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Summary of Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Summary of Net Interest Expense

Interest: TJX’s interest expense is presented as a net amount. The following is a summary of net interest expense:

		Fiscal Year Ended
Dollars in thousands		February 2, 2013				January 28, 2012				January 29, 2011
		(53 weeks)
Interest expense		$	48,582			$	49,276			$	49,014
Capitalized interest			(7,750	)			(2,593	)			—
Interest (income)			(11,657	)			(11,035	)			(9,877	)
Interest expense, net		$	29,175			$	35,648			$	39,137

Summary of Long-Lived Assets By Geographic Location

Long-Lived Assets: Information related to carrying values of TJX’s long-lived assets by geographic location is presented below:

Dollars in thousands		February 2, 2013				January 28, 2012				January 29, 2011
United States		$	2,350,539			$	1,879,176			$	1,657,090
Canada			237,232				220,522				210,693
Europe			635,471				615,427				592,999
Total long-lived assets		$	3,223,242			$	2,715,125			$	2,460,782

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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