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	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Apr. 30, 2015 China Subsidiary [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	Apr. 30, 2015 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member]	Mar. 25, 2015 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2015 Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Apr. 30, 2015 Argentina Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 03, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Borrowings In UK [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] Amendment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 Borrowings In UK [Member] Amendment [Member] GBP (£)	Jan. 31, 2015 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2014 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Debt [Member] Private Placement [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] CNY	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] China Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2014 Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] China Subsidiary [Member] CNY	Jun. 28, 2013 Senior Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] Junior Lender [Member] Warrant [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] BRL	Apr. 30, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] Maximum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Brazil Loans [Member] Minimum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] CAD	Apr. 30, 2014 Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Amendment [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Floor Interest Rate [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Credit Facility [Member] Initial Interest Rate [Member]	Jun. 03, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member]	Apr. 30, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY	Mar. 25, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] CNY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated Debt, Total																													$ 3,500,000
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock																													566,015
Beneficial Ownership Percentage																													9.58%
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-term Debt																													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																																							6,300,000
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, Covenant Terms																																							Prepayment penalties of 2% if prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and 1% thereafter Interest Rate
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description																																						525				325
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End				6.72%					5.60%															6.00%	6.00%	7.38%	7.38%																6.25%	6.25%				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
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, Fee Amount																																							225,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										5.35%	5.35%	34.00%																					2.50%	1.40%
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate															3.44%
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																																			6,447	8,169
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities																																					50,000
Long-term Debt, Total																																			829,762	1,057,474
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																														2,200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																1,900,000	1,250,000	2,300,000	1,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate													3.46%	3.46%				3.00%	3.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Bench mark Interest Rate At Period End							120.00%	120.00%	120.00%														123.00%
Professional Fees							6,500	40,000																																						7,475	46,000
Long-term Line of Credit					1,300,000	8,000,000				1,300,000	8,000,000	300,000				1,000,000								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	3,446,000	2,611,000	[1]																												629,686	1,885,028
Accrued Liabilities																															5,299	15,863
Notes Payable													600,000	400,000
Line Of Credit Facility Floor Interest Rate																																									6.25%	4.25%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other																					1,110,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs																				$ 600,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 600,000
Line Of Credit facility Maturity Description																																							An initial term of three years from June 28, 2013 (the Closing Date), which has been extended to June 28, 2017 pursuant to the Amendment o Prepayment penalties of 2% if prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and 1% thereafter
Description Of Senior Loan Agreement																																													The primary purposes of the Second Amendment are to (i) modify the definition of Permitted Asset Disposition to provide the Company with the ability to transfer the stock of the Companys wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Lake Brasil Indstria e Comrcio de Roupas e Equipamentos de Proteo Individual Ltda. (Lakeland Brazil), and (ii) allow the Borrowers to transfer funds to Lakeland Brazil for the specific purposes of settling arbitration claims, paying contractual expenses, and paying expenses incurred in connection with a transfer of the stock of Lakeland Brazil so long as, after giving effect to any such transfer, the amount Borrowers have as excess availability under the revolver loans, excluding the $15 million facility cap for this purpose only, calculated pursuant to and under the Senior Loan Agreement, is at least $3.0 million. Also, as part of the Second Amendment, Lender consented to the sale of the Companys corporate offices in Ronkonkoma, New York on the condition that the net cash proceeds from the sale in the amount of at least $450,000 are used by the Company to pay down the Borrowers obligations to Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement.

[1] Restated for discontinued operations.