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Reserves Related to Former Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 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:
|  | Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended |
In thousands |  | November 2, 2013 |  |  | October 27, 2012 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 45,229 |  |  | $ | 45,381 |
Additions to the reserve charged to net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A.J. Wright closing costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,000 |
Interest accretion |  |  | 1,080 |  |  |  | 536 |
Charges against the reserve: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease-related obligations |  |  | (9,591 | ) |  |  | (10,008 | )
Termination benefits and all other |  |  | (516 | ) |  |  | (1,124 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 36,202 |  |  | $ | 50,785 |

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