Long-Term Debt (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 China Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 China Subsidiary [Member] CNY	Mar. 27, 2014 Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Apr. 30, 2014 Warrant [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 19, 2013 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Apr. 30, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] Maximum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] Minimum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2014 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2015 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Termination Date On Or Before 28 June 2016 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 China Loan [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] CAD	Apr. 30, 2014 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] Warehouse Loan [Member] CAD	Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding									$ 800,000						$ 3,500,000	$ 13,500,000	$ 15,000,000														$ 15,000,000
Subordinated Debt, Total																							3,500,000
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	14,397	0																										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																														1,500,000
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 the Canadian warehouse. 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																														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																														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 1.0
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 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																								800,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																	12.00%							5.395%
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate									3.44%	3.44%
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 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%
Subordinated Debt Net	2,005,917		1,525,392
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, Current Maturities																										50,000
Long-term Debt, Total																										900,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	1,900,000							2,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				1,287,000	8,000,000				2,000,000	1,250,000	1,600,000	1,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate													85.00%	80.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date						Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014		Dec. 19, 2014	Dec. 19, 2014
Line of Credit Facility, Frequency of Payments									one-year renewable	one-year renewable
Line Of Credit Facility Bench mark Interest Rate At Period End						120.00%	120.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End				6.72%	6.72%	5.60%	5.60%
Professional Fees						6,450	40,000
Interest Payable																		$ 368,755