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Reconciliations of Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract] |
Reconciliations of Equity |
2. | RECONCILIATIONS OF EQUITY
Below are reconciliations of total equity, Company equity and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
(In thousands) |  | Total Equity |  |  | Stepan Company Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity (3) |
Balance at January 1, 2018 |  | $ | 740,914 |  |  | $ | 740,096 |  |  | $ | 818 |
Net income |  |  | 85,807 |  |  |  | 85,816 |  |  |  | (9 | )
Dividends |  |  | (15,225 | ) |  |  | (15,225 | ) |  |  | — |
Common stock purchases (1) |  |  | (16,756 | ) |  |  | (16,756 | ) |  |  | — |
Stock option exercises |  |  | 3,488 |  |  |  | 3,488 |  |  |  | — |
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | 2,293 |  |  |  | 2,293 |  |  |  | — |
Translation adjustments |  |  | (28,776 | ) |  |  | (28,730 | ) |  |  | (46 | )
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (2) |  |  | 6,676 |  |  |  | 6,676 |  |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2018 |  | $ | 778,414 |  |  | $ | 777,651 |  |  | $ | 763 |
(In thousands) |  | Total Equity |  |  | Stepan Company Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity (3) |
Balance at January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 635,916 |  |  | $ | 634,604 |  |  | $ | 1,312 |
Net income |  |  | 81,661 |  |  |  | 81,694 |  |  |  | (33 | )
Dividends |  |  | (13,841 | ) |  |  | (13,841 | ) |  |  | — |
Common stock purchases (1) |  |  | (6,255 | ) |  |  | (6,255 | ) |  |  | — |
Stock option exercises |  |  | 3,127 |  |  |  | 3,127 |  |  |  | — |
Defined benefit pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | 1,671 |  |  |  | 1,671 |  |  |  | — |
Translation adjustments |  |  | 26,288 |  |  |  | 26,229 |  |  |  | 59 |
Derivative instrument activity, net of tax |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (2) |  |  | 7,711 |  |  |  | 7,711 |  |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2017 |  | $ | 736,271 |  |  | $ | 734,933 |  |  | $ | 1,338 |
| (1) | Includes the value of Company common stock purchased in the open market and from the Company’s retirement plans and the value of Company common stock tendered by employees to settle statutory withholding taxes related to distributions of deferred performance awards and deferred management incentive compensation and 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.

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