Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,268	$ 349,938
Receivables, net	413,576	301,318
Inventories (Note 6)	290,934	218,783
Other current assets	29,435	35,612
Total current assets	839,213	905,651
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	2,037,206	1,872,650
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,237,810)	(1,189,983)
Property, plant and equipment, net	799,396	682,667
Goodwill, net (Note 17)	98,212	27,972
Other intangible assets, net (Note 17)	62,800	24,068
Long-term investments (Note 3)	32,542	30,652
Operating lease assets (Note 7)	71,210	62,421
Other non-current assets	52,566	18,905
Total assets	1,955,939	1,752,336
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 14)	47,656	37,857
Accounts payable	314,459	236,750
Accrued liabilities	128,950	141,947
Total current liabilities	491,065	416,554
Deferred income taxes	8,637	20,745
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 14)	232,184	160,812
Non-current operating lease liabilities (Note 7)	58,905	51,567
Other non-current liabilities	106,131	114,293
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 60,000,000 shares; Issued 26,752,583 shares in 2021 and 26,658,032 shares in 2020	26,753	26,658
Additional paid-in capital	217,015	206,716
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11)	(156,953)	(136,881)
Retained earnings	1,124,066	1,023,829
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 4,339,780 shares in 2021 and 4,185,242 shares in 2020	(153,585)	(133,629)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	1,057,296	986,693
Noncontrolling interest (Note 2)	1,721	1,672
Total equity	1,059,017	988,365
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,955,939	$ 1,752,336

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