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Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2013

Financial Information Related to Funded Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and Unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan

Presented below is financial information related to TJX’s funded defined benefit retirement plan (funded plan) and its unfunded supplemental retirement plan (unfunded plan) for the periods shown.

		Funded Plan								Unfunded Plan
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		November 2,				October 27,				November 2,				October 27,
In thousands		2013				2012				2013				2012
Service cost		$	10,919			$	11,709			$	245			$	407
Interest cost			10,758				10,856				650				609
Expected return on plan assets			(16,108	)			(13,216	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service cost			—				—				—				1
Recognized actuarial losses			7,009				4,926				1,041				894
Expense related to current period			12,578				14,275				1,936				1,911
Correction of prior years pension accruals			—				22,317				—				—
Total expense		$	12,578			$	36,592			$	1,936			$	1,911

		Funded Plan								Unfunded Plan
		Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended								Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
		November 2,				October 27,				November 2,				October 27,
In thousands		2013				2012				2013				2012
Service cost		$	33,467			$	31,359			$	1,287			$	1,086
Interest cost			33,408				31,381				1,835				1,749
Expected return on plan assets			(45,355	)			(41,068	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service cost			—				—				2				2
Recognized actuarial losses			20,846				19,121				2,163				1,844
Expense related to current period			42,366				40,793				5,287				4,681
Correction of prior years pension accruals			—				22,317				—				—
Total expense		$	42,366			$	63,110			$	5,287			$	4,681

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (h)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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