Percentage of purchases from a single external supplier that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's purchases.

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Name:	lake_EntityWidePurchasesMajorSupplierPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	lake_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Major Supplier (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Major Supplier (Details Textual)	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Major Supplier [Line Items]
Entity Wide Purchases Major Supplier Percentage			10.00%	10.00%
Precision Fabrics Group [Member]
Major Supplier [Line Items]
Entity Wide Purchases Major Supplier Percentage	10.00%	10.00%