The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 10-Q 28 Aug 20 2021 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Cover Page

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Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Aug. 1, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-4908
Entity Registrant Name	The TJX Companies, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	04-2207613
Entity Address, Address Line One	770 Cochituate Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Framingham
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	01701
City Area Code	508
Local Phone Number	390-1000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Trading Symbol	TJX
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	1,199,061,133
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Central Index Key	0000109198
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30

Consolidated Statements of (Los

Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 6,667,575	$ 9,781,596	$ 11,076,463	$ 19,059,181
Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	5,174,490	7,026,057	9,588,955	13,663,942
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,527,768	1,731,335	2,841,688	3,433,736
Interest expense, net	57,336	2,897	80,687	3,714
(Loss) income before income taxes	(92,019)	1,021,307	(1,434,867)	1,957,789
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(122,201)	(262,345)	333,158	(498,649)
Net (loss) income	$ (214,220)	$ 758,962	$ (1,101,709)	$ 1,459,140
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.63	$ (0.92)	$ 1.20
Weighted average common shares – basic (in shares)	1,198,634	1,210,525	1,198,222	1,212,528
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.62	$ (0.92)	$ 1.19
Weighted average common shares – diluted (in shares)	1,198,634	1,228,986	1,198,222	1,231,211

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss) income	$ (214,220)	$ 758,962	$ (1,101,709)	$ 1,459,140
Additions to other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related tax provisions	69,378	(83,743)	(59,780)	(90,904)
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income (loss) to net (loss) income:
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of related tax provisions	4,797	3,992	9,594	7,984
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, net of related tax provisions	208	208	416	416
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	74,383	(79,543)	(49,770)	(82,504)
Total comprehensive (loss) income	$ (139,837)	$ 679,419	$ (1,151,479)	$ 1,376,636

Consolidated Statements of Co_2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax (benefit) provision	$ 5,462	$ 1,681	$ (1,486)	$ (952)	$ (1,189)
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, tax (provision) benefit	(1,746)	(1,453)	(3,492)	(2,906)	(6,019)
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, tax provision (benefit)	$ 76	$ 76	$ 152	$ 152	$ 303

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,620,411	$ 3,216,752	$ 2,186,382
Accounts receivable, net	444,229	386,261	377,057
Merchandise inventories	3,744,062	4,872,592	5,087,046
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	403,621	368,048	438,994
Federal, state and foreign income taxes recoverable	305,624	46,969	179,125
Total current assets	11,517,947	8,890,622	8,268,604
Net property at cost	5,100,411	5,325,048	5,041,878
Non-current deferred income taxes, net	48,600	12,132	5,642
Operating lease right of use assets	9,063,854	9,060,332	8,944,302
Goodwill	97,131	95,546	95,938
Other assets	740,459	761,323	498,615
TOTAL ASSETS	26,568,402	24,145,003	22,854,979
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,422,140	2,672,557	2,607,651
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	2,884,826	3,041,774	2,601,851
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,591,076	1,411,216	1,353,721
Current portion of long-term debt	749,209	0	0
Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable	0	24,700	37,518
Total current liabilities	7,647,251	7,150,247	6,600,741
Other long-term liabilities	848,253	851,116	776,654
Non-current deferred income taxes, net	91,770	142,170	196,985
Long-term operating lease liabilities	7,875,234	7,816,633	7,742,866
Long-term debt	5,445,325	2,236,625	2,235,121
Commitments and contingencies (See Note L)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, authorized 5,000,000 shares, par value $1, no shares issued	0	0	0
Common stock, authorized 1,800,000,000 shares, par value $1, issued and outstanding 1,199,061,133; 1,199,099,768 and 1,208,932,667 respectively	1,199,061	1,199,100	1,208,933
Additional paid-in capital	68,532	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(722,941)	(673,171)	(712,825)
Retained earnings	4,115,917	5,422,283	4,806,504
Total shareholders’ equity	4,660,569	5,948,212	5,302,612
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 26,568,402	$ 24,145,003	$ 22,854,979

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0	0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,800,000,000	1,800,000,000	1,800,000,000
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,199,061,133	1,199,099,768	1,208,932,667
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,199,061,133	1,199,099,768	1,208,932,667

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (1,101,709)	$ 1,459,140
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	439,525	427,834
Loss on property disposals and impairment charges	38,970	3,215
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(88,562)	37,855
Share-based compensation	27,647	55,400
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in accounts receivable	(56,041)	(35,848)
Decrease (increase) in merchandise inventories	1,111,612	(560,386)
(Increase) in income taxes recoverable	(258,655)	(166,333)
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(40,032)	(73,770)
(Decrease) in accounts payable	(240,356)	(6,823)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities	153,502	(113,799)
(Decrease) in income taxes payable	(25,254)	(116,460)
Increase in net operating lease liabilities	209,071	25,284
Other, net	27,057	(36,065)
Net cash provided by operating activities	196,775	899,244
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property additions	(309,910)	(578,018)
Purchase of investments	(19,411)	(18,994)
Sales and maturities of investments	10,503	9,374
Other	0	7,419
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(318,818)	(580,219)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash payments on revolving credit facilities	(1,000,000)	0
Proceeds from long-term debt including revolving credit facilities	4,988,452	0
Cash payments for debt issuance expenses	(33,872)	0
Cash payments for repurchase of common stock	(201,500)	(699,751)
Cash dividends paid	(278,250)	(517,448)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	59,532	102,475
Cash payments of employee tax withholdings for performance based stock awards	(21,843)	(23,297)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,512,519	(1,138,021)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	13,183	(24,851)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	3,403,659	(843,847)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	3,216,752	3,030,229
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 6,620,411	$ 2,186,382

Consolidated Statement of Share

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Earnings	Retained EarningsCumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019			1,217,183,000
Beginning balance at Feb. 02, 2019	$ 5,048,606	$ 403	$ 1,217,183	$ 0	$ (630,321)	$ 4,461,744	$ 403
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	1,459,140					1,459,140
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(82,504)				(82,504)
Cash dividends declared on common stock	(557,860)					(557,860)
Recognition of share-based compensation	55,400			55,400
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings (in shares)			5,094,000
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	79,178		$ 5,094	74,084
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares)			(13,344,000)
Common stock repurchased and retired	$ (699,751)		$ (13,344)	(129,484)		(556,923)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 03, 2019	1,208,932,667		1,208,933,000
Ending balance at Aug. 03, 2019	$ 5,302,612		$ 1,208,933	0	(712,825)	4,806,504
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 04, 2019			1,212,668,000
Beginning balance at May. 04, 2019	$ 5,131,895		$ 1,212,668	0	(633,282)	4,552,509
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	758,962					758,962
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(79,543)				(79,543)
Cash dividends declared on common stock	(278,624)					(278,624)
Recognition of share-based compensation	29,668			29,668
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings (in shares)			1,952,000
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	42,711		$ 1,952	40,759
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares)			(5,687,000)
Common stock repurchased and retired	$ (302,457)		$ (5,687)	(70,427)		(226,343)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 03, 2019	1,208,932,667		1,208,933,000
Ending balance at Aug. 03, 2019	$ 5,302,612		$ 1,208,933	0	(712,825)	4,806,504
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	1,199,099,768		1,199,100,000
Beginning balance at Feb. 01, 2020	$ 5,948,212		$ 1,199,100	0	(673,171)	5,422,283
Ending balance (in shares) at May. 02, 2020			1,197,877,000
Ending balance at May. 02, 2020	$ 4,739,218		$ 1,197,877	8,104	(797,324)	4,330,561
Beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	1,199,099,768		1,199,100,000
Beginning balance at Feb. 01, 2020	$ 5,948,212		$ 1,199,100	0	(673,171)	5,422,283
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(1,101,709)					(1,101,709)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(49,770)				(49,770)
Recognition of share-based compensation	27,647			59,482		(31,835)
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings (in shares)			3,348,000
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	37,689		$ 3,348	34,765		(424)
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares)			(3,387,000)
Common stock repurchased and retired	$ (201,500)		$ (3,387)	(25,715)		(172,398)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 01, 2020	1,199,061,133		1,199,061,000
Ending balance at Aug. 01, 2020	$ 4,660,569		$ 1,199,061	68,532	(722,941)	4,115,917
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1
Beginning balance (in shares) at May. 02, 2020			1,197,877,000
Beginning balance at May. 02, 2020	$ 4,739,218		$ 1,197,877	8,104	(797,324)	4,330,561
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(214,220)					(214,220)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	74,383				74,383
Recognition of share-based compensation	39,178			39,178
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings (in shares)			1,184,000
Issuance of common stock under Stock Incentive Plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	$ 22,010		$ 1,184	21,250		(424)
Ending balance (in shares) at Aug. 01, 2020	1,199,061,133		1,199,061,000
Ending balance at Aug. 01, 2020	$ 4,660,569		$ 1,199,061	$ 68,532	$ (722,941)	$ 4,115,917
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1

Consolidated Statement of Sha_2

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Aug. 01, 2020	May 02, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, par value ($ per share)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1

