STEPAN COMPANY has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.
Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II
| Measure | Date | Value |
|---|
| 2023 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2023 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2023-12-31 | $-8,322,349 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-12-31 | $-8,322,349 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2023-12-31 | $2,336,828 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-12-31 | $-7,006,595 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-12-31 | $-1,084,492 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-12-31 | $4,762,646 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-12-31 | $4,711,903 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-12-31 | $1,328,963 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $67,952,882 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $82,058,951 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-12-31 | $50,743 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-12-31 | $1,071,283 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2023-12-31 | $2,525 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-12-31 | $-11,769,241 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $67,952,882 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $82,058,951 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $56,723 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $48,546 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $66,567,159 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $77,790,405 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-12-31 | $1,328,963 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $1,329,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $4,220,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2023-12-31 | $1,068,758 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-12-31 | $4,711,903 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2023-12-31 | $7,105,013 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2023-12-31 | $8,189,505 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-12-31 | 366055558 |
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2023-01-01 | $-8,322,349 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-01-01 | $-8,322,349 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2023-01-01 | $2,336,828 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-01-01 | $-7,006,595 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-01-01 | $-1,084,492 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-01-01 | $4,762,646 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-01-01 | $4,711,903 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-01-01 | $1,328,963 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $67,952,882 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $82,058,951 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-01-01 | $50,743 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-01-01 | $1,071,283 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2023-01-01 | $2,525 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-01-01 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-01-01 | $-11,769,241 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $67,952,882 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $82,058,951 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $56,723 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $48,546 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $66,567,159 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $77,790,405 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-01-01 | $1,328,963 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $1,329,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $4,220,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2023-01-01 | $1,068,758 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-01-01 | $4,711,903 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2023-01-01 | $7,105,013 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2023-01-01 | $8,189,505 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-01-01 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-01-01 | 366055558 |
| 2022 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2022 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2022-12-31 | $-12,342,514 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-12-31 | $-12,342,514 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2022-12-31 | $1,575,997 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-12-31 | $-8,706,026 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $-1,616,978 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-12-31 | $7,545,817 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-12-31 | $7,470,583 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-12-31 | $4,219,948 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $82,058,951 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $99,886,791 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $75,234 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-12-31 | $1,033,518 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2022-12-31 | $524 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2022-12-31 | $29,229 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2022-12-31 | $46,005 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-12-31 | $-16,251,843 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $82,058,951 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $99,886,791 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $48,546 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $50,380 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $77,790,405 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $96,055,411 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-12-31 | $4,219,948 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $4,220,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $3,781,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2022-12-31 | $1,032,994 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-12-31 | $7,470,583 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $9,120,082 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $10,737,060 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-12-31 | 366055558 |
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2022-01-01 | $-12,342,514 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-01-01 | $-12,342,514 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2022-01-01 | $1,575,997 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-01-01 | $-8,706,026 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-01-01 | $-1,616,978 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-01-01 | $7,545,817 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-01-01 | $7,470,583 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-01-01 | $4,219,948 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $82,058,951 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $99,886,791 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-01-01 | $75,234 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-01-01 | $1,033,518 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2022-01-01 | $524 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2022-01-01 | $29,229 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-01-01 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2022-01-01 | $46,005 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-01-01 | $-16,251,843 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $82,058,951 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $99,886,791 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $48,546 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $50,380 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $77,790,405 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $96,055,411 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-01-01 | $4,219,948 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $4,220,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $3,781,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2022-01-01 | $1,032,994 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-01-01 | $7,470,583 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2022-01-01 | $9,120,082 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2022-01-01 | $10,737,060 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-01-01 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-01-01 | 366055558 |
| 2021 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2021 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2021-12-31 | $3,673,274 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2021-12-31 | $3,673,274 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2021-12-31 | $2,648,946 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2021-12-31 | $8,705,560 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $254,971 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2021-12-31 | $5,162,648 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2021-12-31 | $5,116,899 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2021-12-31 | $3,781,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $99,886,791 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $98,992,825 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $45,749 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2021-12-31 | $996,315 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2021-12-31 | $4 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2021-12-31 | $22,218 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2021-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2021-12-31 | $23,531 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2021-12-31 | $3,542,912 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $99,886,791 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $98,992,825 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $50,380 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $4,661 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $96,055,411 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $95,110,164 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2021-12-31 | $3,781,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $3,781,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $3,878,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2021-12-31 | $996,311 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2021-12-31 | $5,116,899 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $7,858,656 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $7,603,685 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2021-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2021-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2021-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2020 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2020 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2020-12-31 | $13,796,633 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2020-12-31 | $13,796,633 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2020-12-31 | $2,771,411 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2020-12-31 | $18,552,283 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2020-12-31 | $-51,640 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2020-12-31 | $6,081,558 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2020-12-31 | $6,026,609 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2020-12-31 | $3,878,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $98,992,825 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $89,293,511 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $54,949 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2020-12-31 | $929,290 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2020-12-31 | $25 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2020-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2020-12-31 | $54,949 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2020-12-31 | $12,470,725 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $98,992,825 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $89,293,511 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $4,661 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $9,567 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $95,110,164 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $86,348,603 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2020-12-31 | $3,878,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $3,878,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $2,935,341 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2020-12-31 | $929,265 