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Financial Information as per operating segments (Details 1) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 1,857,593,678 |  | $ 1,822,540,697 |  | $ 1,783,282,337 |
Cost of sales |  | (984,035,922) |  | (908,318,190) |  | (860,011,392) |
Gross margin |  | 873,557,756 |  | 914,222,507 |  | 923,270,945 |
MSD&A |  | (704,790,245) |  | (704,571,238) |  | (681,575,822) |
Adjusted operating result |  | 175,180,780 |  | 233,965,051 |  | 472,751,376 |
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | (8,437,209) |  | (16,431,759) |  | (10,815,520) |
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 2,551,823 |  | (9,054,155) |  | 3,299,657 |
Other gains (losses) |  | (11,410,085) |  | 3,156,799 |  | 4,029,627 |
Income before taxes |  | 143,603,276 |  | 185,621,574 |  | 458,211,348 |
Tax income (expense) |  | (35,408,420) |  | (39,975,914) |  | (136,126,817) |
Net income for year |  | 108,194,856 |  | 145,645,660 |  | 322,084,531 |
Non-controlling interests |  | 12,042,584 |  | 15,503,968 |  | 15,193,739 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 109,813,976 |  | 105,020,934 |  | 93,289,194 |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue external customers |  | 1,822,595,086 |  | 1,789,547,058 |  | 1,756,252,630 | [1]
Other income |  | 34,998,592 |  | 32,993,639 |  | 27,029,707 |
Sales revenue between segments |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Net sales |  | $ 1,857,593,678 |  | $ 1,822,540,697 |  | $ 1,783,282,337 | [1]
Change % |  | 1.90% |  | 2.20% |  | 0.00% | [1]
Cost of sales |  | $ (984,035,922) |  | $ (908,318,190) |  | $ (860,011,392) | [1]
% of Net sales |  | 53.00% |  | 49.80% |  | 48.20% | [1]
Gross margin |  | $ 873,557,756 |  | $ 914,222,507 |  | $ 923,270,945 | [1]
% of Net sales |  | 47.00% |  | 50.20% |  | 51.80% | [1]
MSD&A |  | $ (704,790,245) | [2] | $ (704,571,238) | [2] | $ (681,575,822) | [1]
% of Net sales |  | 37.90% |  | 38.70% |  | 38.20% | [1]
Other operating income (expenses) |  | $ 17,823,354 |  | $ 21,156,983 |  | $ 227,026,626 | [1]
Adjusted operating result |  | $ 186,590,865 | [3] | $ 230,808,252 | [3] | $ 468,721,749 | [1]
Change % |  | (19.20%) |  | (50.80%) |  | 0.00% | [1]
% of Net sales |  | 10.00% |  | 12.70% |  | 26.30% | [1]
Net financial expense |  | $ (25,262,920) |  | $ (14,602,562) |  | $ (7,766,206) | [1]
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | (8,437,209) |  | (16,431,759) |  | (10,815,520) | [1]
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 2,551,823 |  | (9,054,155) |  | 3,299,657 | [1]
Results as per adjustment units |  | (429,198) |  | (8,255,001) |  | 742,041 | [1]
Other gains (losses) |  | (11,410,085) |  | 3,156,799 |  | 4,029,627 | [1]
Income before taxes |  | 143,603,276 |  | 185,621,574 |  | 458,211,348 | [1]
Tax income (expense) |  | (35,408,420) |  | (39,975,914) |  | (136,126,817) | [1]
Net income for year |  | 108,194,856 |  | 145,645,660 |  | 322,084,531 | [1]
Non-controlling interests |  | 12,042,584 |  | 15,503,968 |  | 15,193,739 | [1]
Net income attributable to equity holders of the parent |  | 96,152,272 |  | 130,141,692 |  | 306,890,792 | [1]
Depreciation and amortization |  | 109,813,976 |  | 105,020,934 |  | 93,289,194 | [1]
ORBDA |  | $ 296,404,841 | [4] | $ 335,829,186 | [4] | $ 562,010,943 | [1]
Change % |  | (11.70%) |  | (40.20%) |  | 0.00% | [1]
% of Net sales |  | 16.00% |  | 18.40% |  | 31.50% | [1]
Chile [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue external customers |  | $ 1,208,196,118 |  | $ 1,134,048,629 |  | $ 1,080,974,052 |
Other income |  | 18,300,114 |  | 16,438,937 |  | 15,754,493 |
