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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	May 01, 2021 USD ($) CreditFacility	Jul. 31, 2020	May 15, 2020	May 02, 2020 USD ($) CreditFacility	May 01, 2021 CAD ($) CreditFacility	May 01, 2021 GBP (£) CreditFacility	Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) CreditFacility	Jan. 30, 2021 CAD ($) CreditFacility	Jan. 30, 2021 GBP (£) CreditFacility	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 02, 2020 CAD ($) CreditFacility	May 02, 2020 GBP (£) CreditFacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on debt				$ 750,000,000			$ 0
TJX Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity								$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000				$ 10,000,000
Credit facilities, amount outstanding								$ 0			$ 0				$ 0
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility				2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000
Letter of Credit | TJX Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity								$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000				$ 10,000,000
Credit facilities, amount outstanding								$ 0			$ 0				$ 0
TJX Europe Credit Line | TJX International
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity | £									£ 5,000,000			£ 5,000,000				£ 5,000,000
Credit facilities, amount outstanding | £									£ 0			£ 0				£ 0
Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 250,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due August 2021 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration period				364 days
Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity				500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period					2.007%	1.757%
Credit facilities, amount outstanding				0			$ 1,000,000,000			$ 0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 5,368,644,000			7,233,629,000			6,118,070,000
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%						3.50%	3.50%
Long-term debt				$ 1,246,044,000			$ 1,245,034,000			1,245,792,000
Senior Notes | 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2025 | Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.50%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 1,250,000,000
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%						3.75%	3.75%
Long-term debt				$ 749,563,000			$ 749,489,000			749,544,000
Senior Notes | 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2027 | Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.75%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 750,000,000
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%						3.875%	3.875%
Long-term debt				$ 495,297,000			$ 1,248,451,000			495,282,000			$ 495,500,000
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%						4.50%	4.50%
Long-term debt				$ 383,310,000			$ 745,595,000			$ 383,291,000			$ 385,500,000
Senior Notes | 1.150% Notes Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount														$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate														1.15%
Senior Notes | 1.600% Notes Due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount														$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate														1.60%
Senior Notes | 2.750% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.75%
Payments on debt	$ 750,000,000
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	100.00%

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