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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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May 21, 2020 USD ($) | May 21, 2020 USD ($) | May 02, 2020 CAD ($) CreditFacility | May 02, 2020 USD ($) CreditFacility | May 02, 2020 GBP (£) CreditFacility | Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2020 CAD ($) CreditFacility | Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) CreditFacility | Feb. 01, 2020 GBP (£) CreditFacility | May 04, 2019 CAD ($) CreditFacility | May 04, 2019 USD ($) CreditFacility | May 04, 2019 GBP (£) CreditFacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |
Quarterly payments on unused committed amounts |  |  | 0.07% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TJX Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
TJX Canada | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |
TJX International | TJX Europe Credit Line |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  | £ 5,000,000 |  |  | £ 5,000,000
Credit facilities, amount outstanding | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  |  | £ 0
Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 3.58% | 3.58% | 3.58% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 3.75% | 3.75% | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 3.76% | 3.76% | 3.76% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 3.875% | 3.875% | 3.875% | 3.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 3.89% | 3.89% | 3.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 4.52% | 4.52% | 4.52% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 1.757% | 1.757% | 1.757% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate increase | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum liquidity | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required EBITDAR |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event | Covenant period one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDAR |  | 500.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event | Covenant period two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stepdown in ratio each quarter after fiscal quarter of 2022 |  | 0.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event | Covenant period three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDAR |  | 350.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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