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Summary of Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2017
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 28,
2017		     January
30, 2016		     January
31, 2015		  

Interest expense

    $ 69,219     $ 68,253     $ 64,783  

Capitalized interest

      (7,548 )      (7,984 )      (9,403)  

Interest (income)

      (18,137 )      (13,869 )      (15,593)  

Interest expense, net

    $ 43,534     $ 46,400     $ 39,787  
Roll Forward of Goodwill by Component

The following is a roll forward of goodwill by component:

Amounts in thousands    Marmaxx      Winners     Sierra
Trading
Post		      Trade
Secret		     Total  

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  

Effect of exchange rate changes on goodwill

      —        99       —        1,861       1,960  

Balance, January 28, 2017

    $ 70,027      $ 1,686     $ 97,254      $ 26,904     $ 195,871