Gains (losses) from operating activities in the statement of income, included according to their nature (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure Of Revenue From Products and Services [Abstract]

Disclosure of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers [text block]

The Group derives revenues from the sale of goods (which are recognized at one point in time) and from the provision of services (which are recognized over time) and are distributed among the following geographical areas and main product and service lines:

(a) Geographic areas:

For the year ended December 31, 2021
Geographic areas	Specialty plant nutrition		Iodine and derivatives		Lithium and derivatives		Potassium		Industrial chemicals		Other		Total ThUS$
Chile		136,523		1,538		901		50,573		4,125		25,988		219,648
Latin America and the Caribbean		88,990		10,198		4,905		214,304		7,367		523		326,287
Europe		179,744		173,329		75,674		33,948		18,662		1,408		482,765
North America		314,895		102,746		50,349		57,682		29,860		2,470		558,002
Asia and Others		188,663		150,120		804,292		60,085		71,997		456		1,275,613
Total		908,815		437,931		936,121		416,592		132,011		30,845		2,862,315

For the year ended as of December 31, 2020
Geographic areas	Specialty plant nutrition		Iodine and derivatives		Lithium and derivatives		Potassium		Industrial chemicals		Other		Total ThUS$
Chile		100,353		1,234		399		23,963		4,059		23,737		153,745
Latin America and the Caribbean		69,535		10,843		1,597		72,697		4,951		367		159,990
Europa		145,896		142,161		49,719		30,029		11,585		735		380,125
North America		246,737		90,292		25,558		39,432		23,963		1,588		427,570
Asia and Others		139,167		90,127		306,100		43,173		116,050		1,144		695,761
Total		701,688		334,657		383,373		209,294		160,608		27,571		1,817,191

For the year ended as of December 31, 2019
Geographic areas	Specialty plant nutrition		Iodine and derivatives		Lithium and derivatives		Potassium		Industrial chemicals		Other		Total ThUS$
Chile		109,975		1,064		599		27,371		39,512		33,336		211,857
Latin America and the Caribbean		78,872		7,972		3,593		64,868		6,354		269		161,928
Europa		149,992		123,525		76,250		27,973		15,289		735		393,764
North America		243,399		90,070		45,810		43,312		27,798		883		451,272
Asia and Others		141,682		148,389		379,462		48,627		5,922		752		724,834
Total		723,920		371,020		505,714		212,151		94,875		35,975		1,943,655

Disclosure Of Revenue By Products Text Block [Text Block]

(b) Main product and service lines:

	For the period from January to December of the year
Products and Services	2021		2020		2019
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Specialty plant nutrition		908,815		701,688		723,920
- Sodium Nitrates		24,829		18,291		20,679
- Potassium nitrate and sodium potassium nitrate		539,336		424,041		457,477
- Specialty Blends		234,369		163,033		153,739
- Other specialty fertilizers		110,281		96,323		92,025
Iodine and derivatives		437,931		334,657		371,020
Lithium and derivatives		936,121		383,373		505,714
Potassium		416,592		209,294		212,151
Industrial chemicals		132,011		160,608		94,875
Other		30,845		27,571		35,975
- Services		3,428		3,241		3,410
- Income from property leases		1,531		1,457		1,438
- Income from subleases on right-of-use assets		146		176		261
- Commodities		12,468		11,938		16,176
- Other ordinary income of Commercial Offices		13,272		10,759		14,690
Total		2,862,315		1,817,191		1,943,655

Disclosure of cost of sales [text block]

21.2 Cost of sales

Cost of sales broken down by nature of expense:

	For the period from January to December of the year
Nature of expense	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Raw materials and consumables used		(345,356	)		(287,877	)		(271,912	)
Classes of employee benefit expenses		(211,771	)		(178,956	)		(178,493	)
Depreciation expense		(195,678	)		(182,314	)		(189,587	)
Depreciation of Right-of-use Assets (contracts under IFRS 16)		(5,963	)		(5,814	)		(5,450	)
Amortization expense		(9,737	)		(12,938	)		(6,015	)
Investment plan expenses		(15,059	)		(14,286	)		(18,367	)
Provision for materials, spare parts and supplies		(505	)		640			(7,500	)
Contractors		(157,571	)		(142,017	)		(120,750	)
Operating leases		(67,106	)		(57,461	)		(48,499	)
Mining concessions		(7,325	)		(6,645	)		(7,856	)
Operational transportation		(76,003	)		(68,730	)		(56,376	)
Freight / product transportation costs		(77,353	)		(52,156	)		(46,264	)
Purchase of products from third parties		(329,464	)		(260,089	)		(268,581	)
Insurance		(21,869	)		(17,657	)		(16,968	)
CORFO rights and other agreements		(247,604	)		(74,418	)		(143,861	)
Export costs		(99,212	)		(88,176	)		(71,056	)
Expenses related to variable lease payments (contracts under IFRS 16)		(1,313	)		(1,117	)		(1,037	)
Variation in gross inventory		85,709			102,446			52,557
Variation in inventory provision		5,038			7,244			17,107
Other		5,934			6,000			5,305
Total		(1,772,208	)		(1,334,321	)		(1,383,603	)

Disclosure of detailed information about other income [Text Block]

21.3 Other income

	For the period from January to December of the year
Other income	2021		2020		2019
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Discounts obtained from suppliers		896		665		676
Fines charged to suppliers		83		267		483
Taxes recovered		287		1,487		457
Amounts recovered from insurance		1,811		14,861		492
Overestimate of provisions for third-party obligations		293		118		983
Sale of assets classified as properties, plant and equipment		1,923		1,626		2,422
Sale of mining rights		8,796		5,852		5,298
Easements, pipelines and roads		4,949		1,619		7,204
Refunds for mining patents and notarial expenses		198		85		203
Others		316		313		-
Total		19,552		26,893		18,218

Description of detailed information about employee benefits by nature of expenses [Text Block]

21.4 Administrative expenses

	For the period from January to December of the year
Administrative expenses	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Employee benefit expenses		(60,552	)		(55,152	)		(60,255	)
Marketing costs		(2,415	)		(2,377	)		(3,911	)
Amortization expenses		(118	)		(91	)		(5	)
Entertainment expenses		(4,906	)		(4,858	)		(5,783	)
Advisory services		(17,332	)		(13,880	)		(13,862	)
Lease of buildings and facilities		(3,478	)		(3,111	)		(3,653	)
Insurance		(3,901	)		(3,478	)		(2,553	)
Office expenses		(6,363	)		(6,204	)		(7,327	)
Contractors		(5,106	)		(5,079	)		(4,874	)
Depreciation of Right-of-use Assets (contracts under IFRS 16)		(2,743	)		(2,617	)		(2,501	)
Other expenses		(11,979	)		(10,170	)		(12,456	)
Total		(118,893	)		(107,017	)		(117,180	)

Disclosure of detailed information about other expenses [Text Block]

21.5 Other expenses

For the period from January to December of the year
Other expenses	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation of assets not in use		-			(138	)		(136	)
Subtotal		-			(138	)		(136	)
Impairment (losses) /reversals of impairment losses recognized in profit for the year
Properties, plant and equipment		(5,582	)		(9,563	)		(49	)
Intangible assets other than goodwill		(478	)		(1,941	)		(913	)
Goodwill		-			(140	)		(140	)
Non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale		-			-			-
Subtotal		(6,060	)		(11,644	)		(1,102	)
Other expenses, by nature
Legal expenses		(42,253	)		(69,965	)		(9,277	)
VAT and other unrecoverable taxes		(1,015	)		(626	)		(613	)
Fines paid		(882	)		(314	)		(145	)
Investment plan expenses		1			(768	)		(1,693	)
Exploration expenses		-			(5,262	)		(5,537	)
Contributions and donations		(9,321	)		(8,793	)		(5,026	)
Other operating expenses		(1,075	)		(2,102	)		(2,466	)
Subtotal		(54,545	)		(87,830	)		(24,757	)
Total		(60,605	)		(99,612	)		(25,995	)

