Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Financial Information Related to Funded Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and Unfunded Supplemental Pension Plan

Presented below is financial information related to TJX’s funded defined benefit retirement plan (funded plan) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (unfunded plan) for the periods shown.


	Pension (Funded Plan)						Pension (Unfunded Plan)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011			October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011

Service cost	$	11,709		$	8,893		$	407	$	359
Interest cost		10,856			10,019			609		558
Expected return on plan assets		(13,216	)		(12,275	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			1		1
Recognized actuarial losses		4,926			3,515			894		86

Expense related to current period		14,275			10,152			1,911		1,004
Correction of prior years pension accruals		22,317			—			—		—

Total expense	$	36,592		$	10,152		$	1,911	$	1,004


	Pension (Funded Plan)						Pension (Unfunded Plan)
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011			October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011

Service cost	$	31,359		$	25,393		$	1,086	$	892
Interest cost		31,381			28,925			1,749		1,807
Expected return on plan assets		(41,068	)		(36,794	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			2		3
Recognized actuarial losses		19,121			8,141			1,844		500

Expense related to current period		40,793			25,665			4,681		3,202
Correction of prior years pension accruals		22,317			—			—		—

Total expense	$	63,110		$	25,665		$	4,681	$	3,202