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Effects of changes in currency exchange rate (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 597,081,675 | $ 265,568,125 | $ 396,389,016 | $ 196,369,224
Other financial assets | 45,657,992 | 23,851,496 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 22,037,741 | 29,330,418 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 445,263,536 | 372,995,729 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 6,204,099 | 5,307,264 |  |
Inventories | 480,799,534 | 353,427,061 |  |
Biological assets | 16,180,293 | 12,546,705 | 10,595,029 |
Current tax assets | 46,707,525 | 26,062,856 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,016,037 | 2,282,720 |  |
Total current assets | 1,661,948,432 | 1,091,372,374 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 48,180,152 | 174,214,608 |  |
Other financial assets | 571,051 | 4,951,009 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 8,946,880 | 18,165,719 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 282,390,133 | 237,176,084 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,798,542 | 5,048,047 |  |
Inventories | 388,604,763 | 275,580,687 |  |
Biological assets | 13,592,851 | 10,664,235 |  |
Current tax assets | 43,022,629 | 24,527,676 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 0 | 1,770,547 |  |
Total current assets | 791,090,809 | 752,098,612 |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 522,994,678 | 32,325,725 | 22,294,738 |
Other financial assets | 2,204,333 | 12,617,110 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 227,457 | 2,007,542 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 48,418,379 | 38,729,972 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 15,333 | 0 |  |
Current tax assets | 25,895 | 0 |  |
Total current assets | 573,886,075 | 85,680,349 |  |
Euros [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 555,639 | 2,495,431 |  |
Other financial assets | 13,999 | 1,413,219 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 402,194 | 250,923 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 9,337,050 | 10,590,738 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 309,593 | 222,226 |  |
Total current assets | 10,618,475 | 14,972,537 |  |
Argentinean Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 19,317,028 | 50,866,859 | 30,254,883 |
Other non-financial assets | 10,895,290 | 7,767,165 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 82,631,131 | 67,465,436 |  |
Inventories | 74,033,863 | 61,172,359 |  |
Biological assets | 2,587,442 | 1,882,470 |  |
Current tax assets | 3,318,140 | 1,265,406 |  |
Non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale | 2,016,037 | 512,173 |  |
Total current assets | 194,798,931 | 190,931,868 |  |
Uruguayan Peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,170,848 | 1,498,157 | 1,213,256 |
Other non-financial assets | 98,026 | 62,771 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 6,786,253 | 5,243,169 |  |
Inventories | 3,094,200 | 3,001,911 |  |
Current tax assets | 340,861 | 269,774 |  |
Total current assets | 11,490,188 | 10,075,782 |  |
Paraguayan Guarani [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,681,005 | 1,264,251 | 2,534,290 |
Other financial assets | 9,474,224 | 4,676,545 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 319,079 | 91,262 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 11,954,861 | 7,912,325 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 5,968 | 281 |  |
Inventories | 11,394,845 | 10,178,822 |  |
Total current assets | 35,846,174 | 24,123,486 |  |
Other currencies [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,499,931 | 2,478,706 | $ 447,388 |
Other financial assets | 114,029 | 193,613 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 174 | 0 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,898,355 | 2,216,484 |  |
Inventories | 430,947 | 0 |  |
Total current assets | 3,943,436 | 4,888,803 |  |
Unidades de Fomento |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Other financial assets | 33,280,356 | 0 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 1,046,688 | 865,893 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 46,599 | 2,133,884 |  |
Accounts receivable from related parties | 74,663 | 36,710 |  |
Total current assets | 34,448,306 | 3,036,487 |  |
Bolivianboliviano [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 682,394 | 424,388 |  |
Other non-financial assets | 101,953 | 119,143 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 1,800,775 | 1,527,637 |  |
Inventories | 3,240,916 | 3,493,282 |  |
Total current assets | $ 5,826,038 | $ 5,564,450 |  |

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