Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 225,743	$ 176,143
Receivables, less allowances of $9,755 in 2016 and $8,046 in 2015		263,408	249,602
Inventories (Note 5)		173,663	170,424
Other current assets		22,727	23,404
Total current assets		685,541	619,573
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land		15,779	15,132
Buildings and improvements		184,773	173,964
Machinery and equipment		1,241,838	1,161,051
Construction in progress		71,088	95,951
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross		1,513,478	1,446,098
Less: accumulated depreciation		(930,764)	(890,635)
Property, plant and equipment, net		582,714	555,463
Goodwill, net (Note 4)		25,308	11,265
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)		22,339	17,957
Long-term investments (Note 2)		24,055	20,910
Other non-current assets	[1]	13,933	13,224
Total Assets	[2]	1,353,890	1,238,392
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6)		28,154	18,806	[3]
Accounts payable		158,316	128,605
Accrued liabilities (Note 14)		110,795	95,833
Total current liabilities		297,265	243,244
Deferred income taxes (Note 9)		12,497	9,455
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 6)	[1]	288,859	312,548	[3]
Other non-current liabilities (Note 15)		119,353	114,761
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Equity (Note 10):
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued 25,894,782 shares in 2016 and 25,709,391 shares in 2015		25,895	25,709
Additional paid-in capital		158,042	144,601
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 19)		(127,465)	(125,088)
Retained earnings		649,070	580,208
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,470,084 shares in 2016 and 3,428,541 shares in 2015		(70,938)	(68,446)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity		634,604	556,984
Noncontrolling interests		1,312	1,400
Total equity		635,916	558,384
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 1,353,890	$ 1,238,392

[1] The 2015 amounts have been changed from the amounts originally reported at December 31, 2015, due to the Company’s January 1, 2016, adoption of the new U.S. accounting guidance regarding the classification of debt issuance costs. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-3.

[2] The 2015 amounts in the noted line items have been changed from the amounts originally reported due to the reclassification of debt issuance costs pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2015-3. See Note 1 for further information.

[3] Certain balances have been reclassified from those originally presented at December 31, 2015, due to the Company’s January 1, 2016, adoption of the new U.S. GAAP guidance regarding the classification of debt issuance costs. See Note 1 for additional information regarding ASU No. 2015-3.