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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Jun. 25, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 24, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 15, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jan. 29, 2022 USD ($) CreditFacility | Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) CreditFacility | Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 29, 2022 GBP (£) CreditFacility | Jan. 29, 2022 CAD ($) CreditFacility | Jan. 30, 2021 GBP (£) CreditFacility | Jan. 30, 2021 CAD ($) CreditFacility | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 242,000,000 | $ 242,248,000 | $ 312,233,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,373,874,000 | $ 6,118,070,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant, maximum leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50 |  |  | 3.50 | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |
TJX Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Revolving credit facilities, number | CreditFacility |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, 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 |  |  |
TJX Europe Credit Line | TJX International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  | £ 0 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5,000,000 |  | £ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 4, 2021 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 4, 2021 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.750% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2021 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of senior debt |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.875% |  |  | 3.875% | 3.875% |  |  |  |  | 3.875%
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 495,344,000 | $ 495,282,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 495,500,000 |  |
4.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  | 4.50% | 4.50% |  |  |  |  | 4.50%
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 383,367,000 | 383,291,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 385,000,000 |  |
1.150% Notes Due 2028 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.15% |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
1.600% Notes Due 2031 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.60% |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
2.250% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period, years |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.36% |  |  | 2.36% | 2.36% |  |  |  |  |
2.250% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026 | Interest Rate Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.250% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  | 2.25% | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 996,581,000 | 995,835,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period, years |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.57% |  |  | 2.57% | 2.57% |  |  |  |  |
2.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023 | Interest Rate Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 499,944,000 | 499,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility Due March 11, 2022 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 25, 2026 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility Due August 2021 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration period | 364 days | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility Due May 10, 2024 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123466204&loc=SL6031897-161870 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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