Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 197,809	$ 225,743
Receivables, net	287,491	263,408
Inventories (Note 6)	189,777	173,663
Other current assets	24,525	22,727
Total current assets	699,602	685,541
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	1,534,929	1,513,478
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(950,822)	(930,764)
Property, plant and equipment, net	584,107	582,714
Goodwill, net	25,802	25,308
Other intangible assets, net	21,716	22,339
Long-term investments (Note 3)	25,560	24,055
Other non-current assets	13,645	13,933
Total assets	1,370,432	1,353,890
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 12)	27,848	28,154
Accounts payable	163,751	158,316
Accrued liabilities	80,011	110,795
Total current liabilities	271,610	297,265
Deferred income taxes	15,190	12,497
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 12)	288,898	288,859
Other non-current liabilities	120,177	119,353
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; Issued 25,970,037 shares in 2017 and 25,894,782 shares in 2016	25,970	25,895
Additional paid-in capital	161,113	158,042
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 10)	(116,461)	(127,465)
Retained earnings	676,377	649,070
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,501,313 shares in 2017 and 3,470,084 shares in 2016	(73,766)	(70,938)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	673,233	634,604
Noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	1,324	1,312
Total equity	674,557	635,916
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,370,432	$ 1,353,890