Basis of Presentation and Summa

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments, accruals and deferrals among periods required to match costs properly with the related revenue or activity, considered necessary by The TJX Companies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TJX”) for a fair statement of its Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods reported, all in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. Investments for which the Company exercises significant influence but does not have control are accounted for under the equity method. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the related notes, contained in TJX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”). These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year. TJX’s business, in common with the businesses of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences, with higher levels of sales and income generally realized in the second half of the year. TJX is also impacted by the uncertainty surrounding the financial impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic as discussed in Note B—Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The February 1, 2020 balance sheet data was derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements and does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. Fiscal Year TJX’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day of January of each year. The current fiscal year ends January 30, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”) and is a 52-week fiscal year. Fiscal 2020 was also a 52-week fiscal year. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. TJX considers its accounting policies relating to leases, inventory valuation, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and tradenames, reserves for uncertain tax positions and loss contingencies to be the most significant accounting policies that involve management estimates and judgments. The Company considered COVID-19 related impacts to its estimates, as appropriate, within its unaudited consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. We believe that our accounting estimates are appropriate after giving consideration to the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment and remediation efforts. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material. Deferred Gift Card Revenue The following table presents deferred gift card revenue activity: In thousands August 1, August 3, Balance, beginning of year $ 500,844 $ 450,302 Deferred revenue 355,397 747,827 Effect of exchange rates changes on deferred revenue (854) (826) Revenue recognized (378,782) (791,293) Balance, end of period $ 476,605 $ 406,010 TJX recognized $198.7 million in gift card revenue for the three months ended August 1, 2020 and $407.6 million for the three months ended August 3, 2019. The decrease in both deferred revenue and revenue recognized versus the prior year reflects the impact of temporary store and e-commerce closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gift cards are combined in one homogeneous pool and are not separately identifiable. As such, the revenue recognized consists of gift cards that were part of the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period as well as gift cards that were issued during the period. Equity Investment On November 18, 2019, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed an investment of $225 million, excluding acquisition costs, for a 25% ownership stake in privately held Familia, an established, off-price apparel and home fashions retailer with more than 275 stores throughout Russia. The Company's investment represents a non-controlling, minority position and is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Included in the initial carrying value of $225 million, which represents the transaction date fair value, was a basis difference of $212 million related to the difference between the cost of the investment and the Company's proportionate share of the net assets of Familia. Goodwill comprised $186 million of the difference, and the remainder was allocated to the Familia tradename and customer relationships. The carrying value of the equity method investment is primarily adjusted for the Company's share in the earnings of Familia, as adjusted for basis differences, and the foreign currency exchange translation adjustment related to translating the investment from Russian rubles to U.S. dollars. The Company amortizes the tradename and customer relationships over their useful lives of 10 and 7 years, respectively, using the straight-line method. This investment is included in Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company reports its share of Familia’s results on a one-quarter lag, and earnings from the Company's investment in Familia were $0.3 million for the three months ended August 1, 2020 and $0.7 million for the six months ended August 1, 2020, which has been recorded in our Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income as a reduction to Selling, general and administrative expenses. Revaluing the investment from Russian rubles to the U.S. dollar as of August 1, 2020 resulted in a cumulative translation loss and reduced the carrying value of our investment by $32 million. The cumulative translation loss has been recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The carrying value of the equity investment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 1, 2020, including acquisition costs of $5.6 million, was $199.7 million. Familia operations have also been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and virtually all stores were temporarily closed. We have not impaired our investment due to our belief that any decline in fair value of our investment is temporary as almost all Familia stores have been reopened and we expect Familia to have adequate liquidity to continue operations notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Leases Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019 is as follows: Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, Operating cash flows paid for operating leases $ 762,823 $ 846,211 Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets $ 765,183 $ 993,979 During the first half of fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent deferrals (primarily for second quarter lease payments) for a significant number of our stores, with repayment at later dates, primarily in fiscal 2022. See Note B—Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic for additional information. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Simplified Accounting for Income Taxes In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance related to simplified accounting for income taxes. The new standard simplifies accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principals in Topic 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for income taxes. This standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted in any interim period within that year. The Company reviewed the provisions of this standard and determined that most of them do not apply to TJX. The most significant impact to the Company is the simplification of the tax benefit calculation recognized on pre-tax losses in interim periods. The Company elected to early adopt this standard as of February 2, 2020, which did not have an impact on the Company's financial statements or disclosures for the first half of fiscal 2021. From time to time, the FASB or other standard setting bodies issue new accounting pronouncements. Updates to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are communicated through issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). Unless otherwise discussed, we have reviewed the guidance and have determined that they will not apply or are not expected to be material to our Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption and therefore, are not disclosed.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic	Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic During 2019, COVID-19 emerged and spread worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, resulting in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, including travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. I n March 2020, the Company temporarily closed all of its stores, distribution centers and offices, and online businesses, with Associates working remotely where possible . In May 2020, the Company began reopening stores and as of August 1, 2020, more than 4,500 of the Company’s worldwide stores, and each of its online shopping websites, were reopened. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021 the Company amended the credit agreements governing its revolving credit facilities and as a result, we expect to maintain compliance with our covenants for at least one year from the issuance of these financial statements. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had and may continue to have a material impact on our business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Financial Actions Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Liquidity The Company ended the second quarter with $6.6 billion of cash. During the second quarter, the Company generated positive operating cash flows and paid off the $1.0 billion it drew down in March 2020 from its revolving credit facilities maturing 2022 and 2024. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on August 10, 2020, the Company also increased its borrowing capacity by entering into a new $500 million 364 Day Revolving Credit Facility, making a total of $1.5 billion available to the Company under revolving credit facilities. For additional information on the new credit facility, see Note J—Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines. The Company has and will continue to monitor its expenses, capital spending, and shareholder distributions due to the current environment. The Company did not declare a dividend in the first six months of fiscal 2021 and does not expect to declare a dividend in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and has suspended its share buyback program. During the first half of fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent deferrals (primarily for second quarter lease payments) for a significant number of our stores, with repayment at later dates, primarily in fiscal 2022. Consistent with updated guidance from the FASB in April 2020, we have elected to treat the COVID-19 pandemic-related rent deferrals as a resolution of a contingency by remeasuring the remaining consideration in the contract, with a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use asset, using the remeasured consideration. The Company did not reassess the lease classification and did not update the discount rate used to measure the lease liability. For additional information on cash flows for operating leases see Note A—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. For the first half of fiscal 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and store closures, the Company evaluated the value of its inventory. Permanent markdowns taken upon reopening of the stores, on transitional or out of season merchandise and merchandise that was already in markdown status, combined with the write-off of perishable goods, resulted in a reduction of approximately $0.4 billion in inventory for the six months ended August 1, 2020, which reflects a $0.1 billion reversal of the estimated markdowns recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. TJX evaluates its long-lived assets, operating lease right of use assets, goodwill and tradenames for indicators of impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Given the substantial reduction in our sales and the reduced cash flow projections as a result of the store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we determined that a triggering event occurred and that an impairment assessment was warranted for certain stores. This analysis resulted in an immaterial amount of impairment charges related to long-lived assets and operating lease right of use assets in the first half of fiscal 2021. As a result of the COVI D-19 pandemic, governments in the U.S., United Kingdom ( “ U.K. ” ), Canada and various other jurisdictions have implemented programs to encourage companies to retain and pay employees who are unable to work or are limited in the work that they can perform in light of closures or a significant decline in sales. TJX continued to pay and provide benefits to eligible impacted employees during the second quarter of fiscal 2021. As such, we qualified for certain of these provisions, which partially offset related expenses. During the second quarter of fiscal 2021 and the six months ended August 1, 2020 , these programs reduced our expenses by approximately $0.2 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively, on our Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income, and increased Accounts receivable, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets by approxim ately $0.1 billion. These government programs also provide for the option to defer payroll tax and VAT payments, which has resulted in an increase in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets b y approximately $0.2 billion. The Company also incurred incremental costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including primarily from: – Incremental payroll investments in our stores for enhanced cleaning and monitoring occupancy. – Incremental expense related to the discre tionary appreciation bonus for store and distribution center Associates.

Property at Cost

Property at Cost	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property at Cost	Property at Cost The following table presents the components of property at cost: In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, Land and buildings $ 1,461,878 $ 1,426,222 $ 1,235,675 Leasehold costs and improvements 3,599,362 3,541,413 3,410,862 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 6,397,233 6,404,643 6,096,876 Total property at cost $ 11,458,473 $ 11,372,278 $ 10,743,413 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 6,358,062 6,047,230 5,701,535 Net property at cost $ 5,100,411 $ 5,325,048 $ 5,041,878

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded net of taxes. The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the twelve months ended February 1, 2020 and the six months ended August 1, 2020: In thousands Foreign Deferred Cash Accumulated Balance, February 2, 2019 $ (453,177) $ (175,745) $ (1,399) $ (630,321) Additions to other comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $1,189) (3,943) — — (3,943) Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations (net of taxes of $20,489) — (56,275) — (56,275) Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net income: Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge (net of taxes of $303) — — 831 831 Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $6,019) — 16,537 — 16,537 Balance, February 1, 2020 $ (457,120) $ (215,483) $ (568) $ (673,171) Additions to other comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $1,486) (59,780) — — (59,780) Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net (loss): Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge (net of taxes of $152) — — 416 416 Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $3,492) — 9,594 — 9,594 Balance, August 1, 2020 $ (516,900) $ (205,889) $ (152) $ (722,941)

