Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

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
In thousands	October 31, 2015			November 1, 2014			October 31, 2015			November 1, 2014
Service cost	$	11,453		$	10,115		$	(215	)	$	149
Interest cost		12,885			12,547			533			863
Expected return on plan assets		(19,546	)		(16,285	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			1
Recognized actuarial losses		8,048			3,873			211			1,000

Total expense	$	12,840		$	10,250		$	529		$	2,013


	Funded Plan						Unfunded Plan
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 31, 2015			November 1, 2014			October 31, 2015		November 1, 2014
Service cost	$	37,561		$	30,361		$	1,172	$	1,048
Interest cost		38,783			37,141			2,275		2,251
Expected return on plan assets		(58,532	)		(48,890	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—		2
Recognized actuarial losses		25,142			10,386			2,969		1,609

Total expense	$	42,954		$	28,998		$	6,416	$	4,910