- Definition

The increases or decreases in lease payments that result from changes occurring after the inception of the lease in the factors (other than the passage of time) on which lease payments are based, except that any escalation of minimum lease payments relating to increases in construction or acquisition cost of the leased property or for increases in some measure of cost or value during the construction or preconstruction period, are excluded from contingent rentals. Contingent rentals also may include amounts for which the triggering events have not yet occurred or the specified targets for which have not yet been achieved (such as sales based percentage rent), but which events are considered probable of occurring or which specified targets are considered probable of being achieved.

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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
Commitments [Line Items]
Rental expense under operating leases for continuing operations	$ 1,238.2	$ 1,171.6	$ 1,086.0
Contingent rent paid	15.7	15.0	12.9
Sublease income	0.9	0.9	1.3
Total net present value of minimum operating lease obligations	6,317.4
Outstanding letters of credit issued for the purchase of inventory	$ 55.3	$ 48.5
Tjx Us And Canada \| Maximum
Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases term, years			10 years
Tjx Us And Canada \| Minimum
Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases term, years			5 years
Options to extend for one of more five-year periods			1 year
TJX Europe \| Maximum
Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases term, years			15 years
Optional lease kick-out term, years			10 years
TJX Europe \| Minimum
Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases term, years			10 years
Optional lease kick-out term, years			5 years