Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 176,143	$ 85,215
Receivables, less allowances of $8,046 in 2015 and $10,011 in 2014	249,602	270,436
Inventories (Note 5)	170,424	183,233
Deferred income taxes (Note 9)		15,364
Other current assets	23,404	21,308
Total current assets	619,573	575,556
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	15,132	12,446
Buildings and improvements	173,964	171,559
Machinery and equipment	1,161,051	1,119,400
Construction in progress	95,951	82,446
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,446,098	1,385,851
Less: accumulated depreciation	(890,635)	(861,656)
Property, plant and equipment, net	555,463	524,195
Goodwill, net (Note 4)	11,265	11,502
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)	17,957	20,803
Long-term investments (Note 2)	20,910	20,217
Other non-current assets	14,493	9,741
Total Assets	1,239,661	1,162,014
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6)	18,806	27,034
Accounts payable	128,605	156,983
Accrued liabilities (Note 14)	95,833	65,496
Total current liabilities	243,244	249,513
Deferred income taxes (Note 9)	9,455	15,804
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 6)	313,817	246,897
Other non-current liabilities (Note 15)	$ 114,761	$ 112,856
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Equity (Note 10):
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued 25,709,391 shares in 2015 and 25,640,090 shares in 2014	$ 25,709	$ 25,640
Additional paid-in capital	144,601	139,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 19)	(125,088)	(83,945)
Retained earnings	580,208	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	556,984	535,546
Noncontrolling interests	1,400	1,398
Total equity	558,384	536,944
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,239,661	$ 1,162,014