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Reserves related to Former Operations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 03, 2013
Reserves Related to Former Operations | Reserves Related to Former Operations: TJX has a reserve for its estimate of future obligations of former business operations that TJX has either closed or sold. The reserve activity is presented below:
|  | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
|  | August 3, |  |  | July 28, |
In thousands |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 45,229 |  |  | $ | 45,381 |
Additions to the reserve charged to net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest accretion |  |  | 720 |  |  |  | 356 |
Charges against the reserve: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease-related obligations |  |  | (7,814 | ) |  |  | (6,929 | )
Termination benefits and all other |  |  | (504 | ) |  |  | (1,153 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 37,631 |  |  | $ | 37,655 |

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