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnin

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share	Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share Capital Stock In March 2020, in connection with the actions taken related to the COVID-19 pandemic as described in Note B—Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Company suspended its share repurchase program. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, prior to the suspension of our share repurchase program, TJX repurchased and retired 3.2 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $190.1 million on a "trade date" basis. All share repurchases occurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. TJX reflects stock repurchases in its financial statements on a “settlement date” or cash basis. TJX had cash expenditures under repurchase programs of $201.5 million for the six months ended August 1, 2020, and $699.8 million for the six months ended August 3, 2019. These expenditures were funded by cash generated from operations. In February 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved in January 2020 a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $1.5 billion of TJX common stock from time to time. In February 2019, TJX announced that its Board of Directors had approved an additional stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 billion of TJX common stock from time to time. As of August 1, 2020, TJX had approximately $3.0 billion available under these previously announced stock repurchase programs. All shares repurchased under the stock repurchase programs have been retired. (Loss) Earnings Per Share The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share for net (loss) income: Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended Amounts in thousands, expect per share amounts August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Basic (loss) earnings per share: Net (loss) income $ (214,220) $ 758,962 $ (1,101,709) $ 1,459,140 Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculation 1,198,634 1,210,525 1,198,222 1,212,528 Basic (loss) earnings per share $ (0.18) $ 0.63 $ (0.92) $ 1.20 Diluted (loss) earnings per share: Net (loss) income $ (214,220) $ 758,962 $ (1,101,709) $ 1,459,140 Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculations 1,198,634 1,210,525 1,198,222 1,212,528 Assumed exercise / vesting of: Stock options and awards — 18,461 — 18,683 Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted (loss) earnings per share calculation 1,198,634 1,228,986 1,198,222 1,231,211 Diluted (loss) earnings per share $ (0.18) $ 0.62 $ (0.92) $ 1.19 Cash dividends declared per share $ — $ 0.230 $ — $ 0.460

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	Financial InstrumentsAs a result of its operating and financing activities, TJX is exposed to market risks from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs. These market risks may adversely affect TJX’s operating results and financial position. TJX seeks to minimize risk from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs through the use of derivative financial instruments when and to the extent deemed appropriate. TJX does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and does not use any leveraged derivative financial instruments. TJX recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measures those instruments at fair value. The fair values of the derivatives are classified as assets or liabilities, current or non-current, based upon valuation results and settlement dates of the individual contracts. Changes to the fair value of derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in earnings in the period of the change. For derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of other comprehensive (loss) income or are recognized currently in earnings, along with an offsetting adjustment against the basis of the item being hedged. Diesel Fuel Contracts TJX hedges portions of its estimated notional diesel requirements based on the diesel fuel expected to be consumed by independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory. Independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory charge TJX a mileage surcharge based on the price of diesel fuel. The hedge agreements are designed to mitigate the volatility of diesel fuel pricing (and the resulting per mile surcharges payable by TJX) by setting a fixed price per gallon for the period being hedged. During fiscal 2020, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel requirements for fiscal 2021, and during the first six months of fiscal 2021, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel requirements for the first six months of fiscal 2022. The hedge agreements outstanding at August 1, 2020 relate to approximately 50% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2021 and approximately 50% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel requirements for the first six months of fiscal 2022. These diesel fuel hedge agreements will settle throughout the remainder of fiscal 2021 and throughout the first seven months of fiscal 2022. TJX elected not to apply hedge accounting to these contracts. Foreign Currency Contracts TJX enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to obtain economic hedges on portions of merchandise purchases made and anticipated to be made by the Company’s operations in currencies other than their respective functional currencies. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant change in the Company's anticipated merchandise purchases and we early settled derivative contracts designed to hedge merchandise purchases that would no longer take place. The settlement of these contracts resulted in a net gain of $24.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The contracts outstanding at August 1, 2020 cover the merchandise purchases the Company is committed to over the next several months. Additionally, TJX’s operations in Europe are subject to foreign currency exposure as a result of their buying function being centralized in the U.K. All merchandise is purchased centrally in the U.K. and then shipped and billed to the retail entities in other countries. This intercompany billing to TJX’s European businesses’ Euro denominated operations creates exposure to the central buying entity for changes in the exchange rate between the Euro and British Pound. The inflow of Euros to the central buying entity provides a natural hedge for merchandise purchased from third-party vendors that is denominated in Euros. TJX calculates any excess Euro exposure each month and enters into forward contracts of approximately 30 days' duration to mitigate this exposure. TJX also enters into derivative contracts, generally designated as fair value hedges, to hedge intercompany debt and intercompany interest payable. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and are offset by marking the underlying item to fair value in the same period. Upon settlement, the realized gains and losses on these contracts are offset by the realized gains and losses of the underlying item in selling, general and administrative expenses. The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at August 1, 2020: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at August 1,2020 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 65,000 £ 12,780 0.1966 (Accrued Exp) $ — $ (628) $ (628) € 60,000 £ 53,412 0.8902 (Accrued Exp) — (1,033) (1,033) A$ 110,000 U.S.$ 70,802 0.6437 (Accrued Exp) — (7,798) (7,798) U.S.$ 72,475 £ 55,000 0.7589 (Accrued Exp) — (448) (448) £ 200,000 U.S.$ 249,499 1.2475 (Accrued Exp) — (12,538) (12,538) C$ 550,000 U.S.$ 390,766 0.7105 (Accrued Exp) — (19,571) (19,571) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month Float on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (13,920) (13,920) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 73,400 £ 65,678 0.8948 (Accrued Exp) — (570) (570) Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 271,576 U.S.$ 201,700 0.7427 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 737 (1,647) (910) £ 240,694 U.S.$ 304,800 1.2663 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 34 (10,415) (10,381) A$ 40,156 U.S.$ 28,250 0.7035 (Accrued Exp) — (447) (447) zł 87,000 £ 18,059 0.2076 Prepaid Exp 419 — 419 U.S.$ 3,771 € 3,383 0.8971 Prepaid Exp 213 — 213 Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 1,403 $ (69,015) $ (67,612) The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at February 1, 2020: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at February 1, 2020 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 45,000 £ 8,930 0.1984 Prepaid Exp $ 270 $ — $ 270 A$ 50,000 U.S.$ 33,911 0.6782 Prepaid Exp 275 — 275 U.S.$ 72,475 £ 55,000 0.7589 Prepaid Exp 743 — 743 Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month Float on 2.9M– 3.5M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (9,927) (9,927) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 58,700 £ 49,848 0.8492 Prepaid Exp 655 — 655 Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 609,340 U.S.$ 463,200 0.7602 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 2,877 (207) 2,670 C$ 37,051 € 25,200 0.6801 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 61 (44) 17 £ 265,653 U.S.$ 341,880 1.2869 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 11 (9,792) (9,781) zł 362,700 £ 72,217 0.1991 Prepaid Exp 1,903 — 1,903 A$ 29,400 U.S.$ 20,151 0.6854 Prepaid Exp 435 — 435 U.S.$ 49,849 € 44,635 0.8954 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 10 (235) (225) Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 7,240 $ (20,205) $ (12,965) The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at August 3, 2019: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at August 3,2019 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 64,000 £ 13,055 0.2040 (Accrued Exp) $ — $ (585) $ (585) € 55,950 £ 49,560 0.8858 (Accrued Exp) — (2,208) (2,208) A$ 40,000 U.S.$ 28,249 0.7062 Prepaid Exp 944 — 944 U.S.$ 72,020 £ 55,000 0.7637 (Accrued Exp) — (4,785) (4,785) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.7M – 3.3M gal per month Float on 2.7M – 3.3M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (6,575) (6,575) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 89,000 £ 80,029 0.8992 (Accrued Exp) — (1,687) (1,687) Lease liability in TJX International: zł 330,044 € 77,479 0.2348 Prepaid Exp 866 — 866 Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 702,924 U.S.$ 529,750 0.7536 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 1,323 (4,800) (3,477) C$ 38,119 € 25,400 0.6663 (Accrued Exp) — (592) (592) £ 313,490 U.S.$ 403,600 1.2874 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 20,418 (12) 20,406 A$ 32,229 U.S.$ 22,665 0.7032 Prepaid Exp 690 — 690 zł 418,012 £ 85,810 0.2053 (Accrued Exp) — (3,267) (3,267) U.S.$ 3,834 £ 3,052 0.7960 (Accrued Exp) — (120) (120) U.S.$ 79,010 € 69,427 0.8787 (Accrued Exp) — (1,567) (1,567) Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 24,241 $ (26,198) $ (1,957) Presented below is the impact of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income for the periods shown: Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (38,060) $ (10,345) $ (43,233) $ (6,712) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Intercompany receivable Selling, general and administrative expenses — — — 3,257 Diesel fuel contracts Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs 10,123 (6,319) (12,731) (2,632) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs (2,039) (6,351) (3,891) (4,200) International lease liabilities Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs — 108 — (1,414) Merchandise purchase commitments Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs (15,808) 17,369 34,327 27,158 Gain recognized in (loss) / income $ (45,784) $ (5,538) $ (25,528) $ 15,457

