Brazil Transaction (Details Textual)							1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2015 BRL	Aug. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2015 BRL	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 BRL	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 BRL	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%
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (569,000)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax									$ 0	0	$ 0	1,286,000
Received From Transferee Under Shares Transfer Agreement									1.00		1.00
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value											$ 272,000
Other Labor Claims [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value											79,000
Former Officers [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Receivable Amount From Settlement Agreement								$ 3,410,000
Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Transactions [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation											600,000
Stockholders' Equity, Period Increase (Decrease), Total											1,200,000
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax											1,300,000
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		$ 188,000	BRL 582,000