LONG-TERM DEBT AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended											1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($)	May 15, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Jan. 31, 2013 Senior Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Senior Loan Agreement [Member] Senior Lender [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2014 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2015 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2016 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Qingdao China [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 India Property [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] BRL	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] BRL	Jun. 30, 2006 Canadian Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Canadian Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 T D Bank Original Loan Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 T D Bank Original Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 T D Bank [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 T D Bank Amended Loan Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 T D Bank Amended Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] CAD	Jan. 31, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period																						$ 12,900,000	$ 18,400,000	$ 6,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period																						2.87%	1.96%	2.89%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End																								2.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment																50,708	100,822							131,470
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance																								The credit facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, fixed charge ratio, funded debt to EBITDA ratio, inventory and accounts receivable collateral coverage ratio, with respect to which the Company was not in compliance at January 31, 2013, as amended in October 2012.
Short-term borrowing		1,578,779	0													500,256	1,109,040	280,000	560,000,000
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate																1.35%	1.35%
Accrued Interest Expense Short Term Borrowings																7,708	15,475
Long-Term Debt		18,086,227														1,005,884	2,000,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate																1.09%	1.09%
Agreement, Value Of Project, Projected Cost																				2,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				3,500,000																	2,000,000					30,000,000					17,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Frequency of Payments																					240 monthly
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal																					8,350
Interest Costs Capitalized																					33,899
Debt Of Subsidiary, Assumed																					700,000
Accrued Interest Expense Long Term Borrowings																7,258	14,573
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding								15,000,000														9,600,000						23,500,000			9,600,000			15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings	6,500,000																										3,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate														1,100,000	500,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																83,827	166,667
Subordinated Debt							3,500,000		3,500,000																										3,500,000
Common Stock, Par Or Stated Value Per Share		$ 0.01	$ 0.01										$ 1
Percentage Of Current Market Price Of Shares Issued As Payments In Kind									100.00%				100.00%
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock									566,015				566,015
Beneficial Ownership Percentage													9.58%
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-term Debt													3,500,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit																													13,700,000
Repayments Of Debt		3,680,906	184,268																													1,320,000	1,362,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Accounts Receivable																																		85.00%
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Eligible Inventory																																		60.00%
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Liquidation Value Of Inventory																																		85.00%
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Inbound Inventory In Transit Inventory																																		1,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Receivables And Inventory Held By Canadian Subsidiary																																		2,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Amount Available At Closing																																		12,300,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Collateral Terms																																		A perfected first security lien on all of the Borrowers United States and Canadian assets, other than its Mexican plant and Pledge of 65% of Lakeland US stock in all foreign subsidiaries other than Canada subsidiary with 100% pledge of stock of its Canadian subsidiaries
Line Of Credit Facility, Maturity Period																																		3 years
Line Of Credit Facility, Prepayment Penalties Terms																																		Prepayment penalties of 3%, if prepaid prior to the first anniversary of Closing Date; 2% if prior to the second anniversary and 1% if prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description																					interest at the Business Development Bank of Canadas floating base rate minus 1.25% (equal to 3.75% at January 31, 2013)				LIBOR plus 2.50%					LIBOR plus 3.50%				LIBOR rate plus 525 basis points
Line Of Credit Facility, Floor Interest Rate																																		6.25%
Line Of Credit Facility, Initial Interest Rate																																		6.25%
Line Of Credit Facility, Origination Fee Amount																																		225,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage																																		0.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral Fees, Amount																																		3,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of EBITDA, Quarter One																																		2,100,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of EBITDA, Quarter Two																																		3,150,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of EBITDA Quarter Three																																		4,100,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Capital Expenditures																																		1,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Minimum Amount Excess Availability																																		2,000,000
line Of Credit, Facility Other Covenants, Limitation On Advances																																		200,000
Line Of Credit, Facility Other Covenants, Limitation On Investments In Foreign Subsidiaries																																		1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date									Jun. 28, 2018
Warrants Exercise Price									$ 0.01
Weighted Average Exercise Price Of Common Stock									$ 5.00
Maximum Number Of Shares To Be Issued From Combination Of Warrants, Interest Shares									1,068,506
Number Of Warrants Issuable Without Triggering									500,000
Warrants Exercise Period									5 years
Repayments Of Debt, Increment Amount									500,000
Percentage Of Early Termination Fees										5.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount									35,000
Debt Instrument, Financial Covenant Setback Percentage									10.00%
Secured Debt					1,500,000	1,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio																																		1.1 to 1.00
Early Termination Fees, Base Amount Of Percentage									$ 3,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms									Interest at 12.0% per annum through and including December 27, 2016, increased to 16% per annum on December 28, 2016 and 20% per annum on December 28, 2017.