The applicable excise tax rate on the producer price.

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The rate of retention applies on earnings.

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Percentage of withholding tax rate on dividends.

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The applicable income tax rate.

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The description of the expiry date (if any) of deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits for which no deferred tax asset is recognised in the statement of financial position. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]; Unused tax credits [member]; Unused tax losses [member]]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from a change in tax rate. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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Income taxes (Details textual)	12 Months Ended
Income taxes (Details textual)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Applicable tax rate	27.00%	27.00%	27.00%
Description of expiry date of deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits	In accordance with current tax laws in Chile, tax losses do not expire and can be applied indefinitely. Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay tax losses expire after 5 years and Bolivia tax losses expire after 3 years.
Income tax rate Increase	0.12%	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage of Withholding Tax Rate On Dividends	13.00%	7.00%
Bottom of range [member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate Increase	25.00%
Top of range [member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate Increase		30.00%
Scenario plan for tax rate [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Applicable tax rate			30.00%
CHILE
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate Increase	27.35%	24.67%	21.54%
ARGENTINA
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Applicable tax rate	35.00%
Applicable excise tax rate		8.00%
Earnings retention ratio	0.00%	13.00%
ARGENTINA \| Scenario plan for tax rate [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Applicable tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Applicable excise tax rate			14.00%
Earnings retention ratio			(7.00%)	13.00%