Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Revolving credit facilities, number

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16))
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines - Additional Information (Details)	Jul. 30, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jul. 30, 2022 CAD ($) facility	Jul. 30, 2022 GBP (£) facility	Jan. 29, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jan. 29, 2022 CAD ($) facility	Jan. 29, 2022 GBP (£) facility	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Jul. 31, 2021 CAD ($) facility	Jul. 31, 2021 GBP (£) facility	Jun. 25, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities, number \| facility	2	2	2
Covenant, maximum leverage ratio	3.50	3.50	3.50
TJX Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities, number \| facility	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Credit facilities, amount outstanding		$ 0			$ 0			$ 0
Current borrowing capacity		10,000,000			10,000,000			10,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Letter of Credit \| TJX Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding		0			0			0
Current borrowing capacity		$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
TJX Europe Credit Line \| TJX International
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding \| £			£ 0			£ 0			£ 0
Current borrowing capacity \| £			£ 5,000,000			£ 5,000,000			£ 5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 25, 2026 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, maximum borrowing capacity										$ 1,000,000,000
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]
Credit facilities, amount outstanding	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0