XML 53 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.7.0.1

Nature of Business - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 Store Customer	Jan. 31, 2016 Store
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	606	572
Number of department and specialty retailers worldwide, sold and distributed apparel to | Customer	1,900
United States
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	515	485
Europe
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	54	52
Canada
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	37	35

X

- Definition

Nature Of Business [Line Items]

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	urbn_NatureOfBusinessLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	urbn_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Number Of Departments And Retailers

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	urbn_NumberOfDepartmentsAndRetailers
Namespace Prefix:	urbn_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Represents the number of stores.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_NumberOfStores
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis=country_US
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis=us-gaap_EuropeMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis=country_CA
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: