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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities Current and Long Term - Additional Information (Detail)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Accrued Expenses And Current Liabilities [Line Items]  
Liabilities less than specific percentage included in other current liabilities All other current liabilities include accruals for advertising, property additions, dividends, freight, interest, reserve for sales returns, expense payables, purchased services and other items, each of which is individually less than 5% of current liabilities.
Percentage of other current liability individual item which makes up current liabilities 5.00%tjx_PercentageOfOtherCurrentLiabilityIndividualItemWhichMakesUpCurrentLiabilities