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Long-Term Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 25, 2020	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2020	Mar. 20, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Dec. 19, 2017	Dec. 19, 2016
Granted Lender a first priority perfected security interest	6500.00%
Annual unused line of credit commitment fee, payable quarterly				The Loan Agreement provides for an annual unused line of credit commitment fee, payable quarterly, of 0.25%, based on the difference between the total credit line commitment
Warranties to the Lender in the Loan Agreement				as of the end of each fiscal quarter, a minimum “basic fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) of at least 1.15 to 1.00 and a “funded debt to EBITDA ratio” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) not to exceed 3.00 to 1.00, in each case for the trailing 12-month period ending with the applicable quarterly reporting period
Credit facility conversion limit to term loan, no default	$ 5.0
HSBC Bank [Member]
Due amount				$ 1.3		$ 0.1
Amendments in line of credit facility		Lakeland UK entered into an extension of the maturity date of its existing facility with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd. to December 19, 2017.	a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016
Increase in line of credit facility			$ 1.9					$ 2.3
Decrease in annual interest rate			3.46%					30.00%
Service charges		9.00%					0.85%
Note payable				0.6
Lakeland Argentina and AP Partners [Member]
Decrease in annual interest rate					3000.00%
Loan amount					$ 10.0
Bank of America [Member] \| Loan Agreement [Member]
Increase in line of credit facility	12.5
Letter of credit sub-facility	$ 5.0
Loan agreement description	The Company may request from time to time an increase in the revolving credit loan commitment of up to $5.0 million (for a total commitment of up to $17.5 million). Borrowing pursuant to the revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base amount calculated as (a) 80% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, plus (b) 50% of the value of acceptable inventory, as defined, minus (c) certain reserves as the Lender may establish for the amount of estimated exposure
Letter of credit	$ 5.0
Borrowing base limitation	The borrowing base limitation only applies during periods when the Company’s quarterly funded debt to EBITDA ratio, as defined, exceeds 2.00 to 1.00
Debt maturity date	June 25, 2025
Suntrust Bank [Member]
Repayment of debt				$ 1.2