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General Information (Details Textual)
$ / shares in Units, ₲ in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 12, 2022

CLP ($)

Dec. 12, 2022

USD ($)

Nov. 30, 2022

Nov. 28, 2022

CLP ($)

Nov. 28, 2022

GBP (£)

Sep. 07, 2022

CLP ($)

shares

Sep. 02, 2022

CLP ($)

shares

Aug. 28, 2022

CLP ($)

shares

Aug. 24, 2022

CLP ($)

Aug. 16, 2022

CLP ($)

Jul. 01, 2022

Jun. 13, 2022

CLP ($)

Jun. 13, 2022

USD ($)

May 26, 2022

CLP ($)

Apr. 26, 2022

CLP ($)

Apr. 26, 2022

USD ($)

Dec. 29, 2021

CLP ($)

Dec. 29, 2021

USD ($)

Oct. 04, 2021

CLP ($)

Sep. 30, 2021

USD ($)

shares

Sep. 10, 2021

CLP ($)

Aug. 18, 2021

CLP ($)

Aug. 18, 2021

USD ($)

Aug. 09, 2021

CLP ($)

Jul. 13, 2021

CLP ($)

shares

Apr. 16, 2021

CLP ($)

shares

Sep. 04, 2020

CLP ($)

Sep. 04, 2020

USD ($)

Aug. 28, 2020

CLP ($)

shares

Aug. 21, 2020

CLP ($)

Aug. 21, 2020

USD ($)

Jul. 01, 2020

CLP ($)

Jul. 01, 2020

PYG (₲)

May 12, 2020

CLP ($)

May 12, 2020

PYG (₲)

Apr. 16, 2020

CLP ($)

Apr. 15, 2020

CLP ($)

Apr. 15, 2020

USD ($)

Feb. 18, 2020

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shares

Jan. 31, 2020

CLP ($)

Jan. 31, 2020

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2022

CLP ($)

Number

Dec. 31, 2022

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

CLP ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2020

CLP ($)

Dec. 31, 2020

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2022

USD ($)

Number

Jun. 01, 2022

CLP ($)

Jun. 01, 2022

GBP (£)

Dec. 29, 2021

USD ($)

Dec. 16, 2021

CLP ($)

shares

Dec. 16, 2021

$ / shares

Nov. 02, 2021

CLP ($)

Aug. 09, 2021

USD ($)

shares

Jun. 01, 2021

CLP ($)

Jun. 01, 2021

USD ($)

Jul. 22, 2020

CLP ($)

shares

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired

49.9589%

49.9589%

Cash flow used for control of subsidiaries or other business

$ 0

$ 0

$ 1,028,076,000

Number of employees | Number

9,354

9,354

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

$ 45,937,153,000

293,355,573,000

280,669,513,000

Increase decrease through contribution by owners

^[1]

1,648,121,000

Capital paid up

562,693,346,000

562,693,346,000

Increase decrease through changes in ownership interest in subsidiaries that does not result in loss of control

(438,135,000)

^[2]

(12,207,458,000)

^[3]

47,854,000

^[4]

Other Revenue by Function

$ 4,225,381,000

$ 5,002,286

13,123,558,000

$ 18,459,185

Registered Shares [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Shares issued | shares

219,486,075

commercialization of the Brands [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

$ 17,107,440,000

$ 28,000,000

Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0917%

50.0917%

50.0917%

50.0917%

Compania Industrial Cervecera S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.995%

99.995%

99.995%

99.995%

Increase decrease through changes in ownership interest in subsidiaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 2,845,888,000

CCU Inversiones II Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

84.4969%

84.4969%

Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0007%

50.0007%

50.0007%

50.0007%

LA Barra SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Common stock shares issued ,Shares | shares

4,500,000,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Date of incorporation of the subsidiary company

Mar. 20, 2020

Mar. 20, 2020

Capital paid up

$ 1,500,000,000

Number of shares held | shares

1,500,000

Increase decrease through changes in ownership interest in subsidiaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 4,500,000,000

Bebidas Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.005%

50.005%

50.005%

50.005%

Bebidas Del Paraguay SA [Member] | Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Cash flow used for control of subsidiaries or other business

$ 48,257,000

₲ 400,000

Additional controlling interest acquired

27.00%

27.00%

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

78.00%

78.00%

Percentage of non controlling interest acquired

21.00%

21.00%

Distribuidora Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

49.959%

49.959%

49.959%

49.959%

Distribuidora Del Paraguay SA [Member] | Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Percentage of non controlling interest acquired

