Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Mar. 24, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,560,527
Entity Public Float			$ 318,852,936
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000744187
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY