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Other Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Provisions [abstract] |
Disclosure Of Information About Total Provisions [Text Block] | Provisions recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position are detailed as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019
Current | Non-current | Current | Non-current
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Litigation | 179,521 | 358,867 | 193,764 | 367,614
Others | 2,804,997 | 129,598 | 2,847,166 | 164,347
Total | 2,984,518 | 488,465 | 3,040,930 | 531,961
Reconciliation Of Changes In Other Provisions [Text Block] | The changes in provisions are detailed as follows:
| Litigation (1) | Others | Total
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
As of January 1, 2019 |  | 893,631 |  | 6,937,197 | 7,830,828
As of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Incorporated |  | 493,097 |  | 3,172,465 | 3,665,562
Used |  | (461,968) |  | (321,543) | (783,511)
Released |  | (129,623) |  | (6,741,503) | (6,871,126)
Conversion effect |  | (233,759) |  | (35,103) | (268,862)
Changes |  | (332,253) |  | (3,925,684) | (4,257,937)
As of December 31, 2019 |  | 561,378 |  | 3,011,513 | 3,572,891
As of December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Incorporated |  | 394,408 |  | 3,917 | 398,325
Used |  | (198,291) |  | (42,170) | (240,461)
Released |  | (53,597) |  | (3,954) | (57,551)
Conversion effect |  | (165,510) |  | (34,711) | (200,221)
Changes |  | (22,990) |  | (76,918) | (99,908)
As of December 31, 2020 |  | 538,388 |  | 2,934,595 | 3,472,983
(1) See Note 35 - Contingencies and commitments .
Maturity Provisions [Text Block] | The maturities of provisions at December 31, 2020 , are detailed as follows:
| Litigation | Others | Total
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Less than one year |  | 179,521 |  | 2,804,997 | 2,984,518
Between two and five years |  | 219,629 |  | 129,598 | 349,227
Over five years |  | 139,238 |  | - | 139,238
Total |  | 538,388 |  | 2,934,595 | 3,472,983
The maturities of provisions at December 31, 2019 , are detailed as follows:
| Litigation | Others | Total
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$
Less than one year |  | 193,764 |  | 2,847,166 | 3,040,930
Between two and five years |  | 238,429 |  | 164,347 | 402,776
Over five years |  | 129,185 |  | - | 129,185
Total |  | 561,378 |  | 3,011,513 | 3,572,891

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