Aggregate ownership interest percentage.

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The Group's Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information.

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Percentage of issued capital.

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Percentage of stock ownership limit.

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The average number of personnel employed by the entity during a period.

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The number of personnel employed by the entity at a date.

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The proportion of ownership interest in a subsidiary attributable to the entity. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]

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The proportion of ownership interests in a subsidiary held by non-controlling interests. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]; Non-controlling interests]

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The Group's Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail)			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2018	Apr. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019 employee	Dec. 31, 2018 employee
Notes And Other Explanatory Information [Line Items]
Number of employees			710	767
Average number of employees			705
Group Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information [Abstract]
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests			40.00%
Enel Chile S.A. [Member]
Group Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information [Abstract]
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary			50.00%
Notes And Other Explanatory Information [Abstract]
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary			50.00%
Enel Chile S.A. [Member]
Group Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information [Abstract]
Aggregate ownership interest percentage	93.55	59.98	60
Bottom of Range \| Enel Chile S.A. [Member]
Group Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information [Abstract]
Ownership limit percent			65.00%
Bottom of Range \| Enel Chile S.A. [Member]
Group Activities and Financial Statements - Additional Information [Abstract]
Aggregate ownership interest percentage			75
Percentage of issued capital			65.00%