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Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 03, 2014

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities on a 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		May 3, 2014				February 1, 2014				May 4, 2013
Level 1
Assets:
Executive Savings Plan investments		$	144,587			$	131,049			$	114,106
Level 2
Assets:
Short-term investments		$	259,887			$	294,702			$	238,043
Foreign currency exchange contracts			6,661				19,482				2,910
Diesel fuel contracts			1,001				137				—
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		$	12,463			$	6,107			$	11,168
Diesel fuel contracts			—				—				427

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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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