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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Detail)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016 CAD	Oct. 29, 2016 GBP (£)	Jan. 30, 2016 CAD	Jan. 30, 2016 GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2015 CAD	Oct. 31, 2015 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				$ (51,773,000)	$ (51,773,000)
Quarterly payments per annum on unused committed amounts					0.06%
Ratio of funded debt and four-times consolidated rentals to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, consolidated rentals, depreciation and amortization				275.00%	275.00%			275.00%	275.00%
Credit facilities, amount outstanding				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
2.50% Ten-Year Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument maturity period, years					10 years
Debt instrument maturity date					2023-05
Effective fixed rate				2.57%	2.57%			2.57%	2.57%
Debt instrument, interest rate				2.50%	2.50%			2.50%	2.50%
2.50% Ten-Year Notes \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount hedged into treasury rate-lock agreement				$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
2.75% Seven-Year Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument maturity period, years					7 years
Debt instrument maturity date					2021-06
Effective fixed rate				2.91%	2.91%			2.91%	2.91%
Debt instrument, interest rate				2.75%	2.75%			2.75%	2.75%
Cash flow hedges, pre-tax realized loss					$ 7,900,000
TJX Canada Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity \| CAD								CAD 10,000,000		CAD 10,000,000		CAD 10,000,000
Credit facilities, amount outstanding \| CAD								0		0		0
TJX Canada Facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity \| CAD								CAD 10,000,000		CAD 10,000,000		CAD 10,000,000
TJX International
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity \| £									£ 5,000,000		£ 5,000,000		£ 5,000,000
TJX Europe Credit Line
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding \| £									£ 0		£ 0		£ 0
2.25% Ten-Year Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000
Debt instrument maturity period, years		10 years
Debt instrument maturity date					2026-09
Effective fixed rate				2.36%	2.36%			2.36%	2.36%
Debt instrument, interest rate				2.25%	2.25%			2.25%	2.25%
2.25% Ten-Year Notes \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount hedged into treasury rate-lock agreement				$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
6.95% Ten-Year Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	$ 51,800,000
Write off, unamortized debt expenses and discount	1,200,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				6.95%	6.95%			6.95%	6.95%
6.95% Ten-Year Notes \| Redemption Premium
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	$ 50,600,000
Revolving Credit Facility March Twenty Twenty
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date					2020-03
Current borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Credit facility expiration period			4 years
Revolving Credit Facility March Twenty Twenty One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date			2021-03		2021-03
Current borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Credit facility expiration period			5 years
Revolving Credit Facility May 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date						2016-05	2016-05
Current borrowing capacity						$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility June 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date						2017-06	2017-06
Current borrowing capacity						$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000