CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC | CIK:0000909037 | 3

  • Filed: 4/19/2018
  • Entity registrant name: CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC (CIK: 0000909037)
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  • ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCashFlowsExplanatory

    3.5
    Consolidated statement of cash flows
     
    Cash equivalents correspond to highly-liquid short-term investments that are easily convertible into known amounts of cash. They are subject to insignificant risk of changes in their value and mature in less than three months from the date of acquisition of the instrument.
     
    For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and cash equivalents as defined above.
     
    The statement of cash flows includes movements in cash performed during the year, determined using the direct method.