Disclosure of detailed information about other income expenses [Text Block]

21.6 Other (losses) income

	For the period from January to December of the year
Other (losses) income	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Adjustment to prior periods due to applying the equity method		(198	)		(48	)		(985	)
Sale of investments in associates		-			(11,830	)		-
Impairment of interests in associates		(2,009	)		7,235			631
Sale of investments in joint ventures		-			(481	)		-
Others		(431	)		(189	)		(29	)
Total		(2,638	)		(5,313	)		(383	)

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21.7 (Impairment) /reversal of value of financial assets impairment losses

	For the period from January to December of the year
Description	2021			2020		2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$
(Impairment) /reversal of value of financial assets impairment losses (See Note 12.2)		(235	)		4,684		(1,057	)
Totals		(235	)		4,684		(1,057	)

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21.8 Summary of expenses by nature

The following summary considers notes 21.2, 21.4 and 21.5

	For the period from January to December of the year
Expenses by nature	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Raw materials and consumables		(345,356	)		(287,877	)		(271,912	)
Employee Benefit Expenses		(272,323	)		(234,108	)		(238,748	)
Depreciation expense		(195,678	)		(182,452	)		(189,723	)
Depreciation of right-of-use Assets		(8,706	)		(8,431	)		(7,951	)
Impairment of properties, plant and equipment, intangible and Goodwill		(6,060	)		(11,644	)		(1,102	)
Amortization expense		(9,855	)		(13,029	)		(6,020	)
Legal expenses		(42,253	)		(69,965	)		(9,277	)
Investment plan expenses		(15,058	)		(15,054	)		(20,060	)
Exploration expenses		-			(5,262	)		(5,237	)
Provision for materials, spare parts and supplies		(505	)		640			(7,500	)
Contractors		(162,677	)		(147,096	)		(125,624	)
Operational leases		(70,584	)		(60,572	)		(52,152	)
Mining concessions		(7,325	)		(6,645	)		(7,856	)
Operational transportation		(76,003	)		(68,730	)		(56,376	)
Freight and product transportation costs		(77,353	)		(52,156	)		(46,264	)
Purchase of products from third parties		(329,464	)		(260,089	)		(268,581	)
CORFO rights y other agreements		(247,604	)		(74,418	)		(143,861	)
Export costs		(99,212	)		(88,176	)		(71,056	)
Expenses related to variable lease payments (contracts under IFRS 16)		(1,313	)		(1,117	)		(1,037	)
Insurance		(25,770	)		(21,135	)		(19,521	)
Consultant and advisor services		(17,332	)		(13,880	)		(13,862	)
Variation in gross inventory		85,709			102,446			52,557
Variation in inventory provision		5,038			7,244			17,107
Other expenses		(32,022	)		(29,444	)		(32,422	)
Total expenses by nature		(1,951,706	)		(1,540,950	)		(1,526,478	)

Disclosure of interest expense [text block]

21.9 Finance expenses

	For the period from January to December of the year
Finance expenses	2021			2020			2019
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Interest expense from bank borrowings and overdrafts		(2,664	)		(2,797	)		(2,133	)
Interest expense from bonds		(90,859	)		(87,030	)		(72,984	)
Interest expense from loans		(1,135	)		(1,598	)		(2,682	)
Reversal of capitalized interest expenses		14,206			8,462			7,841
Financial expenses for restoration and rehabilitation provisions		(1,259	)		2,947			(4,417	)
Interest on lease agreement		(1,587	)		(1,133	)		(1,535	)
Interest and bank charges		(1,328	)		(1,050	)		(1,029	)
Total		(84,626	)		(82,199	)		(76,939	)

Disclosure of finance income [text block]

21.10 Finance income

	For the period from January to December of the year
Finance income	2021		2020		2019
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Interest from term deposits		3,635		10,260		15,345
Interest from marketable securities		68		2,147		6,765
Interest from maintenance of minimum bank balance in current account		2		18		-
Other finance income		107		259		4,130
Other finance interests		856		1,031		49
Total		4,668		13,715		26,289