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Reserve Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014 | Oct. 27, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Schedule Of Dispositions And Reserves Related To Former Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  | $ 31,363 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations | $ 45,229 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations | $ 45,381 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations
Adjustments to lease-related obligations | (3,300)tjx_ConsolidationCosts | 16,000 tjx_ConsolidationCosts | (12,300)tjx_ConsolidationCosts | (3,312)tjx_ConsolidationCosts | 16,000 tjx_ConsolidationCosts
Interest accretion |  |  | 525 tjx_InterestAccretion | 1,440 tjx_InterestAccretion | 996 tjx_InterestAccretion
Lease-related obligations |  |  | (4,907)tjx_LeaseRelatedObligationsChargedToReserve | (11,088)tjx_LeaseRelatedObligationsChargedToReserve | (15,682)tjx_LeaseRelatedObligationsChargedToReserve
Termination benefits and all other |  |  | (107)tjx_TerminationBenefitsAndAllOtherChargedToReserve | (906)tjx_TerminationBenefitsAndAllOtherChargedToReserve | (1,466)tjx_TerminationBenefitsAndAllOtherChargedToReserve
Balance at end of year | $ 31,363 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations |  | $ 14,574 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations | $ 31,363 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations | $ 45,229 tjx_ReservesRelatedToFormerOperations

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