Contingencies (Details Textual) BRL in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 BRL
Contingencies (Line Items)
Maximum Amount of Future Labor Claims	$ 375,000
Percentage of Excess of Cap On Labor Claims Amount	60.00%
Lakeland Brazil [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 700,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value	$ 8,000,000
Claim 2007-2009 By State Of Bahia [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Value Added Tax Fines And Penalties Defendable		$ 500,000	BRL 1.3
Claim 2007-2009 By State Of Bahia [Member] | Other Claims [Member]
Contingencies (Line Items)
Value Added Tax Fines And Penalties		$ 900,000	BRL 2.7