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Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2013
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.

 

                                                                           
     Funded Plan     Unfunded Plan  
     Thirteen Weeks Ended     Thirteen Weeks Ended  
     August 3,     July 28,     August 3,      July 28,  

In thousands

    2013     2012     2013      2012  

Service cost

    $ 11,274      $ 9,825      $ 521       $ 339   

Interest cost

      11,325        10,263        593         570   

Expected return on plan assets

      (14,624 )      (13,926 )      —           —     

Amortization of prior service cost

      —          —          1         1   

Recognized actuarial losses

      6,919        7,097        560         475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total expense

    $ 14,894      $ 13,259      $ 1,675       $ 1,385   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  
     Funded Plan     Unfunded Plan  
     Twenty-Six Weeks Ended     Twenty-Six Weeks Ended  
     August 3,     July 28,     August 3,      July 28,  

In thousands

    2013     2012     2013      2012  

Service cost

    $ 22,548      $ 19,651      $ 1,042       $ 679   

Interest cost

      22,650        20,525        1,186         1,140   

Expected return on plan assets

      (29,247 )      (27,853 )      —           —     

Amortization of prior service cost

      —          —          2         2   

Recognized actuarial losses

      13,837        14,195        1,120         950   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total expense

    $ 29,788      $ 26,518      $ 3,350       $ 2,771