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Summary of Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Summary of Net Interest Expense

Interest: TJX’s interest expense is presented as a net amount. The following is a summary of net interest expense:


		Fiscal Year Ended
Dollars in thousands		January 31, 2015				February 1, 2014				February 2, 2013
		(53 weeks)
Interest expense		$	64,783			$	57,084			$	48,582
Capitalized interest			(9,403	)			(10,993	)			(7,750)
Interest (income)			(15,593	)			(15,010	)			(11,657)
Interest expense, net		$	39,787			$	31,081			$	29,175

Summary of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Location

Long-Lived Assets: Information related to carrying values of TJX’s long-lived assets by geographic location is presented below:


		Fiscal Year Ended
Dollars in thousands		January 31, 2015				February 1, 2014				February 2, 2013
United States		$	2,927,297			$	2,693,670			$	2,350,539
Canada			266,332				214,459				237,232
Europe			674,736				686,372				635,471
Total long-lived assets		$	3,868,365			$	3,594,501			$	3,223,242