Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 99,665,000	$ 129,823,000
Receivables, less allowances of $10,827 in 2024 and $11,143 in 2023	388,027,000	422,050,000
Inventories (Note 5)	288,722,000	265,558,000
Other current assets	34,015,000	34,452,000
Total current assets	810,429,000	851,883,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	54,464,000	52,842,000
Buildings and improvements	399,226,000	335,033,000
Machinery and equipment	1,917,196,000	1,796,820,000
Construction in progress	275,045,000	400,363,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,645,931,000	2,585,058,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,447,477,000)	(1,378,393,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,198,454,000	1,206,665,000
Goodwill, net (Note 4)	91,368,000	97,442,000
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)	42,673,000	52,571,000
Long-term investments (Note 2)	25,558,000	26,804,000
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	71,477,000	70,646,000
Other non-current assets	64,689,000	57,343,000
Total Assets	2,304,648,000	2,363,354,000
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of debt (Note 6)	292,807,000	252,898,000
Accounts payable	258,787,000	233,031,000
Accrued liabilities (Note 14)	117,440,000	121,941,000
Total current liabilities	669,034,000	607,870,000
Deferred income taxes (Note 9)	9,612,000	10,373,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 6)	332,632,000	401,248,000
Non-current operating lease liability (Note 7)	57,392,000	58,026,000
Other non-current liabilities (Note 15)	66,044,000	69,347,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Equity (Note 10):
Common stock, $1 par value; 60,000,000 authorized shares; 27,156,436 issued shares in 2024 and 27,005,852 issued shares in 2023	27,156,000	27,006,000
Additional paid-in capital	253,779,000	247,032,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 19)	(196,838,000)	(130,602,000)
Retained earnings	1,273,886,000	1,257,466,000
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,655,798 shares in 2024 and 4,628,072 shares in 2023	(188,049,000)	(184,412,000)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,169,934,000	1,216,490,000
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,304,648,000	$ 2,363,354,000