Employee Benefits (Details 2) - CLP ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Employee Benefits
Current	$ 395,848	$ 929,338
Non-current	39,586,368	41,843,524
Total	$ 39,982,216	$ 42,772,862

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- Definition

The amount of current net defined benefit liability. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability]

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- Definition

The amount of non-current net defined benefit liability. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability]

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- Definition

The amount of deficit in a defined benefit plan. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]]

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