Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 125,775	$ 129,823
Receivables, net	446,569	422,050
Inventories (Note 6)	257,118	265,558
Other current assets	40,344	34,452
Total current assets	869,806	851,883
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	2,605,219	2,585,058
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,399,585)	(1,378,393)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,205,634	1,206,665
Goodwill, net	96,309	97,442
Other intangible assets, net	50,564	52,571
Long-term investments (Note 3)	23,466	26,804
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	71,483	70,646
Other non-current assets	55,885	57,343
Total assets	2,373,147	2,363,354
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of debt (Note 14)	245,861	252,898
Accounts payable	256,880	233,031
Accrued liabilities	126,112	121,941
Total current liabilities	628,853	607,870
Deferred income taxes	10,257	10,373
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 14)	400,121	401,248
Non-current operating lease liabilities (Note 7)	59,063	58,026
Other non-current liabilities	60,331	69,347
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; 27,124,666 issued shares in 2024 and 27,005,852 issued shares in 2023	27,125	27,006
Additional paid-in capital	248,337	247,032
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11)	(136,266)	(130,602)
Retained earnings	1,262,937	1,257,466
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,650,882 shares in 2024 and 4,628,072 shares in 2023	(187,611)	(184,412)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,214,522	1,216,490
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,373,147	$ 2,363,354