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Financial Instruments - Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments, Related Fair Value and Balance Sheet Classification (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, zł in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, gal / mo in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 01, 2021 PLN (zł) gal / mo	May 02, 2020 PLN (zł) gal / mo	Oct. 31, 2020 gal / mo	May 01, 2021 GBP (£)	May 01, 2021 USD ($)	May 01, 2021 AUD ($)	May 01, 2021 EUR (€)	May 01, 2021 CAD ($)	Jan. 30, 2021 PLN (zł)	Jan. 30, 2021 GBP (£)	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2021 AUD ($)	Jan. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2021 CAD ($)	May 02, 2020 GBP (£)	May 02, 2020 USD ($)	May 02, 2020 AUD ($)	May 02, 2020 EUR (€)	May 02, 2020 CAD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 24,181						$ 9,029					$ 11,777
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(21,718)						(21,921)					(38,846)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					2,463						(12,892)					(27,069)
Diesel fuel contracts | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$					17,816						4,880
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0						0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ 17,816						$ 4,880
Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Current Asset U.S.$																0
Current (Liability) U.S.$																(30,167)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ (30,167)
Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.2000													0.2000	0.2000	0.2000	0.2000	0.2000
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 666
Current (Liability) U.S.$																0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 666
Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									0.1955	0.1955	0.1955	0.1955	0.1955	0.1955
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$											(29)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ (29)
Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.6755													0.6755	0.6755	0.6755	0.6755	0.6755
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 578
Current (Liability) U.S.$																0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 578
Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7697			0.7697	0.7697	0.7697	0.7697	0.7697	0.7502	0.7502	0.7502	0.7502	0.7502	0.7502
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 42						$ 144
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(356)						(837)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (314)						$ (693)
Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		1.2921													1.2921	1.2921	1.2921	1.2921	1.2921
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 2,469
Current (Liability) U.S.$																0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 2,469
Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									1.2986	1.2986	1.2986	1.2986	1.2986	1.2986
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$											(15,086)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ (15,086)
Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.3857			1.3857	1.3857	1.3857	1.3857	1.3857
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 1,939
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(3,751)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (1,812)
Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8665	0.8787		0.8665	0.8665	0.8665	0.8665	0.8665							0.8787	0.8787	0.8787	0.8787	0.8787
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0											$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(166)											(65)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (166)											$ (65)
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7592													0.7592	0.7592	0.7592	0.7592	0.7592
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 3,819
Current (Liability) U.S.$																0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 3,819
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7956			0.7956	0.7956	0.7956	0.7956	0.7956
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(11,054)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (11,054)
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									0.7695	0.7695	0.7695	0.7695	0.7695	0.7695
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 430
Current (Liability) U.S.$											(5,627)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ (5,197)
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									0.6492	0.6492	0.6492	0.6492	0.6492	0.6492
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 24
Current (Liability) U.S.$											0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ 24
Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.6620			0.6620	0.6620	0.6620	0.6620	0.6620
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(444)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (444)
Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.8271	0.9001		0.8271	0.8271	0.8271	0.8271	0.8271	0.8386	0.8386	0.8386	0.8386	0.8386	0.8386	0.9001	0.9001	0.9001	0.9001	0.9001
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 185						$ 1,986					$ 30
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(267)						(160)					(404)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					(82)						1,826					(374)
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | Prepaid Exp | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.1		1.5
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | Prepaid Exp | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.8		3.8
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo		2.9
Pay | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo		3.5
Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł		zł 69,400
Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł									zł 30,000
Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																	$ 17,438
Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount						$ 50,830						$ 46,985
Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £															£ 63,618
Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £										£ 203,264
Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 282,746
Pay | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €							€ 163,000											€ 49,100
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																			$ 77,979
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount								$ 574,390
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount														$ 384,679
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount														$ 5,391
Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount								$ 29,455
Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					53,680						99,810					30,651
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | Prepaid Exp | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.1		1.5
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | Prepaid Exp | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo	3.8		3.8
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo		2.9
Receive | Diesel fuel contracts | (Accrued Exp) | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative nonmonetary notional amount | gal / mo		3.5
Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £															13,880
Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £										£ 5,865
Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																11,780
Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					39,125						35,250
Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																82,200
Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount											263,950
Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					391,800
Receive | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 141,240											£ 43,144
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																$ 59,200
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 457,000
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount											$ 296,000
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €													€ 3,500
Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €							19,500
Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Euro | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €							€ 44,400						€ 83,700					€ 27,588
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.1966	0.1966		0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966	0.1966
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 353						$ 11					$ 351
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0						0					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ 353						$ 11					$ 351
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									0.7754	0.7754	0.7754	0.7754	0.7754	0.7754
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 738
Current (Liability) U.S.$											0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ 738
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7754			0.7754	0.7754	0.7754	0.7754	0.7754
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(98)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (98)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.6437													0.6437	0.6437	0.6437	0.6437	0.6437
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 1,788
Current (Liability) U.S.$																(1,656)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 132
Fair value hedges | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	0.7323			0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323	0.7323
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 1,505						$ 357
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0						0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ 1,505						$ 357
Fair value hedges | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7589													0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589	0.7589
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 0
Current (Liability) U.S.$																(3,744)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ (3,744)
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									1.3743	1.3743	1.3743	1.3743	1.3743	1.3743
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 32
Current (Liability) U.S.$											0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											$ 32
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.3798	1.2475		1.3798	1.3798	1.3798	1.3798	1.3798							1.2475	1.2475	1.2475	1.2475	1.2475
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 40											$ 999
Current (Liability) U.S.$					(5,582)											(2,332)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					$ (5,542)											$ (1,333)
Fair value hedges | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate	1.2235			1.2235	1.2235	1.2235	1.2235	1.2235
Current Asset U.S.$					$ 2,301
Current (Liability) U.S.$					0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$					2,301
Fair value hedges | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate									1.2235	1.2235	1.2235	1.2235	1.2235	1.2235
Current Asset U.S.$											$ 427
Current (Liability) U.S.$											(182)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$											245
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.8902													0.8902	0.8902	0.8902	0.8902	0.8902
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 437
Current (Liability) U.S.$																0
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																$ 437
Fair value hedges | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Blended Contract Rate		0.7109													0.7109	0.7109	0.7109	0.7109	0.7109
Current Asset U.S.$																$ 640
Current (Liability) U.S.$																(478)
Net Fair Value in U.S.$																162
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | zł	zł 45,000	zł 65,000							zł 45,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount												$ 80,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount						$ 80,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																	$ 110,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					75,102						75,102
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																72,475
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £										£ 200,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 450,000											£ 200,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €							€ 200,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €													€ 200,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | €																		€ 60,000
Fair value hedges | Pay | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																			$ 350,000
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Zloty to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				8,846						8,846					12,780
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount											62,032
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					62,032
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Australian Dollar to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																70,802
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £				£ 55,000						£ 55,000
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of US Dollar to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £															55,000
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount											274,853
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Pound to US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					620,918											249,499
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					$ 244,699
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion Of Euro To US Dollar | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount											$ 244,699
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Euro to Pound | Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest: | Prepaid Exp
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount | £															£ 53,412
Fair value hedges | Receive | Conversion of Canadian Dollar to US Dollar | Merchandise purchase commitments | Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount																$ 248,821

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- Definition

Blended contract rate value.

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- Definition

Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets elected not to be offset. Excludes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99393222&loc=SL20226000-175313

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4D
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121570589&loc=SL51823488-111719

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824906&loc=SL20225862-175312

Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
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