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Long-Term Debt and Subsequent Event (Details Textual) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Argentina Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.00% |  |
Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And Weifang Rural Credit Cooperative Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Bench mark Interest Rate At Period End |  | 120.00% | 120.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  | $ 1,300,000 | $ 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |  |  | ¥ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  | 5.35% | 5.52% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co Ltd And China Anqiu Branch [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |
Borrowings In UK [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.44% | 3.44% | 3.44% |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1,250,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate | 3.46% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000
Borrowings In UK [Member] | Amendment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Advance Rate | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subordinated Debt [Member] | Private Placement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 1,110,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Lender [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Description |  |  |  | The primary purposes of the Second Amendment are to (i) modify the definition of Permitted Asset Disposition to provide the Company with the ability to transfer the stock of the Companys then wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Lake Brasil Indstria e Comrcio de Roupas e Equipamentos de Proteo Individual Ltda. (Lakeland Brazil), and (ii) allow the Borrowers to transfer funds to Lakeland Brazil for the specific purposes of settling arbitration claims, paying contractual expenses, and paying expenses incurred in connection with a transfer of the stock of Lakeland Brazil so long as, after giving effect to any such transfer, the amount Borrowers have as excess availability under the revolver loans, excluding the $15 million facility cap for this purpose only, calculated pursuant to and under the Senior Loan Agreement, is at least $3.0 million. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment |  |  |  | $ 450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000 | ¥ 5,000,000 |  |  |
Bank of China Anqiu Branch [Member] | China Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% | 7.00% |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000 |  | ¥ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory In Transit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables And Inventory Maximum Cap Availability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Subordinated Loan Agreement [Member] | Senior Lender [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Bank Of Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt, Refinanced, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240 months | 240 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.45% | 6.45% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,048 | CAD 8,169 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 767,937 | CAD 1,026,756 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Eligible Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Calculation, Percentage Of Liquidation Value Of Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A perfected first security lien on all of the Borrowers United States and Canadian assets, other than its Mexican plant and the Canadian warehouse Pledge of 65% of Lakeland Industries, Inc. stock in all foreign subsidiaries other than 100% pledge of stock of its Canadian subsidiaries. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR rate plus 525 basis points |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral Fees, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.1 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Financial Covenant Minimum Amount Of EBITDA Quarter One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Financial Covenant, Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
line Of Credit, Facility Other Covenants, Limitation On Advances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit, Facility Other Covenants, Limitation On Investments In Foreign Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Floor Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25% | 4.25% | 4.25% |  |  |  |  | 6.25% |
Line Of Credit Facility Initial Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% | 6.25% | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit facility Maturity Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | An initial term of three years from June 28, 2013 (the Closing Date), which has been extended to June 28, 2017 pursuant to the Amendment o Prepayment penalties of 2% if prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and 1% thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Amendment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325 basis points |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Floor Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25% | 4.25% | 4.25% |  |  |  |  | 4.25% |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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