Sales revenue between segments |  | 16,266,638 |  | 13,816,469 |  | 12,845,646 |
Net sales |  | $ 1,242,762,870 |  | $ 1,164,304,035 |  | 1,109,574,191 |
Change % |  | 6.70% |  | 4.90% |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | $ (626,099,060) |  | $ (540,048,331) |  | $ (501,255,744) |
% of Net sales |  | 50.40% |  | 46.40% |  | 45.20% |
Gross margin |  | $ 616,663,810 |  | $ 624,255,704 |  | $ 608,318,447 |
% of Net sales |  | 49.60% |  | 53.60% |  | 54.80% |
MSD&A | [2] | $ (443,636,760) |  | $ (429,093,171) |  | $ (407,242,869) |
% of Net sales |  | 35.70% |  | 36.90% |  | 36.70% |
Other operating income (expenses) |  | $ 1,634,543 |  | $ 5,266,475 |  | $ 1,586,173 |
Adjusted operating result | [3] | $ 174,661,593 |  | $ 200,429,008 |  | $ 202,661,751 |
Change % |  | (12.90%) |  | (1.10%) |  |  |
% of Net sales |  | 14.10% |  | 17.20% |  | 18.30% |
Net financial expense |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Results as per adjustment units |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other gains (losses) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 70,106,357 |  | 66,301,914 |  | 63,148,804 |
ORBDA | [4] | $ 244,767,950 |  | $ 266,730,922 |  | $ 265,810,555 |
Change % |  | (8.20%) |  | 0.30% |  | 0.00% |
% of Net sales |  | 19.70% |  | 22.90% |  | 24.00% |
International Business [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue external customers |  | $ 391,125,264 |  | $ 452,267,652 |  | $ 473,972,819 |
Other income |  | 11,403,939 |  | 11,724,538 |  | 9,404,839 |
Sales revenue between segments |  | 299,622 |  | 495,259 |  | 548,184 |
Net sales |  | $ 402,828,825 |  | $ 464,487,449 |  | $ 483,925,842 |
Change % |  | (13.30%) |  | (4.00%) |  | 0.00% |
Cost of sales |  | $ (229,669,229) |  | $ (248,880,925) |  | $ (230,068,601) |
% of Net sales |  | 57.00% |  | 53.60% |  | 47.50% |
Gross margin |  | $ 173,159,596 |  | $ 215,606,524 |  | $ 253,857,241 |
% of Net sales |  | 43.00% |  | 46.40% |  | 52.50% |
MSD&A | [2] | $ (189,421,217) |  | $ (210,155,693) |  | $ (210,591,361) | [5]
% of Net sales |  | 47.00% |  | 45.20% |  | 43.50% |
Other operating income (expenses) |  | $ 14,910,793 |  | $ 14,201,709 |  | $ 223,078,626 |
Adjusted operating result | [3] | $ (1,350,828) |  | $ 19,652,540 |  | $ 266,344,506 | [5]
Change % |  | (106.90%) |  | (92.60%) |  |  |
% of Net sales |  | (0.30%) |  | 4.20% |  | 55.00% |
Net financial expense |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Results as per adjustment units |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other gains (losses) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 25,551,989 |  | 27,077,745 |  | 19,798,708 |
ORBDA | [4] | $ 24,201,161 |  | $ 46,730,285 |  | $ 286,143,214 | [5]
Change % |  | (48.20%) |  | (83.70%) |  | 0.00% |
% of Net sales |  | 6.00% |  | 10.10% |  | 59.10% |
Wines [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue external customers |  | $ 223,273,704 |  | $ 203,230,777 |  | $ 201,305,759 |
Other income |  | 4,240,620 |  | 3,806,545 |  | 4,190,594 |
Sales revenue between segments |  | 7,696,044 |  | 5,284,436 |  | 1,022,378 |
Net sales |  | $ 235,210,368 |  | $ 212,321,758 |  | 206,518,731 |
Change % |  | 10.80% |  | 2.80% |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | $ (139,512,564) |  | $ (128,763,785) |  | $ (133,271,578) |
% of Net sales |  | 59.30% |  | 60.60% |  | 64.50% |
Gross margin |  | $ 95,697,804 |  | $ 83,557,973 |  | $ 73,247,153 |
% of Net sales |  | 40.70% |  | 39.40% |  | 35.50% |
MSD&A | [2] | $ (64,790,758) |  | $ (55,595,811) |  | $ (52,408,689) |
% of Net sales |  | 27.50% |  | 26.20% |  | 25.40% |
Other operating income (expenses) |  | $ 622,178 |  | $ 515,019 |  | $ 1,828,938 |
