Common Shareholders' Equity (Details) - Equity Holders [Member] - CLP ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement [Line Items]
Equity holders of the controlling company	$ 199,162,731	$ 96,152,272	$ 130,141,692
Weighted average number of shares	369,502,872	369,502,872	369,502,872
Basic income per share	$ 539.00	$ 260.22	$ 352.21
Diluted income per share	$ 539.00	$ 260.22	$ 352.21

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The amount of profit (loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity (the numerator) divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period (the denominator).

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