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Shareholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014 | May 27, 2014 | Aug. 27, 2013 | Feb. 23, 2015
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares authorized for repurchase, shares |  |  |  | 10,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased | 10,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, common shares | 9,699,700 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, total cost | $ 353,315 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue |  |  |  |  |
Average cost per share | $ 36.43 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid-in-capital reduction related to shares repurchased |  | 128,935 urbn_ReductionInAdditionalPaidInCapitalAsResultOfCommonStockRepurchases |  |  |  |
Retained earnings reduction related to shares repurchased |  | (486,484)us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOnRetainedEarningsNetOfTax1 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares authorized for repurchase, shares |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Employee Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, common shares |  | 111,563 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember | 9,520 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, total cost |  | 3,947 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember | 397 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember |  |  |
New Share Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, common shares |  | 7,718,531 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = urbn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired during period, total cost |  | $ 258,160 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = urbn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember |  |  |  |
Average cost per share |  | $ 33.45 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = urbn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember |  |  |  |

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