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INCOME TAXES (Details Textual)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
BRL
Jan. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Jan. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Oct. 31, 2014
Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co., Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2014
Weifang Meiyang Protective Products Co., Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]                
Income Tax Examination, Tax Expense $ 100,000lake_IncomeTaxExaminationTaxExpense 280,416lake_IncomeTaxExaminationTaxExpense            
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 21,600,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries   18,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries          
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 3,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries   3,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries          
Estimated Dividends, Amount               1,000,000lake_EstimatedDividendsAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lake_WeifangMeiyangProtectiveProductsCoLtdMember
Estimated Dividends, Percentage               33.00%lake_EstimatedDividendsPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lake_WeifangMeiyangProtectiveProductsCoLtdMember
Dividends             1,300,000us-gaap_Dividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lake_WeifangLakelandSafetyProductsCoLtdMember
450,000us-gaap_Dividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lake_WeifangMeiyangProtectiveProductsCoLtdMember
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 2,945,885us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance   (4,544,431)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 4,500,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance        
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Period         15 years 20 years    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Other, Amount (9,500,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther              
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Goodwill and Amortization $ 900,000lake_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionGoodwillAndAmortization 2,774,843lake_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionGoodwillAndAmortization