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Right of use assets and Lease liabilities (Details 6) - CLP ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   $ 35,161,384
Bank borrowings [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   90,413,000-1
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   97,018,000-1
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   CLP
Interest Rate   5.70%
Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1 90,413,000-1
Debtor country Chile Chile
Lending party Tax ID 97,030,000-7 97,030,000-7
Creditor country Chile Chile
Currency CLP CLP
Type of amortization At maturity At maturity
Interest Rate 8.34% 4.56%
Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1 90,413,000-1
Debtor country Chile Chile
Lending party Tax ID 97,018,000-1 97,018,000-1
Creditor country Chile Chile
Currency CLP CLP
Type of amortization At maturity At maturity
Interest Rate 5.70% 5.70%
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities $ 9,120,616  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 8,424,057  
Subtotal 696,559  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 31,306,552  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 10,710,388  
Subtotal $ 20,596,164  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 79,862,750-3  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 97,030,000-7  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 177,321  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 2.14%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 79,862,750-3  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 97,030,000-7  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 222,691  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 2.14%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 99,012,000-5  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 519,238  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 3.95%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 99,012,000-5  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 20,373,473  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 3.95%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency CLP  
Lease liabilities $ 356,701  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 4.40%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency CLP  
Lease liabilities $ 30,814  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 4.40%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency Euros  
Lease liabilities $ 57,488  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 1.48%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 8,345,078  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 2.17%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 1,618,601  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 3.95%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 5,905,551  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 2.17%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 1,095,844  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 3.95%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency ARS  
Lease liabilities $ 132,171  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 23.59%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 427,261  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 31.26%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency ARS  
Lease liabilities $ 161,357  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 27.44%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 737,912  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 41.25%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Uruguay  
Creditor country Uruguay  
Currency UYU  
Lease liabilities $ 156,463  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 0.84%  
At cost [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Uruguay  
Creditor country Uruguay  
Currency UYU  
Lease liabilities $ 109,204  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Interest Rate 0.84%  
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   $ 6,152,361
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   5,551,645
Subtotal   600,716
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   29,009,023
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   10,186,076
Subtotal   $ 18,822,947
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   79,862,750-3
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   97,030,000-7
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 381,381
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   2.14%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   79,862,750-3
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   97,030,000-7
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 158,066
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   2.14%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   90,413,000-1
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   99,012,000-5
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 18,441,566
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   3.95%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   90,413,000-1
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   99,012,000-5
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 442,650
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   3.95%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   CLP
Lease liabilities   $ 277,646
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   4.01%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   CLP
Lease liabilities   $ 665,862
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   4.01%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   Euros
Lease liabilities   $ 59,971
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   1.48%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   Euros
Lease liabilities   $ 119,941
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   1.48%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 4,540,874
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   1.28%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 2,527,668
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   1.28%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 2,907,612
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   3.84%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 653,994
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   3.84%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   ARS
Lease liabilities   $ 217,856
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   56.00%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   ARS
Lease liabilities   $ 158,649
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   56.00%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 1,994,342
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   10.00%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 1,327,400
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   10.00%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Uruguay
Creditor country   Uruguay
Currency   UYU
Lease liabilities   $ 187,775
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   10.02%
At cost [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Uruguay
Creditor country   Uruguay
Currency   UYU
Lease liabilities   $ 98,131
Type of amortization   Monthly
Interest Rate   10.02%
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities $ 2,527,052  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 2,354,898  
Subtotal 172,154  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 44,036  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 128,118  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 174,057  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 28,744  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,700,536  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 197,018  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 40,403  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 186,839  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 27,301  
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   $ 1,646,160
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   1,497,898
Subtotal   148,262
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   39,035
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   109,227
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   252,247
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   29,985
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   651,005
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   163,500
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   42,018
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   331,849
At cost [member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   27,294
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 6,593,564  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 6,069,159  
Subtotal 524,405  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 133,285  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 391,120  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 182,644  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 28,744  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 4,205,015  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 898,826  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 120,954  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 551,073  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 81,903  
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   4,506,201
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   4,053,747
Subtotal   452,454
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   119,031
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   333,423
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   413,615
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   89,956
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,876,663
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   490,494
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   116,631
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   995,551
At cost [member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   70,837
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 19,039,930  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 935,657  
Subtotal 18,104,273  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 18,104,273  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 59,998  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 875,659  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   18,248,153
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   1,740,320
Subtotal   16,507,833
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   16,507,833
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   278,559
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,461,761
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 9,122,405  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 7,857,731  
Subtotal 1,264,674  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 170,055  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,094,619  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 30,814  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 6,590,796  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 539,308  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 132,171  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 427,261  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 137,381  
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   8,224,925
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   7,030,262
Subtotal   1,194,663
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   261,722
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   932,941
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   277,646
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   59,971
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   3,337,057
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   998,760
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   217,856
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,994,342
At cost [member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   144,630
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 3,144,217  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 1,917,000  
Subtotal 1,227,217  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 52,636  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,174,581  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,694,284  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 203,634  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 19,082  