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date or “exit price.” The inputs used to measure fair value are generally classified into the following hierarchy: Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities Level 2: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability The following table sets forth TJX’s financial assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis: In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, Level 1 Assets: Executive Savings Plan investments $ 324,270 $ 305,777 $ 282,548 Level 2 Assets: Foreign currency exchange contracts 1,403 7,240 24,241 Liabilities: Foreign currency exchange contracts $ 55,095 $ 10,278 $ 19,623 Diesel fuel contracts 13,920 9,927 6,575 Investments designed to meet obligations under the Executive Savings Plan are invested in registered investment companies traded in active markets and are recorded at unadjusted quoted prices. Foreign currency exchange contracts and diesel fuel contracts are valued using broker quotations, which include observable market information. TJX’s investments are primarily high-grade commercial paper, institutional money market funds and time deposits with major banks. TJX does not make adjustments to quotes or prices obtained from brokers or pricing services but does assess the credit risk of counterparties and will adjust final valuations when appropriate. Where independent pricing services provide fair values, TJX obtains an understanding of the methods used in pricing. As such, these instruments are classified within Level 2. The fair value of TJX’s general corporate debt was estimated by obtaining market quotes given the trading levels of other bonds of the same general issuer type and market perceived credit quality. These inputs are considered to be Level 2. The fair value of long-term debt as of August 1, 2020 was $6.4 billion compared to a carrying value of $5.4 billion. The fair value of the current portion of long-term debt as of August 1, 2020 was $762.7 million compared to a carrying value of $749.2 million. For additional information on the new debt issuances, see Note J—Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines. The fair value of long-term debt as of February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019 was $2.3 billion compared to a carrying value of $2.2 billion. These estimates do not necessarily reflect provisions or restrictions in the various debt agreements that might affect TJX’s ability to settle these obligations. TJX’s cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.

Segment Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information TJX operates four main business segments. The Marmaxx segment (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, tjmaxx.com and marshalls.com) and the HomeGoods segment (HomeGoods and Homesense) both operate in the United States, the TJX Canada segment operates Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada, and the TJX International segment operates T.K. Maxx, Homesense and tkmaxx.com in Europe and T.K. Maxx in Australia. In addition to our four main business segments, Sierra operates sierra.com and retail stores in the U.S. The results of Sierra are included in the Marmaxx segment. All of TJX’s stores, with the exception of HomeGoods and HomeSense, sell family apparel and home fashions. HomeGoods and HomeSense offer home fashions. TJX evaluates the performance of its segments based on “segment profit or loss,” which it defines as pre-tax income or loss before general corporate expense, interest expense, net and certain separately disclosed unusual or infrequent items. “Segment profit or loss,” as defined by TJX, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. The terms “segment margin” or “segment profit margin” are used to describe segment profit or loss as a percentage of net sales. These measures of performance should not be considered alternatives to net (loss) income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of TJX’s performance or as a measure of liquidity. Presented below is financial information with respect to TJX’s business segments: Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Net sales: In the United States: Marmaxx $ 3,959,340 $ 6,106,697 $ 6,657,119 $ 11,908,457 HomeGoods 1,235,973 1,424,836 1,995,838 2,821,701 TJX Canada 591,918 967,460 971,554 1,815,195 TJX International 880,344 1,282,603 1,451,952 2,513,828 Total net sales $ 6,667,575 $ 9,781,596 $ 11,076,463 $ 19,059,181 Segment profit (loss): In the United States: Marmaxx $ 100,471 $ 855,199 $ (609,198) $ 1,651,192 HomeGoods 97,576 128,942 (56,127) 265,727 TJX Canada 21,965 118,217 (75,216) 215,249 TJX International (131,262) 50,459 (389,879) 78,946 Total segment profit (loss) 88,750 1,152,817 (1,130,420) 2,211,114 General corporate expense 123,433 128,613 223,760 249,611 Interest expense, net 57,336 2,897 80,687 3,714 (Loss) income before income taxes $ (92,019) $ 1,021,307 $ (1,434,867) $ 1,957,789

Pension Plans and Other Retirem

Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits	Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits Presented below is financial information relating to TJX’s funded defined benefit pension plan (“qualified pension plan” or “funded plan”) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (“unfunded plan”) for the periods shown: Funded Plan Unfunded Plan Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirteen Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Service cost $ 12,540 $ 11,049 $ 709 $ 552 Interest cost 12,519 12,990 801 967 Expected return on plan assets (22,242) (18,488) — — Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost 5,509 4,509 1,034 936 Total expense $ 8,326 $ 10,060 $ 2,544 $ 2,455 Funded Plan Unfunded Plan Twenty-Six Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Service cost $ 25,080 $ 22,098 $ 1,418 $ 1,104 Interest cost 25,038 25,980 1,602 1,934 Expected return on plan assets (44,484) (36,976) — — Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost 11,018 9,018 2,068 1,872 Total expense $ 16,652 $ 20,120 $ 5,088 $ 4,910 TJX’s policy with respect to the funded plan is to fund, at a minimum, the amount required to maintain a funded status of 80% of the applicable pension liability (the Funding Target pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code section 430) or such other amount as is sufficient to avoid restrictions with respect to the funding of nonqualified plans under the Internal Revenue Code. We do not anticipate any required funding in fiscal 2021 for the funded plan. We anticipate making contributions of $3.1 million to provide current benefits coming due under the unfunded plan in fiscal 2021. The amounts included in amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost in the table above have been reclassified in their entirety from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income, net of related tax effects, for the periods presented.

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines	Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines The table below presents long-term debt, exclusive of current installments, as of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019. All amounts are net of unamortized debt discounts. In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, General corporate debt: 2.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing June 15, 2021 (effective interest rate of 2.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $63 at August 1, 2020, $100 at February 1, 2020 and $137 at August 3, 2019) $ 749,937 $ 749,900 $ 749,863 2.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2023 (effective interest rate of 2.51% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $122 at August 1, 2020, $145 at February 1, 2020 and $167 at August 3, 2019) 499,878 499,855 499,833 3.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2025 (effective interest rate of 3.58% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,713 at August 1, 2020) 1,245,287 — — 2.25% senior unsecured notes, maturing September 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 2.32% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,538 at August 1, 2020, $4,911 at February 1, 2020 and $5,284 at August 3, 2019) 995,462 995,089 994,716 3.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2027 (effective interest rate of 3.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $493 at August 1, 2020) 749,507 — — 3.875% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2030 (effective interest rate of 3.89% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $1,510 at August 1, 2020) 1,248,490 — — 4.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2050 (effective interest rate of 4.52% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,368 at August 1, 2020) 745,632 — — Total debt 6,234,193 2,244,844 2,244,412 Current maturities of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs (749,209) — — Debt issuance costs (39,659) (8,219) (9,291) Long-term debt $ 5,445,325 $ 2,236,625 $ 2,235,121 On April 1, 2020, given the rapidly changing environment and level of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on future earnings, the Company completed the issuance and sale of (a) $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.50% notes due 2025, (b) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% notes due 2027, (c) $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.875% notes due 2030 and (d) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% notes due 2050, all of which was outstanding at August 1, 2020. As of the fiscal period ended August 1, 2020, TJX had two $500 million revolving credit facilities, one which matures in March 2022 and one which matures in May 2024. I n July 2020, t he Company paid off the $1.0 billion it had drawn down on these revolving credit facilities during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The six month interest rate on these borrowings was 1.757% through May 15, 2020, and increased to 2.007% through the payoff date. The terms of these revolving credit facilities require quarterly payments on the committed amount and payment of interest on borrowings at rates based on LIBOR or a base rate plus a variable margin, in each case based on the Company’s long term debt ratings, and require usages fees based on total credit extensions under such facilities. As of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019, and during the quarter and year then ended, there were no amounts outstanding under these facilities. Subsequent to the fiscal q uarter ending August 1, 2020, on August 10, 2020, the Company increased its borrowing capacity by entering into a new $500 million 364 Day Revolving Credit Facility, maturing in August 2021. With the new 364 Day Revolving Credit Facility, the Company has increased its borrowing capacity to $1.5 billion, all of which currently remains available to the Company. Th e terms of the 364 Day Revolving Credit Facility require quarterly payments on committed amounts and payment of interest on borrowings at rates based on LIBOR or a base rate plus a variable margin, in each case based on the Company's long-term debt ratings. Beginning with the fiscal period ending May 1, 2021, the terms and covenants under the existing revolving credit facilities and the new 364 Day revolving Credit Facility require the Company to maintain a quarterly-tested leverage ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rentals (“EBITDAR”) of not more than 5.00 to 1.00, with an incremental 0.50 stepdown each quarter thereafter, until the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 when the new covenant of 3.50 to 1.00 permanently applies. In addition, the Company is required to maintain a minimum liquidity, defined as unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and aggregate borrowing availability under the 2022 revolving credit facility and the 2024 revolving credit facility plus, under the 364 Day Revolving Credit Facility, borrowing ability under that facility, of at least $1.5 billion through the period ending April 30, 2021, as well as minimum EBITDAR of $650 million for the fiscal quarter ending January 30, 2021. As of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019, TJX Canada had two uncommitted credit lines, a C$10 million facility for operating expenses and a C$10 million letter of credit facility. As of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019, and during the quarters and year then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the Canadian credit line. As of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019, our European business at TJX International had an uncommitted credit line of £5 million. As of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019, and during the quarters and year then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the European credit line.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The e ffective income tax rate was (132.8)% for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 and 25.7% for the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The e ffective income tax rate was 23.2% for the six months ended August 1, 2020 compared to 25.5% for the six months ended August 3, 2019. The second quarter’s negative effective income tax rate is primarily due to the reversal of income tax benefit recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) enacted on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides for net operating losses incurred in fiscal 2021 to be carried back to earlier tax years with higher tax rates than the current year. The projected losses subject to carry back to earlier years decreased in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, resulting in a reduction of the year to date income tax benefit and a second quarter negative effective income tax rate. TJX had net unrecognized tax benefits of $262.2 million as of August 1, 2020, $254.8 million as of February 1, 2020 and $241.6 million as of August 3, 2019. TJX is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the U.S. and India, fiscal years through 2010 are no longer subject to examination. In all other jurisdictions, fiscal years through 2011 are no longer subject to examination. TJX’s accounting policy classifies interest and penalties related to income tax matters as part of income tax expense. The total accrued amount on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for interest and penalties was $32.0 million as of August 1, 2020, $27.9 million as of February 1, 2020 and $27.3 million as of August 3, 2019. Based on the outcome of tax examinations or judicial or administrative proceedings, or as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits for certain tax positions taken on previously filed tax returns may change materially from those presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that tax examinations of prior years’ tax returns or judicial or administrative proceedings that reflect such positions taken by TJX may be finalized. As a result, the total net amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease, which would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings, by a range of zero to $36.0 million.

