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Summary of Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2016
Summary of Net Interest Expense | Interest: TJX’s interest expense is presented net of capitalized interest and interest income. The following is a summary of net interest expense:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
Dollars in thousands |  | January 30, 2016 |  |  | January 31, 2015 |  |  | February 1, 2014 |
Interest expense |  | $ | 68,253 |  |  | $ | 64,783 |  |  | $ | 57,084 |
Capitalized interest |  |  | (7,984 | ) |  |  | (9,403 | ) |  |  | (10,993) |
Interest (income) |  |  | (13,869 | ) |  |  | (15,593 | ) |  |  | (15,010) |
Interest expense, net |  | $ | 46,400 |  |  | $ | 39,787 |  |  | $ | 31,081 |
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 30, 2016 |  |  | January 31, 2015 |  |  | February 1, 2014 |
United States |  | $ | 3,101,846 |  |  | $ | 2,927,297 |  |  | $ | 2,693,670 |
Canada |  |  | 242,705 |  |  |  | 266,332 |  |  |  | 214,459 |
Europe |  |  | 782,970 |  |  |  | 674,736 |  |  |  | 686,372 |
Australia |  |  | 10,054 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 4,137,575 |  |  | $ | 3,868,365 |  |  | $ | 3,594,501 |
Rollforward of Goodwill by Component | The following is a rollforward of goodwill by component:
Amounts in thousands |  | Marmaxx |  |  | Winners |  |  | Sierra Trading Post |  |  | Trade Secret |  |  | Total |
Balance, February 2, 2013 |  | $ | 70,027 |  |  | $ | 2,226 |  |  | $ | 98,035 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 170,288 |
Adjustment to purchase price |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (781 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (781 | )
Effect of exchange rate changes on goodwill |  |  | — |  |  |  | (234 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (234 | )
Balance, February 1, 2014 |  |  | 70,027 |  |  |  | 1,992 |  |  |  | 97,254 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 169,273 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on goodwill |  |  | — |  |  |  | (251 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (251 | )
Balance, January 31, 2015 |  |  | 70,027 |  |  |  | 1,741 |  |  |  | 97,254 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 169,022 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,233 |  |  |  | 25,233 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on goodwill |  |  | — |  |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (190 | ) |  |  | (344 | )
Balance, January 30, 2016 |  | $ | 70,027 |  |  | $ | 1,587 |  |  | $ | 97,254 |  |  | $ | 25,043 |  |  | $ | 193,911 |

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