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Common Shareholders' Equity (Details 2) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash flow hedges | $ (55,220,514) | $ 17,077,670 | $ 37,990,079
Gains (losses) from defined benefit plans | (1,859,692) | (4,127,305) | (1,263,781)
Charge to equity | (610,345) | 1,014,283 | 323,337
Other comprehensive income | (53,621,696) | 14,310,634 | 37,112,643
Equity Holders [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Conversion of joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries | (125,344,149) | (70,932,096) | (55,755,054)
Cash flow hedges | 4,068,855 | 345,986 | 63,008
Gains (losses) from defined benefit plans | (1,859,692) | (4,127,305) | (1,263,781)
Inflation adjustment of subsidiaries in Argentina | 70,123,635 | 88,009,766 | 93,745,133
Charge to equity | (610,345) | 1,014,283 | 323,337
Other comprehensive income | (53,621,696) | 14,310,634 | 37,112,643
Equity holders of the parent | (50,373,462) | 13,484,816 | 34,657,314
Non-controlling interests | (3,248,234) | 825,818 | 2,455,329
Reserve of exchange differences on translation [member] | Equity Holders [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Conversion of joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries | (125,344,149) | (70,932,096) | (55,755,054)
Cash flow hedges | 0 | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) from defined benefit plans | 0 | 0 | 0
Inflation adjustment of subsidiaries in Argentina | 70,123,635 | 88,009,766 | 93,745,133
Charge to equity | 0 | 0 | 0
Other comprehensive income | (55,220,514) | 17,077,670 | 37,990,079
Equity holders of the parent | (52,043,623) | 16,122,893 | 35,487,433
Non-controlling interests | (3,176,891) | 954,777 | 2,502,646
Reserve of cash flow hedges [member] | Equity Holders [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Conversion of joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash flow hedges | 4,068,855 | 345,986 | 63,008
Gains (losses) from defined benefit plans | 0 | 0 | 0
Inflation adjustment of subsidiaries in Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0
Charge to equity | (1,098,591) | (93,416) | (16,196)
Other comprehensive income | 2,970,264 | 252,570 | 46,812
Equity holders of the parent | 2,968,182 | 249,503 | 51,944
Non-controlling interests | 2,082 | 3,067 | (5,132)
Reserve of Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit plans | Equity Holders [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Common Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Conversion of joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash flow hedges | 0 | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) from defined benefit plans | (1,859,692) | (4,127,305) | (1,263,781)
Inflation adjustment of subsidiaries in Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0
Charge to equity | 488,246 | 1,107,699 | 339,533
Other comprehensive income | (1,371,446) | (3,019,606) | (924,248)
Equity holders of the parent | (1,298,021) | (2,887,580) | (882,063)
Non-controlling interests | $ (73,425) | $ (132,026) | $ (42,185)

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