DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 06, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000798081
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	lake
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,225,237
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012