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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	$ 68,677us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet	$ 66,834us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Net deferred tax assets, non-current	49,922us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	38,061us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Unrecognized tax benefit that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	4,952us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	2,416us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Recognized (benefit)/expense in interest and penalties	408us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	(1,992)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	541us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Accrued amounts for payment of interest and penalties	1,486us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	1,078us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Unrecognized tax benefits, lower bound	0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound
Unrecognized tax benefits, upper bound	2,450us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound
U.S. Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	43,330us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	39,513us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Net operating loss carryforwards	1,307us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
U.S. Federal | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Expiration date	2018
U.S. Federal | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Expiration date	2031
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	16,097us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember	17,092us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Foreign Jurisdictions
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	9,250us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	10,229us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Net operating loss carryforwards	12,866us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Undistributed earnings	240,704us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Foreign Jurisdictions | Net operating loss carryforwards that expire
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 853us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = urbn_ExpirationMember
Foreign Jurisdictions | Minimum | Net operating loss carryforwards that expire
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Expiration date	2016
Foreign Jurisdictions | Maximum | Net operating loss carryforwards that expire
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Expiration date	2033

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