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2020-12-31 | $6,026,609 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2020-12-31 | $8,847,438 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2020-12-31 | $8,899,078 |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2020-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2020-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2020-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2019 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2019 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2019-12-31 | $23,126,082 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2019-12-31 | $23,126,082 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2019-12-31 | $4,976,708 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2019-12-31 | $29,870,427 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2019-12-31 | $2,837,992 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2019-12-31 | $8,895,692 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2019-12-31 | $8,829,084 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2019-12-31 | $2,980,745 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $89,293,511 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2019-12-31 | $66,608 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2019-12-31 | $925,608 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2019-12-31 | $123 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2019-12-31 | $31,320 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2019-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2019-12-31 | $35,288 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2019-12-31 | $20,974,735 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $89,293,511 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $9,567 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $5,143 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $5,143 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $86,348,603 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $70,300,341 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $70,300,341 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2019-12-31 | $2,980,745 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,935,341 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,935,341 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,990,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,990,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2019-12-31 | $925,485 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2019-12-31 | $8,829,084 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2019-12-31 | $8,829,084 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2019-12-31 | $13,875,717 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2019-12-31 | $11,037,725 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2019-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2019-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2019-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2018 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2018 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2018-12-31 | $-4,489,072 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2018-12-31 | $-4,489,072 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2018-12-31 | $3,952,050 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2018-12-31 | $-325,984 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $265,508 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2018-12-31 | $3,666,676 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2018-12-31 | $3,575,343 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2018-12-31 | $2,990,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $81,240,194 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $91,333 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2018-12-31 | $907,580 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $387 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2018-12-31 | $44,864 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2018-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2018-12-31 | $46,469 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2018-12-31 | $-3,992,660 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $73,295,484 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $81,240,194 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $5,143 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $27,482 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $70,300,341 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $78,002,712 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2018-12-31 | $2,990,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $2,990,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $3,210,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2018-12-31 | $907,193 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2018-12-31 | $3,575,343 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $7,595,965 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $7,330,457 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2018-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2018-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2018-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2017 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2017 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2017-12-31 | $-2,367,405 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2017-12-31 | $-2,367,405 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2017-12-31 | $6,345,457 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $49,641 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2017-12-31 | $1,572,290 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $-153,032 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2017-12-31 | $4,918,809 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2017-12-31 | $4,857,195 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2017-12-31 | $3,210,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $81,240,194 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $90,981,811 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $61,614 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2017-12-31 | $882,727 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2017-12-31 | $15,104 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2017-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2017-12-31 | $46,510 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2017-12-31 | $-3,346,519 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $81,240,194 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $90,932,170 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $27,482 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $44,589 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $78,002,712 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $87,714,722 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2017-12-31 | $3,210,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $3,210,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $3,222,500 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2017-12-31 | $882,727 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2017-12-31 | $4,857,195 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $49,641 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $11,296,517 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $11,449,549 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2017-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2017-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2017-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2016 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2016 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2016-12-31 | $34,348,690 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2016-12-31 | $34,348,690 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2016-12-31 | $8,095,237 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $49,641 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $7,215 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2016-12-31 | $40,982,089 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $2,530,187 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2016-12-31 | $4,583,747 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2016-12-31 | $4,520,248 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2016-12-31 | $3,222,500 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $90,981,811 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $62,636,280 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $63,499 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2016-12-31 | $880,712 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2016-12-31 | $17,113 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2016-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2016-12-31 | $46,386 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2016-12-31 | $36,398,342 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $90,932,170 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $62,629,065 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $44,589 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $9,618 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $87,714,722 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $60,134,662 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2016-12-31 | $3,222,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $3,222,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $2,492,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2016-12-31 | $880,712 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2016-12-31 | $4,520,248 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $49,641 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $7,215 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $12,670,773 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $10,140,586 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2016-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2016-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2016-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2015 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2015 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2015-12-31 | $11,498,274 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2015-12-31 | $11,498,274 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2015-12-31 | $1,767,374 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $7,215 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $35,709 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2015-12-31 | $15,815,871 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $947,705 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2015-12-31 | $3,400,861 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2015-12-31 | $3,374,942 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2015-12-31 | $2,492,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $62,636,280 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $52,017,138 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $25,919 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2015-12-31 | $877,892 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2015-12-31 | $14,043 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2015-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2015-12-31 | $11,876 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2015-12-31 | $12,415,010 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $62,629,065 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $51,981,429 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $9,618 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $15,593 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $60,134,662 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $50,388,545 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2015-12-31 | $2,492,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,492,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $1,613,000 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2015-12-31 | $877,892 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2015-12-31 | $3,374,942 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $7,215 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $35,709 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $5,189,062 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $4,241,357 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2015-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2015-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2015-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2014 