Long-Term Debt (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended									9 Months Ended														9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2013 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2013 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2013 Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2014 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2015 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2016 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Senior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] BRL	Apr. 19, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] BRL	Oct. 31, 2013 China Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2013 China Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Senior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 July 31, 2013 [Member] Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 October 31, 2013 [Member] Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 January 31, 2014 [Member] Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period																															$ 15,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding								11,800,000																						15,000,000
Subordinated Debt, Total							3,500,000		3,500,000
Common Stock, Par Or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01		$ 0.01												$ 1	$ 0.01
Percentage Of Current Market Price Of Shares Issued As Payments In Kind														100.00%
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock														566,015
Beneficial Ownership Percentage														9.58%
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-term Debt	3,500,000	0												3,500,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit																								13,700,000
Repayments of Debt																											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																													o A perfected first security lien on all of the Borrowers United States and Canadian assets, other than its Mexican plant and the Canadian warehouse o Pledge of 65% of Lakeland US stock in all foreign subsidiaries other than 100% pledge of stock of its Canadian subsidiaries
Line Of Credit Facility, Maturity Period																													0 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																													LIBOR rate plus 525 basis points
Line Of Credit Facility, Initial Interest Rate																													6.25%
Line Of Credit Facility, Floor 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 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio																													1.1 to 1.00
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of Ebitda, For Two Quarters																																2,100,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of EBITDA, For Three Quarters																																	3,150,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Minimum Amount Of EBITDA, For Four Quarters																																		4,100,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Capital Expenditures																													1,000,000
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
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
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
Early Termination Fees, Base Amount Of Percentage										3,500,000
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, Total				1,200,000	1,500,000	1,000,000																	800,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										12.00%													5.395%
Short-Term Debt	2,700,699		7,128,779														1,100,000	150,000	354,000	240,000	560,000	804,922
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate				3.46%														1.80%	1.80%	18.16%	18.16%
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock, Value										2,200,000
Debt Issuance Discount, Amortization Period										5 years
Effective All-In Rate Of Return Description										The effective rate of return to the Junior Lender is computed by deducting the warrant valuation OID from the $3.5 million principal The effective rate of return to the Junior Lender is computed by deducting the warrant valuation OID from the $3.5 million principal leaving a valuation for the debt at closing of $1.3 million. Including the 12% coupon and the amortization of the OID gives an effective per annum rate on just the debt of approximately 47%, assuming the warrant is broken out separately.
Effective All-In Rate Of Return Percentage										6.25%
Junior Subordinated Debenture Owed to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust										1,300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)										47.00%
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	2,000,000
Subordinated Debt Net	1,538,621		0							1,500,000
Short-term Debt, Refinanced, Amount																									1,100,000
Debt Instrument, Term																									240 months	240 months
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage																									6.45%	6.45%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																									7,780	8,169
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities																									1,011,776
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities																									50,000
Long-term Debt, Total																									$ 1,061,776