Cover - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Sep. 06, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000798081
Document Type	10-Q/A
Amendment Flag	true
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		7,979,902
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	0-15535
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-3115216
Entity Address Address Line 1	202 Pride Lane SW
Entity Address Address Line 2	Decatur
Entity Address City Or Town	Decatur
Entity Address State Or Province	AL
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	35603
City Area Code	256
Local Phone Number	350-3873
Security 12b Title	Commorn Stock
Trading Symbol	LAKE
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Amendment Description	The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ending July 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2020 is to furnish Exhibit 101 and Exhibit 104 to the Form 10-Q in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 provides the financial statements and related notes from the Form 10-Q formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and Exhibit 104 provides a Cover Page Interactive Data File. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-Q continues to speak as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way the disclosures made in the original Form 10-Q.