Brazil Transactions (Details Textual)					1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2015 BRL	Aug. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2015 BRL	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 BRL	Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	[1]	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 BRL	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	[1]	Dec. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2015 BRL	Nov. 30, 2015 BRL	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	[1]
Transactions [Line Items]
Receivable Amount From Settlement Agreement							$ 8,500,000
Quarterly Installments Amount In Settlement Liabilities							250,000
Settlement Liabilities, Current							3,750,000
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement							224,000
Payments to Fund Policy Loans											$ 1,130,000
Additional Fund To Be Paid											95,000	BRL 320,000
Payments To Share Transfer Agreement											320,000	992,000
Proceeds from Notes Payable											188,000	BRL 582,000
Repayments of Notes Payable	$ 84,000	BRL 294,500	$ 82,000	BRL 288,300
Maximum Amount of Future Labor Claims											$ 375,000
Percentage of Excess of Cap On Labor Claims Amount											60.00%	60.00%
Guaranty Liabilities								$ 64,000			$ 64,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation								0	$ 0		(569,000)		$ 0
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax								0	$ 0		1,286,000		$ 0
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets, Current								$ 0			$ 0							$ 6,335,000
Description of Non Payment Triggers											In addition, on or before either the twelve (12) month anniversary or the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company agreed topay US $150,000 and US $100,000, respectively, to Lakeland Brazil	In addition, on or before either the twelve (12) month anniversary or the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company agreed topay US $150,000 and US $100,000, respectively, to Lakeland Brazil
Received From Transferee Under Shares Transfer Agreement								1.00			1.00
Former Officers [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Receivable Amount From Settlement Agreement							$ 3,413,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance								$ 2,900,000			$ 2,900,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation											700,000
Stockholders' Equity, Period Increase (Decrease), Total											500,000
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax											1,300,000
Real Estate Held-for-sale								1,100,000			1,100,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets, Current								$ 1,100,000			1,100,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Other, Amount											$ 9,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Value Added Tax Credits					$ 900,000	BRL 3,395,947
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Charges					275,000	1,025,739
Contractual Obligation, Total					80,000												BRL 300,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount					250,000	1,000,000
Long-term Debt, Total															$ 2,290,000	BRL 8,584,012
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total					250,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lakeland Brazil [Member] | Judicial Ruling [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments					$ 800,000	BRL 3,012,326

[1] Restated for discontinued operations.