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   2,535,945
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   1,415,494
Subtotal   1,120,451
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   119,659
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,000,792
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   925,258
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   447,091
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
At cost [member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   43,145
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 10,411,322  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 9,004,035  
Subtotal 1,407,287  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 41,669,396  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 12,036,885  
Subtotal $ 29,632,511  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 79,862,750-3  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 97,030,000-7  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 190,916  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 79,862,750-3  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 97,030,000-7  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 236,894  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 99,012,000-5  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 1,216,371  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 90,413,000-1  
Debtor country Chile  
Lending party Tax ID 99,012,000-5  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 29,395,617  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency CLP  
Lease liabilities $ 360,214  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency CLP  
Lease liabilities $ 44,116  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency Euros  
Lease liabilities $ 59,382  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 8,750,022  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 2,332,953  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency UF  
Lease liabilities $ 6,080,375  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Chile  
Creditor country Chile  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 1,210,648  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency ARS  
Lease liabilities $ 201,342  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency ARS  
Lease liabilities $ 283,309  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 516,106  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Argentina  
Creditor country Argentina  
Currency USD  
Lease liabilities $ 879,394  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Uruguay  
Creditor country Uruguay  
Currency UYU  
Lease liabilities $ 192,346  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID 0-E  
Debtor country Uruguay  
Creditor country Uruguay  
Currency UYU  
Lease liabilities $ 130,713  
Type of amortization Monthly  
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   7,331,695
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   6,133,970
Subtotal   1,197,725
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   38,439,503
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   12,345,446
Subtotal   $ 26,094,057
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   79,862,750-3
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   97,030,000-7
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 177,122
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   79,862,750-3
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   97,030,000-7
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 408,904
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   90,413,000-1
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   99,012,000-5
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 1,020,603
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   90,413,000-1
Debtor country   Chile
Lending party Tax ID   99,012,000-5
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 25,685,153
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   CLP
Lease liabilities   $ 782,021
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   CLP
Lease liabilities   $ 373,997
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   Euros
Lease liabilities   $ 123,911
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   Euros
Lease liabilities   $ 72,281
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 2,480,017
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   UF
Lease liabilities   $ 4,815,139
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 774,371
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Chile
Creditor country   Chile
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 4,087,867
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   ARS
Lease liabilities   $ 293,569
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   ARS
Lease liabilities   $ 360,458
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 1,577,857
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Argentina
Creditor country   Argentina
Currency   USD
Lease liabilities   $ 2,396,449
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor country   Uruguay
Creditor country   Uruguay
Currency   UYU
Lease liabilities   $ 102,224
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Debtor Tax ID   0-E
Debtor country   Uruguay
Creditor country   Uruguay
Currency   UYU
Lease liabilities   $ 239,255
Type of amortization   Monthly
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities $ 2,840,482  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 2,488,427  
Subtotal 352,055  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 47,962  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 304,093  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 166,793  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 29,691  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,738,738  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 226,897  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 70,951  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 222,679  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 32,678  
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   $ 1,959,601
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   1,659,822
Subtotal   299,779
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   44,628
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   255,151
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   300,411
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   30,978
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   636,959
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   193,593
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   78,072
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   394,253
Nominal Value [Member] | Not later than three months [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   25,556
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 7,570,840  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 6,515,608  
Subtotal 1,055,232  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 142,954  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 912,278  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 193,421  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 29,691  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 4,341,637  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 983,751  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 212,358  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 656,715  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 98,035  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   5,372,094
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   4,474,148
Subtotal   897,946
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   132,494
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   765,452
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   481,610
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   92,933
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,843,058
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   580,778
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   215,497
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,183,604
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three months and not later than one year [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   76,668
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 25,965,311  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 1,435,174  
Subtotal 24,530,137  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 24,530,137  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 68,691  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,366,483  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   24,202,014
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   2,599,269
Subtotal   21,602,745
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   21,602,745
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   365,886
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   2,233,383
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 11,078,825  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 8,462,992  
Subtotal 2,615,833  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 183,093  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 2,432,740  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 44,116  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 6,874,065  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 659,316  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 201,342  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 516,106  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 168,047  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   10,310,033
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   7,985,461
Subtotal   2,324,572
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   283,368
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   2,041,204
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   373,997
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   72,281
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   3,369,640
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,229,739
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   360,458
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   2,396,449
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than one year and not later than three years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   182,897
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 4,625,260  
Subtotal (leases IFRS) 2,138,719  
Subtotal 2,486,541  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 53,801  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 2,432,740  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Four [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 1,807,266  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Five [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 307,154  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Six [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Seven [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities 0  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Bank borrowings [Member] | Bank Borrowings Eight [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities $ 24,299  
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   3,927,456
Subtotal (leases IFRS)   1,760,716
Subtotal   2,166,740
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations One [Member] | UF [Member] | Transportes CCU Limitada [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   125,536
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Two [Member] | UF [Member] | Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   2,041,204
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Three [Member] | CLP [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Four [Member] | Euros [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Five [Member] | UF [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   1,079,613
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Six [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   624,745
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Seven [Member] | ARS [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Eight [Member] | USD [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   0
Nominal Value [Member] | Later than three years and not later than five years [member] | Financial leases obligations [Member] | Financial Lease Obligations Nine [Member] | UYU [Member] | CCU and subsidiaries [Member] | Non Current Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [line items]    
Lease liabilities   $ 56,358