Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 82,365	$ 85,215
Receivables, net	264,496	270,436
Inventories (Note 6)	178,582	183,233
Deferred income taxes	15,781	15,364
Other current assets	23,160	21,308
Total current assets	564,384	575,556
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Cost	1,417,600	1,385,851
Less: accumulated depreciation	(880,763)	(861,656)
Property, plant and equipment, net	536,837	524,195
Goodwill, net	11,398	11,502
Other intangible assets, net	19,379	20,803
Long-term investments (Note 3)	20,273	20,217
Other non-current assets	9,289	9,741
Total assets	1,161,560	1,162,014
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 12)	24,826	27,034
Accounts payable	140,047	156,983
Accrued liabilities	69,100	65,496
Total current liabilities	233,973	249,513
Deferred income taxes	15,453	15,804
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 12)	235,644	246,897
Other non-current liabilities	$ 124,528	$ 112,856
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; Issued shares 25,685,308 in 2015 and 25,640,090 shares in 2014	$ 25,685	$ 25,640
Additional paid-in capital	142,286	139,573
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 10)	(101,669)	(83,945)
Retained earnings	550,663	520,540
Less: Common treasury stock, at cost, 3,386,626 shares in 2015 and 3,384,443 shares in 2014	(66,446)	(66,262)
Total Stepan Company stockholders’ equity	550,519	535,546
Noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	1,443	1,398
Total equity	551,962	536,944
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,161,560	$ 1,162,014