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Dispositions and Reserves Related to Former Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013
Segment Loss | The A.J. Wright consolidation was not classified as a discontinued operation due to our expectation that a significant portion of the sales of the A.J. Wright stores would migrate to other TJX stores. Thus the costs incurred in fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 relating to the A.J. Wright consolidation are reflected in continuing operations as part of the A.J. Wright segment which reported a segment loss of $49 million for fiscal 2012 and $130 million for fiscal 2011 including the following:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
In thousands |  | January 28, 2012 |  |  | January 29, 2011 |
Fixed asset impairment charges – Non cash |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 82,589 |
Severance and termination benefits |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,400 |
Lease obligations and other closing costs |  |  | 32,686 |  |  |  | 11,700 |
Operating losses |  |  | 16,605 |  |  |  | 10,297 |
Total segment loss |  | $ | 49,291 |  |  | $ | 129,986 |
Reserves Related to Former Operations | Reserves Related to Former Operations: TJX has a reserve for its estimate of future obligations of business operations it has closed or sold. The reserve activity for the last three fiscal years is presented below:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
In thousands |  | February 2, 2013 |  |  | January 28, 2012 |  |  | January 29, 2011 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 45,381 |  |  | $ | 54,695 |  |  | $ | 35,897 |
Additions (reductions) to the reserve charged to net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in reserve for lease related obligations of former operations classified as discontinued operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,000 | )
A.J. Wright closing costs |  |  | 16,000 |  |  |  | 32,686 |  |  |  | 37,100 |
Interest accretion |  |  | 996 |  |  |  | 861 |  |  |  | 1,475 |
Charges against the reserve: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease related obligations |  |  | (15,682 | ) |  |  | (21,821 | ) |  |  | (7,155 | )
Termination benefits and all other |  |  | (1,466 | ) |  |  | (21,040 | ) |  |  | (6,622 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 45,229 |  |  | $ | 45,381 |  |  | $ | 54,695 |

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