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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013	Nov. 02, 2013 2.50% Ten-Year Notes USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 2.50% Ten-Year Notes Interest Rate Contract USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 TJX Canada Facility Other Operating Expense CAD	Oct. 27, 2012 TJX Canada Facility Other Operating Expense CAD	Nov. 02, 2013 TJX Canada Facility Letter of Credit CAD	Oct. 27, 2012 TJX Canada Facility Letter of Credit CAD	Nov. 02, 2013 TJX Europe Credit Line GBP (£)	Oct. 27, 2012 TJX Europe Credit Line GBP (£)	Nov. 02, 2013 6.95% Ten-Year Notes USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 4.20% Six-Year Notes USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 4.20% Six-Year Notes Interest Rate Contract USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility June 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500								$ 375	$ 400
Debt instrument, interest rate		2.50%								6.95%	4.20%
Debt instrument maturity period, years		10 years								10 years	6 years
Amount hedged into treasury rate-lock agreement			250									250
Effective fixed rate		2.57%								7.00%	4.19%
Maturity Month/Year										2019-04	2015-08		2016-05	2017-06
Revolving credit facilities, number	2
Current borrowing capacity				10	10	10	10	£ 20	£ 20				$ 500	$ 500
Basis points on revolving credit facility													0.125%	0.08%

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