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Nature Of Business	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012
Nature Of Business [Abstract]
Nature Of Business	1. Nature of Business Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the "Company" or "Urban Outfitters"), which was founded in 1970 and originally operated by a predecessor partnership, was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1976. The principal business activity of the Company is the operation of a general consumer product retail and wholesale business selling to customers through various channels including retail stores, nine websites and five catalogs. As of January 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company operated 429 and 372 stores, respectively. Stores located in the United States totaled 381 as of January 31, 2012 and 334 as of January 31, 2011. Operations in Europe and Canada included 33 stores and 15 stores as of January 31, 2012, respectively and 24 stores and 14 stores as of January 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company's wholesale segment sold and distributed apparel to approximately 1,400 better department and specialty retailers worldwide.

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The entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings).

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