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Long-Term Debt, Exclusive of Current Installments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt discount |  | $ 1,136 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
4.20% Six-Year Notes |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_FourPointTwoZeroPercentageSixYearNotesMember |
Debt instrument, redemption date | Jul. 08, 2014 |
Unamortized debt discount | 8 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_FourPointTwoZeroPercentageSixYearNotesMember |
Effective interest rate | 4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_FourPointTwoZeroPercentageSixYearNotesMember |
6.95% Ten-Year Notes |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_SixPointNineFivePercentageTenYearNotesMember
Maturity date |  | Apr. 15, 2019
Unamortized debt discount | 364 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_SixPointNineFivePercentageTenYearNotesMember | 294 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_SixPointNineFivePercentageTenYearNotesMember
Effective interest rate |  | 6.98%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_SixPointNineFivePercentageTenYearNotesMember
2.50% Ten-Year Notes |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointFiveZeroPercentageTenYearNotesMember
Maturity date |  | May 15, 2023
Unamortized debt discount | 412 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointFiveZeroPercentageTenYearNotesMember | 367 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointFiveZeroPercentageTenYearNotesMember
Effective interest rate |  | 2.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointFiveZeroPercentageTenYearNotesMember
2.75% Seven-Year Notes |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSevenYearNotesMember
Maturity date |  | Jun. 15, 2021
Unamortized debt discount |  | $ 475 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSevenYearNotesMember
Effective interest rate |  | 2.76%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tjx_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSevenYearNotesMember

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