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Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective income tax rate was 33.9% for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and 25.2% for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The increase in the effective income tax rate is primarily due to the anticipated benefit from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) enacted on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides for net operating losses in fiscal 2021 to be carried back to earlier tax years with higher tax rates than the current year. TJX had net unrecognized tax benefits of $256.1 million as of May 2, 2020, $254.8 million as of February 1, 2020 and $237.7 million as of May 4, 2019. TJX is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the U.S. and India, fiscal years through 2010 are no longer subject to examination. In all other jurisdictions, fiscal years through 2011 are no longer subject to examination. TJX’s accounting policy classifies interest and penalties related to income tax matters as part of income tax expense. The total accrued amount on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for interest and penalties was $29.5 million as of May 2, 2020, $27.9 million as of February 1, 2020 and $25.5 million as of May 4, 2019. Based on the outcome of tax examinations or judicial or administrative proceedings, or as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits for certain tax positions taken on previously filed tax returns may change materially from those presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that tax examinations of prior years’ tax returns or judicial or administrative proceedings that reflect such positions taken by TJX may be finalized. As a result, the total net amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease, which would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings, by a range of zero to $35 million.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680

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