Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 147,280	$ 129,823
Receivables, net	434,146	422,050
Inventories (Note 6)	296,704	265,558
Other current assets	40,028	34,452
Total current assets	918,158	851,883
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	2,651,960	2,585,058
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,450,014)	(1,378,393)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,201,946	1,206,665
Goodwill, net	95,893	97,442
Other intangible assets, net	46,377	52,571
Long-term investments (Note 3)	25,121	26,804
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	69,147	70,646
Other non-current assets	57,147	57,343
Total assets	2,413,789	2,363,354
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of debt (Note 14)	339,846	252,898
Accounts payable	257,067	233,031
Accrued liabilities	124,380	121,941
Total current liabilities	721,293	607,870
Deferred income taxes	10,676	10,373
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 14)	348,670	401,248
Non-current operating lease liabilities (Note 7)	55,934	58,026
Other non-current liabilities	57,851	69,347
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; 27,148,640 issued shares in 2024 and 27,005,852 issued shares in 2023	27,149	27,006
Additional paid-in capital	252,675	247,032
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11)	(151,722)	(130,602)
Retained earnings	1,279,197	1,257,466
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,654,091 shares in 2024 and 4,628,072 shares in 2023	(187,934)	(184,412)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,219,365	1,216,490
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,413,789	$ 2,363,354

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