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Nature of Business	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014
Nature of Business	1. Nature of Business Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company” or “Urban Outfitters”), which was founded in 1970, 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, websites, catalogs and mobile applications. As of January 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company operated 511 and 476 stores, respectively. Stores located in the United States totaled 442 as of January 31, 2014 and 415 as of January 31, 2013. Operations in Europe and Canada included 44 stores and 25 stores as of January 31, 2014, respectively, and 38 stores and 23 stores as of January 31, 2013, 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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