Contingent Obligations and Cont

Contingent Obligations and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingent Obligations and Contingencies	Contingent Obligations and Contingencies Contingent Obligations TJX has contingent obligations on leases, for which it was a lessee or guarantor, which were assigned to third parties without TJX being released by the landlords. We have had numerous leases from our former operations where our guarantee required us to satisfy some of these lease obligations and we established appropriate reserves. We may be contingently liable on up to eight leases of former TJX businesses, for which we believe the likelihood of future liability to TJX is remote. We may also be contingently liable for assignments and subleases if the subtenants or assignees do not fulfill their obligations. TJX estimates the undiscounted value of these contingent obligations as of August 1, 2020 to be approximately $13.4 million. TJX believes that most or all of these contingent obligations will not revert to the Company and, to the extent they do, may be resolved for substantially less due to mitigating factors including TJX's expectation to further sublet. TJX is a party to various agreements under which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain losses related to matters including title to assets sold, specified environmental matters or certain income taxes. These obligations are often limited in time and amount. There are no amounts reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets with respect to these contingent obligations.

Basis of Presentation and Sum_2

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments, accruals and deferrals among periods required to match costs properly with the related revenue or activity, considered necessary by The TJX Companies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TJX”) for a fair statement of its Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods reported, all in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. Investments for which the Company exercises significant influence but does not have control are accounted for under the equity method. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the related notes, contained in TJX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”). These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year. TJX’s business, in common with the businesses of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences, with higher levels of sales and income generally realized in the second half of the year. TJX is also impacted by the uncertainty surrounding the financial impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic as discussed in Note B—Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The February 1, 2020 balance sheet data was derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements and does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
Fiscal Year	Fiscal Year TJX’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day of January of each year. The current fiscal year ends January 30, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”) and is a 52-week fiscal year. Fiscal 2020 was also a 52-week fiscal year.
Use of Estimates	Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. TJX considers its accounting policies relating to leases, inventory valuation, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and tradenames, reserves for uncertain tax positions and loss contingencies to be the most significant accounting policies that involve management estimates and judgments. The Company considered COVID-19 related impacts to its estimates, as appropriate, within its unaudited consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. We believe that our accounting estimates are appropriate after giving consideration to the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment and remediation efforts. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.
Equity Investment	Equity Investment On November 18, 2019, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed an investment of $225 million, excluding acquisition costs, for a 25% ownership stake in privately held Familia, an established, off-price apparel and home fashions retailer with more than 275 stores throughout Russia. The Company's investment represents a non-controlling, minority position and is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Included in the initial carrying value of $225 million, which represents the transaction date fair value, was a basis difference of $212 million related to the difference between the cost of the investment and the Company's proportionate share of the net assets of Familia. Goodwill comprised $186 million of the difference, and the remainder was allocated to the Familia tradename and customer relationships. The carrying value of the equity method investment is primarily adjusted for the Company's share in the earnings of Familia, as adjusted for basis differences, and the foreign currency exchange translation adjustment related to translating the investment from Russian rubles to U.S. dollars. The Company amortizes the tradename and customer relationships over their useful lives of 10 and 7 years, respectively, using the straight-line method. This investment is included in Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company reports its share of Familia’s results on a one-quarter lag, and earnings from the Company's investment in Familia were $0.3 million for the three months ended August 1, 2020 and $0.7 million for the six months ended August 1, 2020, which has been recorded in our Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income as a reduction to Selling, general and administrative expenses. Revaluing the investment from Russian rubles to the U.S. dollar as of August 1, 2020 resulted in a cumulative translation loss and reduced the carrying value of our investment by $32 million. The cumulative translation loss has been recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The carrying value of the equity investment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 1, 2020, including acquisition costs of $5.6 million, was $199.7 million. Familia operations have also been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and virtually all stores were temporarily closed. We have not impaired our investment due to our belief that any decline in fair value of our investment is temporary as almost all Familia stores have been reopened and we expect Familia to have adequate liquidity to continue operations notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards	Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Simplified Accounting for Income Taxes In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance related to simplified accounting for income taxes. The new standard simplifies accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principals in Topic 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for income taxes. This standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted in any interim period within that year. The Company reviewed the provisions of this standard and determined that most of them do not apply to TJX. The most significant impact to the Company is the simplification of the tax benefit calculation recognized on pre-tax losses in interim periods. The Company elected to early adopt this standard as of February 2, 2020, which did not have an impact on the Company's financial statements or disclosures for the first half of fiscal 2021. From time to time, the FASB or other standard setting bodies issue new accounting pronouncements. Updates to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are communicated through issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). Unless otherwise discussed, we have reviewed the guidance and have determined that they will not apply or are not expected to be material to our Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption and therefore, are not disclosed.

Basis of Presentation and Sum_3

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Deferred gift card revenue	The following table presents deferred gift card revenue activity: In thousands August 1, August 3, Balance, beginning of year $ 500,844 $ 450,302 Deferred revenue 355,397 747,827 Effect of exchange rates changes on deferred revenue (854) (826) Revenue recognized (378,782) (791,293) Balance, end of period $ 476,605 $ 406,010
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases	Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019 is as follows: Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, Operating cash flows paid for operating leases $ 762,823 $ 846,211 Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets $ 765,183 $ 993,979

Property at Cost (Tables)

Property at Cost (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Components of Property at Cost	The following table presents the components of property at cost: In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, Land and buildings $ 1,461,878 $ 1,426,222 $ 1,235,675 Leasehold costs and improvements 3,599,362 3,541,413 3,410,862 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 6,397,233 6,404,643 6,096,876 Total property at cost $ 11,458,473 $ 11,372,278 $ 10,743,413 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 6,358,062 6,047,230 5,701,535 Net property at cost $ 5,100,411 $ 5,325,048 $ 5,041,878

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the twelve months ended February 1, 2020 and the six months ended August 1, 2020: In thousands Foreign Deferred Cash Accumulated Balance, February 2, 2019 $ (453,177) $ (175,745) $ (1,399) $ (630,321) Additions to other comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $1,189) (3,943) — — (3,943) Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations (net of taxes of $20,489) — (56,275) — (56,275) Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net income: Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge (net of taxes of $303) — — 831 831 Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $6,019) — 16,537 — 16,537 Balance, February 1, 2020 $ (457,120) $ (215,483) $ (568) $ (673,171) Additions to other comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $1,486) (59,780) — — (59,780) Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net (loss): Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge (net of taxes of $152) — — 416 416 Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $3,492) — 9,594 — 9,594 Balance, August 1, 2020 $ (516,900) $ (205,889) $ (152) $ (722,941)

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earn_2

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
(Loss) Earnings Per Share Calculation	The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share for net (loss) income: Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended Amounts in thousands, expect per share amounts August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Basic (loss) earnings per share: Net (loss) income $ (214,220) $ 758,962 $ (1,101,709) $ 1,459,140 Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculation 1,198,634 1,210,525 1,198,222 1,212,528 Basic (loss) earnings per share $ (0.18) $ 0.63 $ (0.92) $ 1.20 Diluted (loss) earnings per share: Net (loss) income $ (214,220) $ 758,962 $ (1,101,709) $ 1,459,140 Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculations 1,198,634 1,210,525 1,198,222 1,212,528 Assumed exercise / vesting of: Stock options and awards — 18,461 — 18,683 Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted (loss) earnings per share calculation 1,198,634 1,228,986 1,198,222 1,231,211 Diluted (loss) earnings per share $ (0.18) $ 0.62 $ (0.92) $ 1.19 Cash dividends declared per share $ — $ 0.230 $ — $ 0.460

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification	The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at August 1, 2020: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at August 1,2020 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 65,000 £ 12,780 0.1966 (Accrued Exp) $ — $ (628) $ (628) € 60,000 £ 53,412 0.8902 (Accrued Exp) — (1,033) (1,033) A$ 110,000 U.S.$ 70,802 0.6437 (Accrued Exp) — (7,798) (7,798) U.S.$ 72,475 £ 55,000 0.7589 (Accrued Exp) — (448) (448) £ 200,000 U.S.$ 249,499 1.2475 (Accrued Exp) — (12,538) (12,538) C$ 550,000 U.S.$ 390,766 0.7105 (Accrued Exp) — (19,571) (19,571) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month Float on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (13,920) (13,920) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 73,400 £ 65,678 0.8948 (Accrued Exp) — (570) (570) Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 271,576 U.S.$ 201,700 0.7427 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 737 (1,647) (910) £ 240,694 U.S.$ 304,800 1.2663 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 34 (10,415) (10,381) A$ 40,156 U.S.$ 28,250 0.7035 (Accrued Exp) — (447) (447) zł 87,000 £ 18,059 0.2076 Prepaid Exp 419 — 419 U.S.$ 3,771 € 3,383 0.8971 Prepaid Exp 213 — 213 Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 1,403 $ (69,015) $ (67,612) The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at February 1, 2020: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at February 1, 2020 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 45,000 £ 8,930 0.1984 Prepaid Exp $ 270 $ — $ 270 A$ 50,000 U.S.$ 33,911 0.6782 Prepaid Exp 275 — 275 U.S.$ 72,475 £ 55,000 0.7589 Prepaid Exp 743 — 743 Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.9M – 3.5M gal per month Float on 2.9M– 3.5M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (9,927) (9,927) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 58,700 £ 49,848 0.8492 Prepaid Exp 655 — 655 Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 609,340 U.S.$ 463,200 0.7602 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 2,877 (207) 2,670 C$ 37,051 € 25,200 0.6801 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 61 (44) 17 £ 265,653 U.S.$ 341,880 1.2869 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 11 (9,792) (9,781) zł 362,700 £ 72,217 0.1991 Prepaid Exp 1,903 — 1,903 A$ 29,400 U.S.$ 20,151 0.6854 Prepaid Exp 435 — 435 U.S.$ 49,849 € 44,635 0.8954 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 10 (235) (225) Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 7,240 $ (20,205) $ (12,965) The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at August 3, 2019: In thousands Pay Receive Blended Balance Sheet Current Current Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at August 3,2019 Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: zł 64,000 £ 13,055 0.2040 (Accrued Exp) $ — $ (585) $ (585) € 55,950 £ 49,560 0.8858 (Accrued Exp) — (2,208) (2,208) A$ 40,000 U.S.$ 28,249 0.7062 Prepaid Exp 944 — 944 U.S.$ 72,020 £ 55,000 0.7637 (Accrued Exp) — (4,785) (4,785) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Diesel fuel contracts Fixed on 2.7M – 3.3M gal per month Float on 2.7M – 3.3M gal per month N/A (Accrued Exp) — (6,575) (6,575) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related: € 89,000 £ 80,029 0.8992 (Accrued Exp) — (1,687) (1,687) Lease liability in TJX International: zł 330,044 € 77,479 0.2348 Prepaid Exp 866 — 866 Merchandise purchase commitments: C$ 702,924 U.S.$ 529,750 0.7536 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 1,323 (4,800) (3,477) C$ 38,119 € 25,400 0.6663 (Accrued Exp) — (592) (592) £ 313,490 U.S.$ 403,600 1.2874 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp) 20,418 (12) 20,406 A$ 32,229 U.S.$ 22,665 0.7032 Prepaid Exp 690 — 690 zł 418,012 £ 85,810 0.2053 (Accrued Exp) — (3,267) (3,267) U.S.$ 3,834 £ 3,052 0.7960 (Accrued Exp) — (120) (120) U.S.$ 79,010 € 69,427 0.8787 (Accrued Exp) — (1,567) (1,567) Total fair value of derivative financial instruments $ 24,241 $ (26,198) $ (1,957)
Impact of Derivative Financial Instruments on Statements of (Loss) Income	Presented below is the impact of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income for the periods shown: Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Fair value hedges: Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (38,060) $ (10,345) $ (43,233) $ (6,712) Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected: Intercompany receivable Selling, general and administrative expenses — — — 3,257 Diesel fuel contracts Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs 10,123 (6,319) (12,731) (2,632) Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs (2,039) (6,351) (3,891) (4,200) International lease liabilities Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs — 108 — (1,414) Merchandise purchase commitments Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs (15,808) 17,369 34,327 27,158 Gain recognized in (loss) / income $ (45,784) $ (5,538) $ (25,528) $ 15,457

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis	The following table sets forth TJX’s financial assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis: In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, Level 1 Assets: Executive Savings Plan investments $ 324,270 $ 305,777 $ 282,548 Level 2 Assets: Foreign currency exchange contracts 1,403 7,240 24,241 Liabilities: Foreign currency exchange contracts $ 55,095 $ 10,278 $ 19,623 Diesel fuel contracts 13,920 9,927 6,575

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Financial Information on Business Segments	Presented below is financial information with respect to TJX’s business segments: Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Net sales: In the United States: Marmaxx $ 3,959,340 $ 6,106,697 $ 6,657,119 $ 11,908,457 HomeGoods 1,235,973 1,424,836 1,995,838 2,821,701 TJX Canada 591,918 967,460 971,554 1,815,195 TJX International 880,344 1,282,603 1,451,952 2,513,828 Total net sales $ 6,667,575 $ 9,781,596 $ 11,076,463 $ 19,059,181 Segment profit (loss): In the United States: Marmaxx $ 100,471 $ 855,199 $ (609,198) $ 1,651,192 HomeGoods 97,576 128,942 (56,127) 265,727 TJX Canada 21,965 118,217 (75,216) 215,249 TJX International (131,262) 50,459 (389,879) 78,946 Total segment profit (loss) 88,750 1,152,817 (1,130,420) 2,211,114 General corporate expense 123,433 128,613 223,760 249,611 Interest expense, net 57,336 2,897 80,687 3,714 (Loss) income before income taxes $ (92,019) $ 1,021,307 $ (1,434,867) $ 1,957,789

Pension Plans and Other Retir_2

Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Financial Information Related to Funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan	Presented below is financial information relating to TJX’s funded defined benefit pension plan (“qualified pension plan” or “funded plan”) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (“unfunded plan”) for the periods shown: Funded Plan Unfunded Plan Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirteen Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Service cost $ 12,540 $ 11,049 $ 709 $ 552 Interest cost 12,519 12,990 801 967 Expected return on plan assets (22,242) (18,488) — — Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost 5,509 4,509 1,034 936 Total expense $ 8,326 $ 10,060 $ 2,544 $ 2,455 Funded Plan Unfunded Plan Twenty-Six Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended In thousands August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3, Service cost $ 25,080 $ 22,098 $ 1,418 $ 1,104 Interest cost 25,038 25,980 1,602 1,934 Expected return on plan assets (44,484) (36,976) — — Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost 11,018 9,018 2,068 1,872 Total expense $ 16,652 $ 20,120 $ 5,088 $ 4,910

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lin_2

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt, Exclusive of Current Installments	The table below presents long-term debt, exclusive of current installments, as of August 1, 2020, February 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019. All amounts are net of unamortized debt discounts. In thousands August 1, February 1, August 3, General corporate debt: 2.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing June 15, 2021 (effective interest rate of 2.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $63 at August 1, 2020, $100 at February 1, 2020 and $137 at August 3, 2019) $ 749,937 $ 749,900 $ 749,863 2.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2023 (effective interest rate of 2.51% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $122 at August 1, 2020, $145 at February 1, 2020 and $167 at August 3, 2019) 499,878 499,855 499,833 3.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2025 (effective interest rate of 3.58% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,713 at August 1, 2020) 1,245,287 — — 2.25% senior unsecured notes, maturing September 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 2.32% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,538 at August 1, 2020, $4,911 at February 1, 2020 and $5,284 at August 3, 2019) 995,462 995,089 994,716 3.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2027 (effective interest rate of 3.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $493 at August 1, 2020) 749,507 — — 3.875% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2030 (effective interest rate of 3.89% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $1,510 at August 1, 2020) 1,248,490 — — 4.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2050 (effective interest rate of 4.52% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $4,368 at August 1, 2020) 745,632 — — Total debt 6,234,193 2,244,844 2,244,412 Current maturities of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs (749,209) — — Debt issuance costs (39,659) (8,219) (9,291) Long-term debt $ 5,445,325 $ 2,236,625 $ 2,235,121

Basis of Presentation and Sum_4

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Deferred Gift Card Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Movement in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ 500,844	$ 450,302
Deferred revenue			355,397	747,827
Effect of exchange rates changes on deferred revenue			(854)	(826)
Revenue recognized	$ (198,700)	$ (407,600)	(378,782)	(791,293)
Ending balance	$ 476,605	$ 406,010	$ 476,605	$ 406,010

Basis of Presentation and Sum_5

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 18, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Gift card revenue		$ 198,700	$ 407,600	$ 378,782	$ 791,293
Goodwill		97,131	$ 95,938	97,131	$ 95,938	$ 95,546
Familia
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Investment amount	$ 225,000
Ownership percentage	25.00%
Difference between cost of investment and share of net assets	$ 212,000
Goodwill	$ 186,000
Earnings from investment		300		700
Reduction in carrying value				32,000
Acquisition costs		5,600		5,600
Carrying amount		$ 199,700		$ 199,700
Familia | Tradename
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful lives	10 years
Familia | Customer relationships
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful lives	7 years

Basis of Presentation and Sum_6

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$ 762,823	$ 846,211
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets	$ 765,183	$ 993,979

