Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 160,457	$ 85,215
Receivables, net	267,460	270,436
Inventories (Note 6)	179,853	183,233
Deferred income taxes	15,874	15,364
Other current assets	21,735	21,308
Total current assets	645,379	575,556
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	1,429,909	1,385,851
Less: accumulated depreciation	(886,372)	(861,656)
Property, plant and equipment, net	543,537	524,195
Goodwill, net	11,315	11,502
Other intangible assets, net	18,659	20,803
Long-term investments (Note 3)	19,362	20,217
Other non-current assets	9,782	9,741
Total assets	1,248,034	1,162,014
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 12)	21,671	27,034
Accounts payable	139,864	156,983
Accrued liabilities	88,430	65,496
Total current liabilities	249,965	249,513
Deferred income taxes	17,170	15,804
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 12)	319,782	246,897
Other non-current liabilities	$ 108,111	$ 112,856
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; Issued shares 25,688,794 in 2015 and 25,640,090 shares in 2014	$ 25,689	$ 25,640
Additional paid-in capital	143,483	139,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 10)	(120,711)	(83,945)
Retained earnings	571,569	520,540
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,428,541 shares in 2015 and 3,384,443 shares in 2014	(68,446)	(66,262)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	551,584	535,546
Noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	1,422	1,398
Total equity	553,006	536,944
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,248,034	$ 1,162,014