Brazil Transaction (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2015 BRL	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 BRL	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 BRL	Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	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
Repayments of Notes Payable				$ 84,000	BRL 294,500
Maximum Amount of Future Labor Claims						$ 375,000
Percentage of Excess of Cap On Labor Claims Amount						60.00%	60.00%
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax									$ 1,200,000
Received From Transferee Under Shares Transfer Agreement									1.00
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
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total			$ 250,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value									278,000
Capital Contribution Amount						$ 1,130,000
Additional Capital Contribution Amount						188,000				BRL 582,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value						8,000,000
Payment For Capital Contribution						320,000	BRL 992,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total	$ 82,000	BRL 288,300
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 188,000				BRL 582,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member] | Lana dos Santos Claim [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value									272,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member] | Other Labor Claims [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value									$ 79,000