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	Oct. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Private Placement [Member] Craig-Hallum Capital Partners LLC [Member]	Mar. 27, 2014 China Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 China Subsidiary [Member] CNY	Mar. 27, 2014 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Jan. 31, 2015 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Jan. 31, 2015 Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Jan. 31, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 UNITED STATES [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2014 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member]	Jan. 31, 2015 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] CNY	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] China Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] China Subsidiary [Member] CNY	Jun. 28, 2013 Senior Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Qingdao China [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Plot 24 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Plot 24 [Member] INR	Jan. 31, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] BRL	Jan. 31, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] CAD	Jan. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Amendment [Member]	Mar. 25, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Senior Lender [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated Debt, Total																												$ 3,500,000
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock	55,500																											566,015
Beneficial Ownership Percentage																												9.58%
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-term Debt			0	3,500,000																								3,500,000
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																																								9,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral																																								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, Interest Rate Description																																								LIBOR rate plus 525 basis points	325 basis points
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End						6.72%	6.72%			5.60%	5.60%												6.00%	6.00%	7.38%	7.38%																6.42%	6.42%
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 Quarter One																																								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, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										5.35%	5.35%																							2.50%	1.40%
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate														3.44%	3.44%
Short-term Debt, Refinanced, Amount																																						1,100,000
Debt Instrument, Term																																						240 months	240 months					5 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage																																						6.45%	6.45%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																																						6,447	8,169
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities																																						50,000
Long-term Debt, Total			9,790,425																																	5,641,965		799,637	1,064,849
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																												2,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity														2,300,000	1,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate																3.46%	3.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Bench mark Interest Rate At Period End								120.00%	120.00%	120.00%	120.00%											123.00%
Professional Fees	132,000							6,501	40,000																																	7,475	46,000
Long-term Line of Credit						1,300,000	8,000,000			1,300,000	8,000,000		486,584										800,000	5,000,000	800,000	5,000,000	15,000,000													15,000,000		1,300,000	8,000,000
Short-Term Debt			3,298,823	2,558,545																												687,709	1,830,888
Accrued Liabilities																																5,299	14,108
Notes Payable														600,000	400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period																																				14,600,000	13,700,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period																																				6.55%	5.53%
Line Of Credit Facility Floor Interest Rate																																								6.25%	4.25%
Line Of Credit Facility Initial Interest Rate																																								6.25%
Line Of Credit Facility Origination Fee Amount																																								225,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates																													700,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Stock in Subsidiary																													500,000
Payments of Dividends																		1,700,000
Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes		422,321	(8,337,360)	(2,851,391)
Proceeds from Sale of Land Held-for-use																														428,827	25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis																																													200
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity														1,900,000	1,250,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other												1,110,000							1,110,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs																			$ 1,600,000	$ 600,000	$ 600,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Date from which Warrants or Rights Exercisable																																													Oct. 31, 2014
Warrant Term					five year
Line Of Credit Facility, Extended Maturity Date																																													Jun. 28, 2017
Line Of Credit facility Maturity Description																																								An initial term of three years from June 28, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), which has been extended by one year pursuant to the Amendment. Prepayment penalties of 2% if prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and 1% thereafter.