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Summary of Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2014

Summary of Net Interest Expense

Interest: TJX’s interest expense is presented as a net amount. The following is a summary of net interest expense:


		Fiscal Year Ended
Dollars in thousands		February 1, 2014				February 2, 2013				January 28, 2012

		(53 weeks)
Interest expense		$	57,084			$	48,582			$	49,276
Capitalized interest			(10,993	)			(7,750	)			(2,593)
Interest (income)			(15,010	)			(11,657	)			(11,035)

Interest expense, net		$	31,081			$	29,175			$	35,648

Summary of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Location

Long-Lived Assets: Information related to carrying values of TJX’s long-lived assets by geographic location is presented below:


		Fiscal Year Ended
Dollars in thousands		February 1, 2014				February 2, 2013				January 28, 2012
United States		$	2,693,670			$	2,350,539			$	1,879,176
Canada			214,459				237,232				220,522
Europe			686,372				635,471				615,427
Total long-lived assets		$	3,594,501			$	3,223,242			$	2,715,125