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2014 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2014-12-31 | $-31,636,874 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2014-12-31 | $-31,636,874 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2014-12-31 | $7,560,083 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $35,709 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $23,259 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2014-12-31 | $-31,462,048 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $-2,314,987 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2014-12-31 | $3,606,876 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2014-12-31 | $3,579,361 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2014-12-31 | $1,613,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $52,017,138 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $94,633,695 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $27,515 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2014-12-31 | $876,813 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2014-12-31 | $14,267 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2014-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2014-12-31 | $13,248 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2014-12-31 | $-35,068,924 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $51,981,429 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $94,610,436 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $15,593 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $9,851 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $50,388,545 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $92,301,344 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2014-12-31 | $1,613,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $1,613,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $2,322,500 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2014-12-31 | $876,813 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2014-12-31 | $3,579,361 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $35,709 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $23,259 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $11,160,128 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $13,475,115 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2014-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2014-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2014-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2013 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2013 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2013-12-31 | $13,753,469 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2013-12-31 | $13,753,469 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2013-12-31 | $6,608,053 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $23,259 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $186,275 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2013-12-31 | $17,395,844 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $418,225 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2013-12-31 | $3,932,029 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2013-12-31 | $3,894,615 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2013-12-31 | $2,322,500 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $94,633,695 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $87,940,949 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $37,414 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2013-12-31 | $901,650 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2013-12-31 | $13,966 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2013-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2013-12-31 | $23,448 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2013-12-31 | $13,463,815 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $94,610,436 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $87,754,674 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $9,851 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $19,202 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $92,301,344 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $85,127,247 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2013-12-31 | $2,322,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $2,322,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $2,794,500 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2013-12-31 | $901,650 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2013-12-31 | $3,894,615 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $23,259 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $186,275 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $10,693,321 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $10,275,096 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2013-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2013-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2013-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2012 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2012 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2012-12-31 | $21,068,981 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2012-12-31 | $21,068,981 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2012-12-31 | $1,480,367 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $186,275 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2012-12-31 | $27,581,507 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2012-12-31 | $2,860,086 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2012-12-31 | $2,309,159 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2012-12-31 | $2,308,419 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2012-12-31 | $2,794,500 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $87,940,949 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $63,962,693 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $740 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2012-12-31 | $857,940 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2012-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2012-12-31 | $740 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2012-12-31 | $25,272,348 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $87,754,674 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $63,962,693 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $19,202 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $1,823 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $85,127,247 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $61,601,370 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2012-12-31 | $2,794,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $2,794,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $2,359,500 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2012-12-31 | $857,940 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2012-12-31 | $2,308,419 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $186,275 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2012-12-31 | $12,621,256 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2012-12-31 | $9,761,170 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2012-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2012-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2012-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2011 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2011 401k financial data |
|---|
| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2011-12-31 | $2,930,063 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2011-12-31 | $2,930,063 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2011-12-31 | $16,735,117 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2011-12-31 | $1,482,511 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $135,191 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2011-12-31 | $7,164,080 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2011-12-31 | $1,148,058 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2011-12-31 | $1,703,515 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2011-12-31 | $1,703,515 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2011-12-31 | $2,359,500 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $63,962,693 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $43,384,713 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2011-12-31 | $726,459 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2011-12-31 | $1,211 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2011-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $45 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2011-12-31 | $5,460,565 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $63,962,693 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $43,249,522 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $1,823 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $170,368 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $61,601,370 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $40,853,300 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2011-12-31 | $2,359,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $2,359,500 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $2,361,000 |
| Income. Dividends from preferred stock | 2011-12-31 | $52,772 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2011-12-31 | $672,476 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2011-12-31 | $1,703,515 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $135,191 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2011-12-31 | $13,419,519 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2011-12-31 | $12,271,461 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2011-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2011-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2011-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2010 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2010 401k financial data |
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| Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets | 2010-12-31 | $5,580,292 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2010-12-31 | $5,580,292 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2010-12-31 | $627,162 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $135,191 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $2,632 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2010-12-31 | $9,364,628 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $877,768 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2010-12-31 | $713,440 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2010-12-31 | $713,440 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2010-12-31 | $2,361,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $43,384,713 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $35,228,128 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2010-12-31 | $545,128 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2010-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $45 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $19 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2010-12-31 | $8,651,188 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $43,249,522 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $35,225,496 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $170,368 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $54,934 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2010-12-31 | $440 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $40,853,300 |
| Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $32,862,175 |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2010-12-31 | $2,361,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $2,361,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $2,311,000 |
| Income. Dividends from preferred stock | 2010-12-31 | $107,529 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2010-12-31 | $437,599 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2010-12-31 | $713,440 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $135,191 |
| Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $2,632 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $1,149,561 |
| Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $271,793 |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2010-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2010-12-31 | GRANT THORNTON LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2010-12-31 | 366055558 |
| 2009 : STEPAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN II 2009 401k financial data |
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| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2009-12-31 | $0 |