1.00%

1.00%

Bebidas Del Paraguay And Distribuidora Del Paraguay SA [Member] | Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Cash flow used for control of subsidiaries or other business

$ 33,458,000

₲ 279

Percentage of non controlling interest acquired

100.00%

100.00%

Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Ltda [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Increase decrease through contribution by owners

$ 800,000,000

Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Increase decrease through contribution by owners

$ 2,500,000,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.9922%

99.9922%

99.9922%

99.9922%

Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member] | Bottom of range [member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Capital paid up

$ 133,823,454,000

$ 185,322,809

Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member] | Top of range [member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Capital paid up

$ 221,302,753,000

$ 306,466,817

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 5,922,150,000

$ 7,500,000

$ 12,200,000

$ 14,002,395,000

$ 16,500,000

$ 9,176,540,000

$ 11,500,000

Capital paid up

$ 281,834,863

CCU S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 17,000,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

58.8429%

CCU Inversiones S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 14,645,670,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.0489%

Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Limitada [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

41.107%

Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l.

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.0012%

Capital paid up

$ 138,779,000

Number of shares reserved for contracts for sale of shares | shares

163,554

Par value per share | $ / shares

$ 1

Compaa Industrial Cervecera S.A [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

94.2138%

Number of shares held | shares

481,643

Compaa Industrial Cervecera S.A. y Senz Briones y Ca. S.A.I.C. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.9419%

95.6345%

Number of shares held | shares

160,548

481,920

Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity

$ 122,000,000

$ 337,000,000

Dividends recognised as distributions to non-controlling interests

$ 390,000,000

Compaa Industrial Cervecera S.A. y Senz Briones y Ca. S.A.I.C. [Member] | Bottom of range [member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity

1,086,489,000

Dividends recognised as distributions to non-controlling interests

3,267,148,000

Compaa Industrial Cervecera S.A. y Senz Briones y Ca. S.A.I.C. [Member] | Top of range [member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity

$ 1,168,183,000

$ 3,540,618,000

Dividends recognised as distributions to non-controlling interests

$ 3,636,863,000

CCU Inversiones S.A. y Via San Pedro Tarapac S.A [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Additional controlling interest acquired

1.067%

0.4485%

Investment made in the shares of subsidiary

$ 2,694,720,000

$ 1,167,074,000

Capital paid up

245,244,000

CCU Inversiones S.A. y Via San Pedro Tarapac S.A [Member] | Top of range [member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Investment made in the shares of subsidiary

$ 424,365,414,000

$ 179,274,015,000

Vspt Us Llc [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

84.4969%

84.4969%

Capital paid up

$ 337,876,000

$ 400,000

CCU Inversiones III SpA. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Capital paid up

$ 13,724,760,000

$ 16,034,722

Dividends recognised as distributions to non-controlling interests

14,664,820,000

$ 17,133,000

Loans and receivables

17,133,000

Borrowings

$ 940,060,000

$ 1,098,278

Interest rate

84.5159%

84.5159%

Aguas De Origin S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.00%

Agaus Danone De Argentina S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

49.00%

VSPT UK Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

0.00%

0.00%

Capital paid up

$ 1,135,300

£ 1

Issue of capital

$ 431,444,000

£ 417,399

Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 6,750,000,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.81%

99.9999%

99.9999%

99.9999%

99.9999%

VSPT Winegroup Shangai Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

0.00%

0.00%

Capital paid up

$ 427,930,000

$ 500,000

Manantial S.A. [Member] | Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

0.9225%

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.0775%

Milotur S.A. [Member] | CCU Inversiones II Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Cash flow used for control of subsidiaries or other business

$ 3,143,360,000

$ 4,000,000

Cerverica Czot Spa [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Common stock shares issued ,Shares | shares

95,710

Cerverica Czot Spa [Member] | Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Additional investment made in the shares of the subsidiary shares | shares

63,022

Investment made in the shares of subsidiary

$ 176,620,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0005%

Cerverica Czot Spa [Member] | Representaciones Chile Beer Kevin Michael Szot [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Disposal Of Shares In Subsidiary Shares | shares

15,167

15,167

Disposal Of Shares In Subsidiary Value

$ 42,506,000

$ 42,506,000

CCU Inversiones S.A [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 438,105,000

Additional controlling interest acquired

0.1856%

Additional investment made in the shares of the subsidiary shares | shares

74,000,000

Increase decrease through changes in ownership interest in subsidiaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 102,625,000

CCU Inversiones S.A [Member] | Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Assets Distributed On Liquidation Of The Company

