Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 223,818	$ 225,743
Receivables, net	306,221	263,408
Inventories (Note 6)	178,372	173,663
Other current assets	25,018	22,727
Total current assets	733,429	685,541
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	1,562,017	1,513,478
Less: accumulated depreciation	(974,768)	(930,764)
Property, plant and equipment, net	587,249	582,714
Goodwill, net	25,063	25,308
Other intangible assets, net	20,426	22,339
Long-term investments (Note 3)	26,907	24,055
Other non-current assets	13,665	13,933
Total assets	1,406,739	1,353,890
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 12)	21,219	28,154
Accounts payable	169,182	158,316
Accrued liabilities	83,991	110,795
Total current liabilities	274,392	297,265
Deferred income taxes	15,147	12,497
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 12)	283,222	288,859
Other non-current liabilities	125,279	119,353
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; Issued shares 26,038,909 in 2017 and 25,894,782 shares in 2016	26,039	25,895
Additional paid-in capital	165,548	158,042
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 10)	(109,920)	(127,465)
Retained earnings	699,640	649,070
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,503,655 shares in 2017 and 3,470,084 shares in 2016	(73,966)	(70,938)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	707,341	634,604
Noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	1,358	1,312
Total equity	708,699	635,916
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,406,739	$ 1,353,890