Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,823,000	$ 173,750,000
Receivables, less allowances of $11,143 in 2023 and $11,100 in 2022	422,050,000	436,914,000
Inventories (Note 5)	265,558,000	402,531,000
Other current assets	34,452,000	31,607,000
Total current assets	851,883,000	1,044,802,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	52,842,000	50,695,000
Buildings and improvements	335,033,000	293,264,000
Machinery and equipment	1,796,820,000	1,640,478,000
Construction in progress	400,363,000	386,115,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,585,058,000	2,370,552,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,378,393,000)	(1,297,255,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,206,665,000	1,073,297,000
Goodwill, net (Note 4)	97,442,000	95,922,000
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)	52,571,000	58,026,000
Long-term investments (Note 2)	26,804,000	23,294,000
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	70,646,000	62,540,000
Other non-current assets	57,343,000	75,291,000
Total Assets	2,363,354,000	2,433,172,000
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of debt (Note 6)	252,898,000	132,111,000
Accounts payable	233,031,000	375,726,000
Accrued liabilities (Note 14)	121,941,000	162,812,000
Total current liabilities	607,870,000	670,649,000
Deferred income taxes (Note 9)	10,373,000	10,179,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 6)	401,248,000	455,029,000
Non-current operating lease liability (Note 7)	58,026,000	50,559,000
Other non-current liabilities (Note 15)	69,347,000	80,691,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Equity (Note 10):
Common stock, $1 par value; 60,000,000 authorized shares; 27,005,852 issued shares in 2023 and 26,840,843 issued shares in 2022	27,006,000	26,841,000
Additional paid-in capital	247,032,000	237,202,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 19)	(130,602,000)	(167,512,000)
Retained earnings	1,257,466,000	1,250,130,000
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,628,072 shares in 2023 and 4,605,858 shares in 2022	(184,412,000)	(180,596,000)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,216,490,000	1,166,065,000
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,363,354,000	$ 2,433,172,000