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandem_2

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Details)	Aug. 10, 2020USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)store	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)store	Aug. 03, 2019USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Number of reopened stores (more than) | store			4,500	4,500
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 6,620,411,000	$ 6,620,411,000	$ 2,186,382,000	$ 3,216,752,000
Cash payments on revolving credit facilities				1,000,000,000	$ 0
Inventory reduction				400,000,000
Estimated markdown reversal			100,000,000
Expense reduction			$ 200,000,000	400,000,000
Accounts receivable net increase				100,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities				$ 200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due August 2021 | Subsequent Event
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration period	364 days
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 And May 10, 2024
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Cash payments on revolving credit facilities		$ 1,000,000,000

Property at Cost - Components o

Property at Cost - Components of Property at Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Land and buildings	$ 1,461,878	$ 1,426,222	$ 1,235,675
Leasehold costs and improvements	3,599,362	3,541,413	3,410,862
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	6,397,233	6,404,643	6,096,876
Total property at cost	11,458,473	11,372,278	10,743,413
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	6,358,062	6,047,230	5,701,535
Net property at cost	$ 5,100,411	$ 5,325,048	$ 5,041,878

Property at Cost - Additional i

Property at Cost - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 216.5	$ 214.5	$ 433.5	$ 424.2

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 4,739,218	$ 5,131,895	$ 5,948,212	$ 5,048,606	$ 5,048,606
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes	69,378	(83,743)	(59,780)	(90,904)	(3,943)
Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations, net of taxes					(56,275)
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, net of taxes	208	208	416	416	831
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of taxes	4,797	3,992	9,594	7,984	16,537
Ending balance	4,660,569	5,302,612	4,660,569	5,302,612	5,948,212
Foreign Currency Translation
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(457,120)	(453,177)	(453,177)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes			(59,780)		(3,943)
Ending balance	(516,900)		(516,900)		(457,120)
Deferred Benefit Costs
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(215,483)	(175,745)	(175,745)
Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations, net of taxes					(56,275)
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of taxes			9,594		16,537
Ending balance	(205,889)		(205,889)		(215,483)
Cash Flow Hedge on Debt
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(568)	(1,399)	(1,399)
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, net of taxes			416		831
Ending balance	(152)		(152)		(568)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(797,324)	(633,282)	(673,171)	(630,321)	(630,321)
Ending balance	$ (722,941)	$ (712,825)	$ (722,941)	$ (712,825)	$ (673,171)

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax (benefit) provision	$ 5,462	$ 1,681	$ (1,486)	$ (952)	$ (1,189)
Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations, tax benefit (provision)					20,489
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, tax provision (benefit)	76	76	152	152	303
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, tax (provision) benefit	$ (1,746)	$ (1,453)	$ (3,492)	$ (2,906)	$ (6,019)

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earn_3

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased and retired		$ 302,457,000	$ 201,500,000	$ 699,751,000
Cash payments for repurchase of common stock			201,500,000	$ 699,800,000
Remaining available stock under stock repurchase plan			$ 3,000,000,000
Antidilutive options excluded (in shares)		5.9		5.9
Trade Date Basis
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares)	3.2
Common stock repurchased and retired	$ 190,100,000
Stock Repurchase Program 2020
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, common stock purchase value					$ 1,500,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program 2019
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, common stock purchase value						$ 1,500,000,000

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earn_4

Capital Stock and (Loss) Earnings Per Share - Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Basic (loss) earnings per share
Net (loss) income	$ (214,220)	$ 758,962	$ (1,101,709)	$ 1,459,140
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculation (in shares)	1,198,634	1,210,525	1,198,222	1,212,528
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.63	$ (0.92)	$ 1.20
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Net (loss) income	$ (214,220)	$ 758,962	$ (1,101,709)	$ 1,459,140
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic (loss) earnings per share calculation (in shares)	1,198,634	1,210,525	1,198,222	1,212,528
Assumed exercise/vesting of stock options and awards (in shares)	0	18,461	0	18,683
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted (loss) earnings per share calculation (in shares)	1,198,634	1,228,986	1,198,222	1,231,211
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ 0.62	$ (0.92)	$ 1.19
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.230	$ 0	$ 0.460

Financial Instruments - Additio

Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Hedge of diesel fuel requirement, remainder of fiscal year 2021		50.00%
Hedge of diesel fuel requirement, first three months of fiscal year 2022		50.00%
Foreign currency exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain on derivatives settlement	$ 24.8
Term of derivative contracts		30 days

Financial Instruments - Summary

Financial Instruments - Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, zł in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, gal / mo in Millions	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020PLN (zł)gal / mo	Aug. 03, 2019PLN (zł)gal / mo	Feb. 01, 2020PLN (zł)gal / mo	Aug. 01, 2020GBP (£)	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020EUR (€)	Aug. 01, 2020AUD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020CAD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020GBP (£)	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2020AUD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020CAD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019GBP (£)	Aug. 03, 2019USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019EUR (€)	Aug. 03, 2019AUD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019CAD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 1,403					$ 7,240					$ 24,241
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(69,015)					(20,205)					(26,198)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					(67,612)					(12,965)					(1,957)
Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$					0					0					0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(13,920)					(9,927)					(6,575)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (13,920)					$ (9,927)					$ (6,575)
Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.2076		0.1991	0.2076	0.2076	0.2076	0.2076	0.2076	0.1991	0.1991	0.1991	0.1991	0.1991
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 419					$ 1,903
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ 419					$ 1,903
Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.2053												0.2053	0.2053	0.2053	0.2053	0.2053
Current Asset U.S.$															$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$															(3,267)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$															$ (3,267)
Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7032	0.6854						0.6854	0.6854	0.6854	0.6854	0.6854	0.7032	0.7032	0.7032	0.7032	0.7032
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 435					$ 690
Current (Liability) U.S.$										0					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										$ 435					$ 690
Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7035			0.7035	0.7035	0.7035	0.7035	0.7035
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(447)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (447)
Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7960												0.7960	0.7960	0.7960	0.7960	0.7960
Current Asset U.S.$															$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$															(120)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$															$ (120)
Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.2663	1.2874	1.2869	1.2663	1.2663	1.2663	1.2663	1.2663	1.2869	1.2869	1.2869	1.2869	1.2869	1.2874	1.2874	1.2874	1.2874	1.2874
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 34					$ 11					$ 20,418
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(10,415)					(9,792)					(12)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (10,381)					$ (9,781)					$ 20,406
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7427	0.7536	0.7602	0.7427	0.7427	0.7427	0.7427	0.7427	0.7602	0.7602	0.7602	0.7602	0.7602	0.7536	0.7536	0.7536	0.7536	0.7536
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 737					$ 2,877					$ 1,323
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(1,647)					(207)					(4,800)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (910)					$ 2,670					$ (3,477)
Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.8492						0.8492	0.8492	0.8492	0.8492	0.8492
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 655
Current (Liability) U.S.$										0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										$ 655
Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8948	0.8992		0.8948	0.8948	0.8948	0.8948	0.8948						0.8992	0.8992	0.8992	0.8992	0.8992
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0										$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(570)										(1,687)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (570)										$ (1,687)
Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8971			0.8971	0.8971	0.8971	0.8971	0.8971
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 213
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					213
Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8787												0.8787	0.8787	0.8787	0.8787	0.8787
Current Asset U.S.$															$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$															(1,567)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$															$ (1,567)
Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.8954						0.8954	0.8954	0.8954	0.8954	0.8954
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 10
Current (Liability) U.S.$										(235)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										$ (225)
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.6663												0.6663	0.6663	0.6663	0.6663	0.6663
Current Asset U.S.$															$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$															(592)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$															$ (592)
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.6801						0.6801	0.6801	0.6801	0.6801	0.6801
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 61
Current (Liability) U.S.$										(44)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										17
Conversion of Zloty to Euro | International lease liabilities | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.2348												0.2348	0.2348	0.2348	0.2348	0.2348
Current Asset U.S.$															$ 866
Current (Liability) U.S.$															0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$															866
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	2.9	2.7	2.9
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.5	3.3	3.5
Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł	zł 87,000		zł 362,700
Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł		zł 418,012
Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount												$ 29,400					$ 32,229
Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount							$ 40,156
Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount															3,834
Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 240,694					£ 265,653					£ 313,490
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount								$ 271,576					$ 609,340					$ 702,924
Pay | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €											€ 58,700
Pay | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €						€ 73,400										€ 89,000
Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					3,771
Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount															79,010
Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount										49,849
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																		$ 38,119
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount													$ 37,051
Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Euro | International lease liabilities | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł		zł 330,044
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	2.9	2.7	2.9
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.5	3.3	3.5
Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				18,059					72,217
Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £														85,810
Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount										20,151					22,665
Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					28,250
Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £														3,052
Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					304,800					341,880					403,600
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 201,700					$ 463,200					$ 529,750
Receive | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £									£ 49,848
Receive | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 65,678										£ 80,029
Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €						€ 3,383
Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €																69,427
Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €											44,635
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €																25,400
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €											€ 25,200
Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Euro | International lease liabilities | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €																€ 77,479
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.1984						0.1984	0.1984	0.1984	0.1984	0.1984
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 270
Current (Liability) U.S.$										0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										$ 270
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.1966	0.2040		0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966						0.2040	0.2040	0.2040	0.2040	0.2040
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0										$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(628)										(585)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (628)										$ (585)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7062	0.6782						0.6782	0.6782	0.6782	0.6782	0.6782	0.7062	0.7062	0.7062	0.7062	0.7062
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 275					$ 944
Current (Liability) U.S.$										0					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										$ 275					$ 944
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.6437			0.6437	0.6437	0.6437	0.6437	0.6437
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(7,798)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (7,798)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate			0.7589						0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589
Current Asset U.S.$										$ 743
Current (Liability) U.S.$										0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$										743
Fair value hedges | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7589	0.7637		0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589						0.7637	0.7637	0.7637	0.7637	0.7637
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0										$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(448)										(4,785)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (448)										$ (4,785)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.2475			1.2475	1.2475	1.2475	1.2475	1.2475
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(12,538)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (12,538)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7105			0.7105	0.7105	0.7105	0.7105	0.7105
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(19,571)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (19,571)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8902	0.8858		0.8902	0.8902	0.8902	0.8902	0.8902						0.8858	0.8858	0.8858	0.8858	0.8858
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0										$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(1,033)										(2,208)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					(1,033)										(2,208)
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł			zł 45,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł	zł 65,000	zł 64,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount												$ 50,000					$ 40,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount							$ 110,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount										72,475
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					72,475										72,020
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 200,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount								$ 550,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €						€ 60,000										€ 55,950
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £									£ 8,930
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				12,780										£ 13,055
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount										$ 33,911					$ 28,249
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					70,802
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £									£ 55,000
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				55,000										55,000
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					249,499
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 390,766
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 53,412										£ 49,560

