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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 396,389,016 | $ 196,369,224 | $ 319,014,050 | $ 170,044,602
Other financial assets | 12,212,588 | 9,815,358 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 15,278,558 | 22,395,591 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 275,387,923 | 300,013,940 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,313,079 | 3,278,685 |  |
Inventories | 231,843,261 | 232,434,461 |  |
Biological assets | 10,595,029 | 9,459,071 | 8,489,873 |
Tax receivable | 10,865,347 | 15,132,290 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,121,327 | 383,138 |  |
Total current assets | 960,006,128 | 789,281,758 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 335,361,795 | 152,203,454 |  |
Other financial assets | 960,780 | 1,411,002 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 9,591,141 | 14,650,054 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 183,196,543 | 181,492,816 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,258,032 | 3,118,442 |  |
Inventories | 189,861,432 | 183,592,686 |  |
Biological assets | 9,643,482 | 8,568,831 |  |
Tax receivable | 3,700,444 | 8,908,539 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 1,770,547 | 0 |  |
Total current assets | 739,344,196 | 553,945,824 |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 22,294,738 | 25,497,806 | 19,026,630 |
Other financial assets | 6,433,101 | 8,221,686 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 448,432 | 1,320,765 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 29,115,797 | 35,796,040 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 17,977 | 77,375 |  |
Inventories | 58,310,045 | 70,913,672 |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 862,011 | 2,592,865 |  |
Other financial assets | 8,177 | 171,824 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 110,319 | 4,785 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 8,750,745 | 9,709,996 |  |
Total current assets | 9,731,252 | 12,479,470 |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 30,254,883 | 7,473,053 | 33,207,046 |
Other non-financial assets | 4,407,254 | 5,434,632 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 38,907,043 | 56,518,792 |  |
Inventories | 29,760,021 | 34,513,163 |  |
Biological assets | 951,547 | 890,240 |  |
Tax receivable | 6,979,388 | 6,029,315 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 350,780 | 383,138 |  |
Total current assets | 111,610,916 | 111,242,333 |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,213,256 | 1,384,395 | 548,975 |
Other non-financial assets | 42,866 | 79,070 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 4,374,350 | 4,350,677 |  |
Inventories | 2,001,668 | 1,826,086 |  |
Tax receivable | 185,515 | 194,436 |  |
Total current assets | 7,817,655 | 7,834,664 |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,534,290 | 2,763,191 | 2,495,748 |
Other non-financial assets | 67,345 | 312,473 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 6,512,786 | 7,183,907 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 57 | 688 |  |
Inventories | 8,112,761 | 8,107,700 |  |
Total current assets | 17,227,239 | 18,367,959 |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 447,388 | 1,130,907 | $ 676,270 |
Other financial assets | 149,481 | 10,846 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 2,511,861 | 1,762,184 |  |
Total current assets | 3,108,730 | 2,903,937 |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | 4,661,049 | 0 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 493,523 | 435,913 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 554,071 | 1,280,465 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 37,013 | 82,180 |  |
Total current assets | 5,745,656 | 1,798,558 |  |
Bolivianboliviano [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,420,655 | 3,323,553 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 117,678 | 157,899 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,464,727 | 1,919,063 |  |
Inventories | 2,107,379 | 4,394,826 |  |
Total current assets | $ 7,110,439 | $ 9,795,341 |  |

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