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Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities on Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth TJX’s financial assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis:

In thousands		November 2, 2013				February 2, 2013				October 27, 2012
Level 1
Assets:
Executive Savings Plan investments		$	129,676			$	101,903			$	94,037
Level 2
Assets:
Short-term investments		$	251,276			$	235,853			$	200,986
Foreign currency exchange contracts			7,271				5,980				14,247
Diesel fuel contracts			—				3,372				1,832
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		$	14,684			$	11,874			$	5,631
Diesel fuel contracts			733				—				—

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258

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