$ 136,109,435,000

Cash Distributed On Liquidation Of The Company

596,021,000

CCU Inversiones S.A [Member] | CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Assets Distributed On Liquidation Of The Company

3,481,557,000

Cash Distributed On Liquidation Of The Company

$ 20,000

Mahina SPA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Common stock shares issued ,Shares | shares

100

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0909%

Mahina SPA [Member] | Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired

50.10%

Increase decrease through contribution by owners

$ 1,500,000,000

$ 50,000,000

Common stock shares issued ,Shares | shares

50

Additional investment made in the shares of the subsidiary shares | shares

501

Investment made in the shares of subsidiary

$ 525,000,000

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member] | CCU S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.539%

99.539%

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member] | CCU S.A. [Member] | Holdings in subsidiaries after dissolution of one of the companies [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.9511%

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member] | CCU Inversiones S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

0.0461%

0.0461%

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member] | CCU Inversiones S.A. [Member] | Holdings in subsidiaries after dissolution of one of the companies [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

0.0489%

CCU Inversiones II SPA [Member] | Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 950,695,000

$ 1,019,971

$ 867,771,000

$ 1,019,971

Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member] | CCU S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

65.1854%

Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member] | CCU Inversiones S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

34.8086%

Millahue S.A. [Member] | Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

0.19%

Cerveceria Kunstmann S A And Crverceria CCU Chile Limited [Member] | Volcanes Del Sur S A [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

49.90%

Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidaries that does not result in loss of control

$ 12,950,000,000

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.10%

Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. [Member] | LA Barra SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests

1.00%

Quinenco S.A. And Heineken Chile Limitada [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture

50.00%

50.00%

Promarca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Profit (loss) from continuing operations

$ 7,729,870,000

$ 5,854,185,000

4,100,979,000

Distributable Profit Percentage

100.00%

100.00%

Compania Pisquera Bauza S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Percentage of ownership proposed to be divested

40.00%

40.00%

Bebidas CCU-PepsiCo SpA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Profit (loss) from continuing operations

$ 4,781,336,000

2,878,066,000

3,061,898,000

Distributable Profit Percentage

100.00%

100.00%

Bebidas Carozzi CCU SpA. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Profit (loss) from continuing operations

$ 292,979,000

$ 562,405,000

$ 2,532,525,000

Distributable Profit Percentage

100.00%

100.00%

Inversiones Y Rentas S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Subsidiary Interest Ownership Percentage Held By Parent

65.87%

65.87%

Direct ownership [Member] | Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Compania Industrial Cervecera S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | CCU Inversiones II Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.9539%

99.9539%

Direct ownership [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0007%

50.0007%

Direct ownership [Member] | LA Barra SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.00%

99.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Bebidas Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Distribuidora Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

65.1854%

65.1854%

Direct ownership [Member] | Vspt Us Llc [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | VSPT UK Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.8064%

99.8064%

Direct ownership [Member] | VSPT Winegroup Shangai Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Direct ownership [Member] | CCU Inversiones S.A [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.7015%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Aguas CCU-Nestle Chile S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.0917%

50.0917%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Compania Industrial Cervecera S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

99.995%

99.995%

Indirect ownership [Member] | CCU Inversiones II Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.0461%

0.0461%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Cerveceria Kunstmann S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.00%

0.00%

Indirect ownership [Member] | LA Barra SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

1.00%

1.00%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Bebidas Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

50.005%

50.005%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Distribuidora Del Paraguay SA [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

49.959%

49.959%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

34.8068%

34.8068%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Vspt Us Llc [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

Indirect ownership [Member] | VSPT UK Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

51.00%

51.00%

Indirect ownership [Member] | Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

0.1935%

0.1935%

Indirect ownership [Member] | VSPT Winegroup Shangai Limited [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

84.6824%

Indirect ownership [Member] | CCU Inversiones S.A [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A. [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Proportion of controlling interest in subsidiary

84.6824%

Budweiser In Argentina [Member] | ABI Group [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Amounts receivable, related party transactions

$ 306,000,000

Budweiser In Argentina [Member] | AB InBev [Member]

Disclosure Of General Information About Financial Statements [Line Items]

Amounts receivable, related party transactions

$ 400,000,000

[1]	See Note 1 – General information, letter C, number (11).
[2]	See Note 1 – General information, letter C, numbers (4).
[3]	See Note 1 – General information, letter C, numbers (3) and (4).
[4]	See Note 1 – General information, letter C, numbers (17) and (18).

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