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Reconciliations of Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract] |
Reconciliations of Total Equity | Below are reconciliations of total equity, Company equity and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
(In thousands) |  | Total Equity |  |  | Stepan Company Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity (3) |
Balance at January 1, 2016 |  | $ | 558,384 |  |  | $ | 556,984 |  |  | $ | 1,400 |
Net income |  |  | 27,657 |  |  |  | 27,654 |  |  |  | 3 |
Dividends |  |  | (4,237 | ) |  |  | (4,237 | ) |  |  | — |
Common stock purchases (1) |  |  | (1,143 | ) |  |  | (1,143 | ) |  |  | — |
Stock option exercises |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | — |
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | — |
Translation adjustments |  |  | 12,590 |  |  |  | 12,579 |  |  |  | 11 |
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (2) |  |  | 2,191 |  |  |  | 2,191 |  |  |  | — |
Balance at March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 596,243 |  |  | $ | 594,829 |  |  | $ | 1,414 |
(In thousands) |  | Total Equity |  |  | Stepan Company Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity (3) |
Balance at January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 536,944 |  |  | $ | 535,546 |  |  | $ | 1,398 |
Net income |  |  | 21,286 |  |  |  | 21,270 |  |  |  | 16 |
Dividends |  |  | (4,047 | ) |  |  | (4,047 | ) |  |  | — |
Common stock purchases (1) |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | — |
Stock option exercises |  |  | 167 |  |  |  | 167 |  |  |  | — |
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | 749 |  |  |  | 749 |  |  |  | — |
Translation adjustments |  |  | (25,152 | ) |  |  | (25,137 | ) |  |  | (15 | )
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (2) |  |  | 846 |  |  |  | 846 |  |  |  | — |
Balance at March 31, 2015 |  | $ | 530,478 |  |  | $ | 529,079 |  |  | $ | 1,399 |
| (1) | Includes the value of Company shares purchased in the open market and the value of Company common shares tendered by employees to settle minimum statutory withholding taxes related to distributions of deferred performance awards and deferred incentive compensation. |
| (2) | Primarily comprised of activity related to stock-based compensation, deferred compensation and excess tax benefits.
| (3) | Reflects the noncontrolling interest in the Company’s China joint venture.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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