Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2014

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

Presented below is financial information related to TJX’s funded defined benefit pension plan (qualified pension plan or 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 1,			November 2,			November 1,		November 2,
In thousands	2014			2013			2014		2013

Service cost	$	10,115		$	10,919		$	149	$	245
Interest cost		12,547			10,758			863		650
Expected return on plan assets		(16,285	)		(16,108	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			1		—
Recognized actuarial losses		3,873			7,009			1,000		1,041

Total expense	$	10,250		$	12,578		$	2,013	$	1,936


	Funded Plan						Unfunded Plan
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	November 1,			November 2,			November 1,		November 2,
In thousands	2014			2013			2014		2013

Service cost	$	30,361		$	33,467		$	1,048	$	1,287
Interest cost		37,141			33,408			2,251		1,835
Expected return on plan assets		(48,890	)		(45,355	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			2		2
Recognized actuarial losses		10,386			20,846			1,609		2,163

Total expense	$	28,998		$	42,366		$	4,910	$	5,287