14)
Income tax, as reported | (35,408,420) | 24.67 | (39,975,914) | 21.54 | (136,126,817) | 29.71
(1) The Company has written off deferred tax asset accounts that it estimates will not be recoverable in the foreseeable future.
Disclosure of information about deferred tax assets and liabilities [Text Block] | Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Financial Statements are detailed as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019
ThCh$ | ThCh$
Deferred taxes assets |  |
Accounts receivable impairment provision | 1,435,200 | 1,216,921
Other non-tax expenses | 14,468,076 | 7,984,991
Benefits to staff | 4,538,995 | 3,785,361
Inventory impairment provision | 997,834 | 283,440
Severance indemnity | 10,700,542 | 8,649,423
Inventory valuation | 2,738,985 | 2,311,192
Intangibles | 318,970 | 294,209
Other assets | 17,632,929 | 22,334,415
Tax loss carryforwards | 16,521,177 | 14,888,509
Subtotal by deferred tax assets | 69,352,708 | 61,748,461
Deferred tax liabilities offset | (18,307,996) | (7,219,813)
Total assets from deferred taxes | 51,044,712 | 54,528,648
Deferred taxes liabilities |  |
Property, plant and equipment depreciation | 79,553,048 | 74,003,316
Agricultural operation expenses | 6,143,794 | 6,123,595
Manufacturing indirect activation costs | 5,948,931 | 5,786,780
Intangibles | 18,499,476 | 17,505,666
Land | 24,468,597 | 25,775,281
Other liabilities | 2,424,096 | 9,607,733
Subtotal by deferred tax liabilities | 137,037,942 | 138,802,371
Deferred tax assets offset | (18,307,996) | (7,219,813)
Total liabilities from deferred taxes | 118,729,946 | 131,582,558
Total | (67,685,234) | (77,053,910)
Disclosure of information about reconciliation of changes in deferred tax liability asset [Text Block] | Changes in deferred tax assets are detailed as follows:
Analysis of the deferred tax movement during the year | ThCh$
As of January 1, 2019 | (70,809,083)
Deferred taxes related to credited items (charged) directly to equity (1) | (9,909,958)
Deferred taxes from tax loss carry forwards absorption | 2,253,330
Conversion effect | 2,451,040
Deferred taxes against equity | 1,107,699
Deferred taxes from business combinations | (2,146,938)
Changes | (6,244,827)
As of December 31, 2019 | (77,053,910)
As of January 1, 2020 |
Deferred taxes related to credited items (charged) directly to equity (1) | (8,731,785)
Deferred taxes from tax loss carry forwards absorption | 13,930,082
Conversion effect | 4,231,830
Deferred taxes against equity | 488,246
Deferred taxes from business combinations | (549,697)
Changes | 9,368,676
As of December 31, 2020 | (67,685,234)
(1) Corresponds to the financial effect of the application IAS 29 "Financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies.

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