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Rent Expense for Operating Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2013
Lease and Rental Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Minimum and percentage rentals | $ 234,982 urbn_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAndPercentageRentals | $ 205,759 urbn_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAndPercentageRentals | $ 186,804 urbn_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumAndPercentageRentals
Contingent rentals | 3,901 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals | 5,542 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals | 5,714 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals
Total | $ 238,883 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet | $ 211,301 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet | $ 192,518 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet

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- Definition The increases or decreases in lease payments that result from changes occurring after the inception of the lease in the factors (other than the passage of time) on which lease payments are based, except that any escalation of minimum lease payments relating to increases in construction or acquisition cost of the leased property or for increases in some measure of cost or value during the construction or preconstruction period, are excluded from contingent rentals. Contingent rentals also may include amounts for which the triggering events have not yet occurred or the specified targets for which have not yet been achieved (such as sales based percentage rent), but which events are considered probable of occurring or which specified targets are considered probable of being achieved. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Contingent Rentals -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508509 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452660&loc=d3e36991-112694 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 40 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452616&loc=d3e36728-112689 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7579899&loc=d3e35050-112683 + Details
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- Definition Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 + Details
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