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Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense (Income) Included in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reversal of share-based compensation expense	$ 1,396urbn_EarningReversedFromPreviouslyRecognizedCompensationExpense	$ 3,418urbn_EarningReversedFromPreviouslyRecognizedCompensationExpense
Performance Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares, granted	867,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember	320,200us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Performance Stock Units | Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares, granted	163,336us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

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-Section 50

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