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Asset Sales | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014
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Asset Sales [Text Block] | 16. Asset Sales Sale of Real Estate in China In April 2013, the Company executed a contract for the sale of real estate located in Qingdao, China, which was completed on June 30, 2013. The sale was structured as a sale of a subsidiary’s stock after transferring out substantially all non-real estate assets to other Lakeland entities. The net proceeds of the sale to the Company were approximately $0.7 million, received in June 2013. All production from this facility has been transferred to other Lakeland manufacturing facilities and all product lines are expected to continue. Accordingly, the operations of this plant are not being treated as a discontinued operation. This sale resulted in a loss of approximately $0.5 million for financial statement purposes included in the Q2FY14 financial statements. However, as a result of this sale there were dividends paid to the US parent company of approximately US $1.7 million, which results in taxable income in the US, generating a tax charge of $422,321 in Q2 2014 financial statements. However, as a result of its loss carry forwards for US tax purposes, no cash tax liability has been incurred.

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