Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 264,100	$ 225,743
Receivables, net	314,125	263,408
Inventories (Note 6)	163,716	173,663
Other current assets	23,718	22,727
Total current assets	765,659	685,541
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	1,588,996	1,513,478
Less: accumulated depreciation	(997,122)	(930,764)
Property, plant and equipment, net	591,874	582,714
Goodwill, net	25,724	25,308
Other intangible assets, net	19,810	22,339
Long-term investments (Note 3)	26,335	24,055
Other non-current assets	13,429	13,933
Total assets	1,442,831	1,353,890
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 12)	21,165	28,154
Accounts payable	172,384	158,316
Accrued liabilities	96,421	110,795
Total current liabilities	289,970	297,265
Deferred income taxes	19,729	12,497
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 12)	283,261	288,859
Other non-current liabilities	113,600	119,353
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; Issued shares 26,063,641 in 2017 and 25,894,782 shares in 2016	26,064	25,895
Additional paid-in capital	168,548	158,042
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 10)	(99,572)	(127,465)
Retained earnings	716,923	649,070
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,542,333 shares in 2017 and 3,470,084 shares in 2016	(77,030)	(70,938)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	734,933	634,604
Noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	1,338	1,312
Total equity	736,271	635,916
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,442,831	$ 1,353,890