Financial Instruments - Impact

Financial Instruments - Impact of Derivative Financial Instruments on Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	$ (45,784)	$ (5,538)	$ (25,528)	$ 15,457
Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest | Selling, general and administrative expenses | Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	(38,060)	(10,345)	(43,233)	(6,712)
Intercompany receivable | Selling, general and administrative expenses | Economic Hedges For Which Hedge Accounting Was Not Elected
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	0	0	0	3,257
Diesel fuel contracts | Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | Economic Hedges For Which Hedge Accounting Was Not Elected
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	10,123	(6,319)	(12,731)	(2,632)
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | Economic Hedges For Which Hedge Accounting Was Not Elected
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	(2,039)	(6,351)	(3,891)	(4,200)
International lease liabilities | Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | Economic Hedges For Which Hedge Accounting Was Not Elected
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	0	108	0	(1,414)
Merchandise purchase commitments | Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | Economic Hedges For Which Hedge Accounting Was Not Elected
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain recognized in (loss) / income	$ (15,808)	$ 17,369	$ 34,327	$ 27,158

Fair Value Measurements - Finan

Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Executive Savings Plan investments | Level 1
Assets:
Executive Savings Plan investments	$ 324,270	$ 305,777	$ 282,548
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Level 2
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	1,403	7,240	24,241
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	55,095	10,278	19,623
Diesel fuel contracts | Level 2
Liabilities:
Diesel fuel contracts	$ 13,920	$ 9,927	$ 6,575

Fair Value Measurements - Addit

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5,445,325	$ 2,236,625	$ 2,235,121
Current portion of long-term debt	749,209	0	0
Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt	5,400,000	2,200,000	2,200,000
Current portion of long-term debt	749,200
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt	6,400,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 2,300,000
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 762,700

Segment Information - Additiona

Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments	4

Segment Information - Financial

Segment Information - Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net sales	$ 6,667,575	$ 9,781,596	$ 11,076,463	$ 19,059,181
General corporate expense	1,527,768	1,731,335	2,841,688	3,433,736
Interest expense, net	57,336	2,897	80,687	3,714
(Loss) income before income taxes	(92,019)	1,021,307	(1,434,867)	1,957,789
Marmaxx
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net sales	3,959,340	6,106,697	6,657,119	11,908,457
HomeGoods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net sales	1,235,973	1,424,836	1,995,838	2,821,701
TJX Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net sales	591,918	967,460	971,554	1,815,195
TJX International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net sales	880,344	1,282,603	1,451,952	2,513,828
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment profit (loss)	88,750	1,152,817	(1,130,420)	2,211,114
Operating segments | Marmaxx
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment profit (loss)	100,471	855,199	(609,198)	1,651,192
Operating segments | HomeGoods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment profit (loss)	97,576	128,942	(56,127)	265,727
Operating segments | TJX Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment profit (loss)	21,965	118,217	(75,216)	215,249
Operating segments | TJX International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total segment profit (loss)	(131,262)	50,459	(389,879)	78,946
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General corporate expense	$ 123,433	$ 128,613	$ 223,760	$ 249,611

Pension Plans and Other Retir_3

Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits - Financial Information Related to Funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Unfunded Supplemental Pension Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Funded Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 12,540	$ 11,049	$ 25,080	$ 22,098
Interest cost	12,519	12,990	25,038	25,980
Expected return on plan assets	(22,242)	(18,488)	(44,484)	(36,976)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost	5,509	4,509	11,018	9,018
Total expense	8,326	10,060	16,652	20,120
Unfunded Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	709	552	1,418	1,104
Interest cost	801	967	1,602	1,934
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost	1,034	936	2,068	1,872
Total expense	$ 2,544	$ 2,455	$ 5,088	$ 4,910

Pension Plans and Other Retir_4

Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum percentage of pension liability	80.00%
Unfunded Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected future employer contributions, remainder of fiscal 2021	$ 3.1

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lin_3

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Exclusive of Current Installments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	$ (749,209)	$ 0	$ 0
Debt issuance costs	(39,659)	(8,219)	(9,291)
Long-term debt	5,445,325	2,236,625	2,235,121
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	6,234,193	2,244,844	2,244,412
Senior Notes | 2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	749,937	749,900	749,863
Senior Notes | 2.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	499,878	499,855	499,833
Senior Notes | 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	1,245,287	0	0
Senior Notes | 2.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	995,462	995,089	994,716
Senior Notes | 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	749,507	0	0
Senior Notes | 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	1,248,490	0	0
Senior Notes | 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 745,632	$ 0	$ 0

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lin_4

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Exclusive of Current Installments - Additional Information (Details) - Senior Notes - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.75%
Maturity date	Jun. 15, 2021
Effective interest rate	2.76%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 63		$ 100	$ 137
2.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.50%
Maturity date	May 15, 2023
Effective interest rate	2.51%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 122		145	167
3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2025
Effective interest rate	3.58%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,713
2.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.25%
Maturity date	Sep. 15, 2026
Effective interest rate	2.32%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,538		$ 4,911	$ 5,284
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2027
Effective interest rate	3.76%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 493
3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.875%	3.875%
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2030
Effective interest rate	3.89%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 1,510
4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	4.50%	4.50%
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2050
Effective interest rate	4.52%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 4,368

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lin_5

Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Details)	Aug. 10, 2020USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020USD ($)	May 31, 2020USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)CreditFacility	Aug. 03, 2019USD ($)CreditFacility	Aug. 01, 2020CAD ($)CreditFacility	Aug. 01, 2020GBP (£)CreditFacility	May 15, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)CreditFacility	Feb. 01, 2020CAD ($)CreditFacility	Feb. 01, 2020GBP (£)CreditFacility	Aug. 03, 2019CAD ($)CreditFacility	Aug. 03, 2019GBP (£)CreditFacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility				2		2	2
Cash payments on revolving credit facilities				$ 1,000,000,000	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding				$ 0	$ 0					$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
TJX Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility				2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
Credit facilities, amount outstanding						$ 0					$ 0		$ 0
Current borrowing capacity						10,000,000					10,000,000		10,000,000
TJX Canada | Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding						0					0		0
Current borrowing capacity						$ 10,000,000					$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
TJX International | TJX Europe Credit Line
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding | £							£ 0					£ 0		£ 0
Current borrowing capacity | £							£ 5,000,000					£ 5,000,000		£ 5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 And May 10, 2024 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash payments on revolving credit facilities		$ 1,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due August 2021 | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration period	364 days
Senior Notes | 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 1,250,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				3.50%		3.50%	3.50%		3.50%
Effective interest rate				3.58%		3.58%	3.58%
Senior Notes | 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				3.75%		3.75%	3.75%		3.75%
Effective interest rate				3.76%		3.76%	3.76%
Senior Notes | 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 1,250,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				3.875%		3.875%	3.875%		3.875%
Effective interest rate				3.89%		3.89%	3.89%
Senior Notes | 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				4.50%		4.50%	4.50%		4.50%
Effective interest rate				4.52%		4.52%	4.52%
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.007%						1.757%
Stepdown in ratio each quarter after fiscal quarter of 2022			0.50
Required minimum liquidity			$ 1,500,000,000
Required EBITDAR			$ 650,000,000
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Covenant period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDAR			500.00%
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Covenant period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDAR			350.00%

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	(132.80%)	25.70%	23.20%	25.50%
Net unrecognized tax benefits	$ 262,200,000	$ 241,600,000	$ 262,200,000	$ 241,600,000	$ 254,800,000
Accrued amounts for interest and penalties	32,000,000	$ 27,300,000	32,000,000	$ 27,300,000	$ 27,900,000
Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings	0		0
Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings	$ 36,000,000		$ 36,000,000

Contingent Obligations and Co_2

Contingent Obligations and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2020USD ($)Lease
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of leases subject to contingent liability, maximum | Lease	8
Estimated contingent obligations | $	$ 13.4