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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 265,568,125 | $ 396,389,016 | $ 196,369,224 | $ 319,014,050
Other financial assets | 23,851,496 | 12,212,588 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 29,330,418 | 15,278,558 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 372,995,729 | 275,387,923 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,307,264 | 5,313,079 |  |
Inventories | 353,427,061 | 231,843,261 |  |
Biological assets | 12,546,705 | 10,595,029 | 9,459,071 |
Current tax assets | 26,062,856 | 10,865,347 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,282,720 | 2,121,327 |  |
Total current assets | 1,091,372,374 | 960,006,128 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 174,214,608 | 335,361,795 |  |
Other financial assets | 4,951,009 | 960,780 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 18,165,719 | 9,591,141 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 237,176,084 | 183,196,543 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,048,047 | 5,258,032 |  |
Inventories | 275,580,687 | 189,861,432 |  |
Biological assets | 10,664,235 | 9,643,482 |  |
Current tax assets | 24,527,676 | 3,700,444 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 1,770,547 | 1,770,547 |  |
Total current assets | 752,098,612 | 739,344,196 |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 32,325,725 | 22,294,738 | 25,497,806 |
Other financial assets | 12,617,110 | 6,433,101 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 2,007,542 | 448,432 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 38,729,972 | 29,115,797 |  |
Inventories | 85,680,349 | 58,292,068 |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,495,431 | 862,011 |  |
Other financial assets | 1,413,219 | 8,177 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 250,923 | 110,319 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 10,590,738 | 8,750,745 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 222,226 | 17,977 |  |
Total current assets | 14,972,537 | 9,749,229 |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 50,866,859 | 30,254,883 | 7,473,053 |
Other non-financial assets | 7,767,165 | 4,407,254 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 67,465,436 | 38,907,043 |  |
Inventories | 61,172,359 | 29,760,021 |  |
Biological assets | 1,882,470 | 951,547 |  |
Current tax assets | 1,265,406 | 6,979,388 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 512,173 | 350,780 |  |
Total current assets | 190,931,868 | 111,610,916 |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,498,157 | 1,213,256 | 1,384,395 |
Other non-financial assets | 62,771 | 42,866 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 5,243,169 | 4,374,350 |  |
Inventories | 3,001,911 | 2,001,668 |  |
Current tax assets | 269,774 | 185,515 |  |
Total current assets | 10,075,782 | 7,817,655 |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,264,251 | 2,534,290 | 2,763,191 |
Other financial assets | 4,676,545 | 0 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 91,262 | 67,345 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 7,912,325 | 6,512,786 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 281 | 57 |  |
Inventories | 10,178,822 | 8,112,761 |  |
Total current assets | 24,123,486 | 17,227,239 |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,478,706 | 447,388 | $ 1,130,907 |
Other financial assets | 193,613 | 149,481 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 2,216,484 | 2,511,861 |  |
Total current assets | 4,888,803 | 3,108,730 |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | 0 | 4,661,049 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 865,893 | 493,523 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 2,133,884 | 554,071 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 36,710 | 37,013 |  |
Total current assets | 3,036,487 | 5,745,656 |  |
Bolivianboliviano [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 424,388 | 3,420,655 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 119,143 | 117,678 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,527,637 | 1,464,727 |  |
Inventories | 3,493,282 | 2,107,379 |  |
Total current assets | $ 5,564,450 | $ 7,110,439 |  |

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