DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Jun. 12, 2012
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		5,225,478
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012