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Income taxes (Details 6) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | $ 30,571,219 | $ 51,044,712 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 118,085,671 | 118,729,946 |
Deferred tax liability (asset) | (87,514,452) | (67,685,234) | $ (77,053,910)
Accounts receivable impairment provision [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,526,101 | 1,435,200 |
Other non-tax expenses [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 17,623,677 | 14,468,076 |
Benefits to staff [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 4,175,349 | 4,538,995 |
Inventory impairment provision [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 871,754 | 997,834 |
Severance indemnity [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 9,209,019 | 10,700,542 |
Inventory valuation [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 5,777,024 | 2,738,985 |
Intangibles [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 466,924 | 318,970 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 23,053,494 | 18,499,476 |
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 27,381,615 | 17,632,929 |
Unused tax losses [member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 11,658,387 | 16,521,177 |
Property, plant and equipment depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 88,073,083 | 79,553,048 |
Agricultural operation expenses [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 7,553,603 | 6,143,794 |
Manufacturing indirect activation costs [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 7,104,468 | 5,948,931 |
Land [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 27,899,218 | 24,468,597 |
Other liabilitiess [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 12,520,436 | 2,424,096 |
Subtotal By Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 78,689,850 | 69,352,708 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities Offset [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | (48,118,631) | (18,307,996) |
Subtotal By Deferred Tax Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | 166,204,302 | 137,037,942 |
Deferred tax assets offset [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net | $ (48,118,631) | $ (18,307,996) |

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