Basis of Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements - IFRS 16 Leases Narrative (Detail) - IFRS 16 [Member] - CLP ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Increase in non-current and current liabilities	$ 28,814,142
Weighted average of the incremental borrowing rate used to record lease liabilities	5.50%
Increase in financial expenses associated with new lease liabilities		$ 1,191,645
Increase in depreciation associated with the right of use assets		$ 2,347,661

The amount of increase (decrease) in current and non-current lease liabilities.

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The amount of depreciation of right-of-use assets. [Refer: Depreciation and amortisation expense; Right-of-use assets]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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-Number 16
-IssueDate 2019-01-01
-Paragraph 53
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The weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application of IFRS 16. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.

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