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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Jan. 30, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Feb. 01, 2013
Jan. 27, 2012
Apr. 04, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable   $ 688,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable $ 1,031,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable $ 1,316,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable $ 1,293,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable  
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory   18,200,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves 26,000,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves      
Unamortized marketing costs   20,700,000le_PrepaidMarketingCosts 15,600,000le_PrepaidMarketingCosts      
Marketing expenses   208,000,000us-gaap_MarketingExpense 198,600,000us-gaap_MarketingExpense 204,100,000us-gaap_MarketingExpense    
Accounts receivable   30,073,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 33,617,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent      
Bad debt expense   371,000us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 444,000us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 721,000us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts    
Foreign currency translation adjustments   4,700,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 1,800,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 3,700,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent    
Restructuring charges 2,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges          
Income taxes paid   19,842,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 4,059,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 5,333,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid    
Total self insurance expenses   14,100,000le_SelfInsuranceCosts 16,200,000le_SelfInsuranceCosts 15,800,000le_SelfInsuranceCosts    
Number of dilutive securities (shares)     0us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment      
ABL Facility | Line of Credit            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity           175,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember
Available borrowing under line of credit facility   159,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember		        
Outstanding letters of credit   15,500,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember		        
ABL Facility | Domestic Letters of Credit            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity           70,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= le_DomesticLettersofCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember
ABL Facility | Foreign Letters of Credit            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity           15,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= le_ForeignLettersofCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember
United Kingdom Subsidiary | ABL Facility | Line of Credit            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity           30,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= le_ABLFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= le_SubsidiariesUKSubsidiaryMember
United States            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Percentage of LIFO inventory   83.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 85.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		      
Postretirement Medical Benefits            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Postretirement benefit plan liability     1,500,000us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPostretirementHealthCoverageMember		      
Sears Holdings Corporation            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Selling and administrative expenses allocated from former parent   62,300,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		 68,400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		 75,400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		    
Postretirement benefit liability   1,500,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPostretirementObligations
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		        
Accounts Receivable, Net | Sears Holdings Corporation            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Accounts receivable, net, due from related party   5,700,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= le_FormerParentMember		      
Other Operating Expense            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Product recall costs   $ 3,000,000us-gaap_InventoryRecallExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseMember