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Reconciliations of Equity - Reconciliations of Total Equity (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Reconciliations of total equity    
Beginning Balance $ 740,914 $ 635,916
Net income 30,716 31,912
Dividends (5,092) (4,606)
Common stock purchases [1] (5,667) (2,991)
Stock option exercises 3,155 835
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax 753 565
Translation adjustments 8,817 10,454
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax (3) (2)
Other [2] 1,833 2,474
Ending Balance 775,426 674,557
Stepan Company Equity [Member]    
Reconciliations of total equity    
Beginning Balance 740,096 634,604
Net income 30,723 31,913
Dividends (5,092) (4,606)
Common stock purchases [1] (5,667) (2,991)
Stock option exercises 3,155 835
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax 753 565
Translation adjustments 8,785 10,441
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax (3) (2)
Other [2] 1,833 2,474
Ending Balance 774,583 673,233
Noncontrolling Interests' Equity [Member]    
Reconciliations of total equity    
Beginning Balance [3] 818 1,312
Net income [3] (7) (1)
Translation adjustments [3] 32 13
Ending Balance [3] $ 843 $ 1,324
[1] Includes the value of Company shares purchased in the open market and from the Company’s retirement plans and the value of Company common shares tendered by employees to settle statutory withholding taxes related to distributions of deferred performance awards and deferred management incentive compensation and to exercises of stock appreciation rights.
[2] Primarily comprised of activity related to stock-based compensation and deferred compensation. Beginning in 2018, also includes beginning retained earnings adjustment as a result of the Company’s first quarter 2018 adoption of ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory.
[3] Reflects the noncontrolling interest in the Company’s China joint venture.