Adjusted operating result | [3] | $ 31,529,224 |  | $ 28,477,181 |  | $ 22,667,402 |
Change % |  | 10.70% |  | 25.60% |  |  |
% of Net sales |  | 13.40% |  | 13.40% |  | 11.00% |
Net financial expense |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Results as per adjustment units |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other gains (losses) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 11,575,351 |  | 9,826,148 |  | 7,935,006 |
ORBDA | [4] | $ 43,104,575 |  | $ 38,303,329 |  | $ 30,602,408 |
Change % |  | 12.50% |  | 25.20% |  | 0.00% |
% of Net sales |  | 18.30% |  | 18.00% |  | 14.80% |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [6] | $ 2,580,279 |  | $ 1,815,127 |  | $ 2,406,676 |
Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue external customers |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other income |  | 1,053,919 |  | 1,023,619 |  | (2,320,219) |
Sales revenue between segments |  | (24,262,304) |  | (19,596,164) |  | (14,416,208) |
Net sales |  | (23,208,385) |  | (18,572,545) |  | $ (16,736,427) |
Change % |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |
Cost of sales |  | $ 11,244,931 |  | $ 9,374,851 |  | $ 4,584,531 |
% of Net sales |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
Gross margin |  | $ (11,963,454) |  | $ (9,197,694) |  | $ (12,151,896) |
% of Net sales |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
MSD&A | [2] | $ (6,941,510) |  | $ (9,726,563) |  | $ (11,332,903) | [5]
% of Net sales |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
Other operating income (expenses) |  | $ 655,840 |  | $ 1,173,780 |  | $ 532,889 |
Adjusted operating result | [3] | $ (18,249,124) |  | $ (17,750,477) |  | $ (22,951,910) | [5]
% of Net sales |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
Net financial expense |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Equity and income of associates and joint ventures |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Gains (losses) on exchange differences |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Results as per adjustment units |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other gains (losses) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 2,580,279 |  | 1,815,127 |  | 2,406,676 |
ORBDA | [4] | $ (15,668,845) |  | $ (15,935,350) |  | $ (20,545,234) | [5]
Change % |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 0.00% |
% of Net sales |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
[1] | The net impact, related to early termination of Budweiser license (See Note 1 – General information, letter C), on CCU’s consolidated earnings was a one-time gain of ThCh$ 208,842,443 in ORBDA and ThCh$ 157,358,973 in Net income attributable to equity holder of the parent.
[2] | MSD&A included Marketing, Selling, Distribution and Administrative expenses.
[3] | Adjusted operating result (for management purposes we have defined it as Net income before net financial expense, gain (losses) of joint venture and associates accounted for using the equity method, gains (losses) on exchange differences, result as per adjustment units and income taxes).
[4] | ORBDA (for management purposes we have defined it as Adjusted Operating Result before Depreciation and Amortization).
[5] | The net impact, related to early termination of Budweiser license, on International Business Operating segment earnings was a one-time gain of ThCh$ 211,228,960 in ORBDA and a loss in Other for an amount of ThCh$ 2,386,517.
[6] | Includes depreciation and amortization corresponding to the Corporate Support Units.

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