BRAZIL TRANSACTIONS (Details Textual)						1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2015 BRL	Aug. 02, 2015 BRL	Aug. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2015 BRL	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 BRL	Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 BRL	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	[1]	Jul. 31, 2015 BRL
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										$ 717,000
Additional Fund To Be Paid										508,000	BRL 1,574,000
Payments To Share Transfer Agreement										320,000	992,000
Proceeds from Notes Payable										188,000	BRL 582,000
Repayments of Notes Payable	$ 95,000	BRL 294,500		$ 93,000	BRL 288,300
Maximum Amount of Future Labor Claims										$ 375,000
Percentage of Excess of Cap On Labor Claims Amount										60.00%	60.00%
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation										$ (1,403,000)		$ (149,000)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax										$ 1,286,000		$ 0
Received From Transferee Under Shares Transfer Agreement										1.00
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value										$ 8,000,000
Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value										238,000
Lana dos Santos Claim [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value										0
Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value										0
Other Labor Claims [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount										0
Former Officers [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Receivable Amount From Settlement Agreement									$ 3,413,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
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
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Other, Amount										9,500,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value										278,000
Capital Contribution Amount							$ 1,130,000
Additional Capital Contribution Amount							95,000							BRL 320,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value										$ 351,000
Payment For Capital Contribution							320,000	BRL 992,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment						$ 250,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 188,000							BRL 582,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment | BRL			BRL 288,300

[1] Restated for discontinued operations