Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial InstrumentsAs a result of its operating and financing activities, TJX is exposed to market risks from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs. These market risks may adversely affect TJX’s operating results and financial position. TJX seeks to minimize risk from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs through the use of derivative financial instruments when and to the extent deemed appropriate. TJX does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and does not use any leveraged derivative financial instruments. TJX recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. The fair values of the derivatives are classified as assets or liabilities, current or non-current, based upon valuation results and settlement dates of the individual contracts. Changes to the fair value of derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in earnings in the period of the change. For derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) or are recognized currently in earnings, along with an offsetting adjustment against the basis of the item being hedged.

Diesel Fuel Contracts

TJX hedges portions of its estimated notional diesel requirements based on the diesel fuel expected to be consumed by independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory. Independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory charge TJX a mileage surcharge based on the price of diesel fuel. The hedge agreements are designed to mitigate the volatility of diesel fuel pricing (and the resulting per mile surcharges payable by TJX) by setting a fixed price per gallon for the period being hedged. During fiscal 2022, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel requirements for fiscal 2023. The hedge agreements outstanding at January 29, 2022 relate to approximately 50% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel requirements for fiscal 2023. These diesel fuel hedge agreements will settle throughout fiscal 2023 and throughout the first month of fiscal 2024. TJX elected not to apply hedge accounting to these contracts.

Foreign Currency Contracts

TJX enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to obtain economic hedges on portions of merchandise purchases made and anticipated to be made by the Company’s operations in currencies other than their respective functional currencies. The contracts outstanding at January 29, 2022 cover merchandise purchases the Company is committed to over the next several months. Additionally, TJX’s operations in Europe are subject to foreign currency exposure as a result of their buying function being centralized in the U.K. All merchandise is purchased centrally in the U.K. and then shipped and billed to the retail entities in other countries. This intercompany billing to TJX’s European businesses’ Euro denominated operations creates exposure to the central buying entity for changes in the exchange rate between the Euro and British Pound. A portion of the inflows of Euros to the central buying entity provides a natural hedge for merchandise purchased from third-party vendors that is denominated in Euros. TJX calculates any excess Euro exposure each month and enters into forward contracts of approximately 30 days’ duration to mitigate this exposure.

TJX also enters into derivative contracts, generally designated as fair value hedges, to hedge intercompany debt. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses and are offset by marking the underlying item to fair value in the same period. Upon settlement, the realized gains and losses on these contracts are offset by the realized gains and losses of the underlying item in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at January 29, 2022:


In thousands		Pay	Receive		Blended Contract Rate	Balance Sheet Location	Current Asset U.S.$		Current (Liability) U.S.$		Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at January 29, 2022
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest:
	zł	25,000	£	4,541	0.1816	Prepaid Exp	$	72	$	—	$	72
	€	60,000	£	50,568	0.8428	Prepaid Exp	111		—		111
	A$	170,000	U.S.$	122,061	0.7180	Prepaid Exp	2,047		—		2,047
	U.S.$	74,646	£	55,000	0.7368	(Accrued Exp)	—		(918)		(918)

	€	200,000	U.S.$	230,319	1.1516	Prepaid Exp	4,535				4,535
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
Diesel contracts	Diesel fuel contracts	Fixed on 3.6M - 4.0M gal per month		Float on 3.6M - 4.0M gal per month	N/A	Prepaid Exp	23,649		—		23,649
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
	€	91,000	£	75,894	0.8340	(Accrued Exp)	—		(145)		(145)
Merchandise purchase commitments:
	C$	987,756	U.S.$	783,000	0.7927	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	6,641		(80)		6,561
	C$	38,138	€	26,500	0.6948	(Accrued Exp)	—		(248)		(248)
	£	325,482	U.S.$	442,100	1.3583	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	6,023		(632)		5,391
	zł	453,000	£	82,112	0.1813	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	744		(449)		295
	A$	65,551	U.S.$	47,500	0.7246	Prepaid Exp	1,270		—		1,270
	U.S.$	66,989	€	59,000	0.8807	(Accrued Exp)	—		(820)		(820)
Total fair value of financial instruments							$	45,092	$	(3,292)	$	41,800

The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at January 30, 2021:


In thousands		Pay	Receive		Blended Contract Rate	Balance Sheet Location	Current Asset U.S.$		Current (Liability) U.S.$		Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at January 30, 2021
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest:
	zł	45,000	£	8,846	0.1966	Prepaid Exp	$	11	$	—	$	11
	A$	80,000	U.S.$	62,032	0.7754	Prepaid Exp	738		—		738
	U.S.$	75,102	£	55,000	0.7323	Prepaid Exp	357		—		357
	£	200,000	U.S.$	274,853	1.3743	Prepaid Exp	32		—		32
	€	200,000	U.S.$	244,699	1.2235	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	427		(182)		245
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
	Diesel fuel contracts	Fixed on 1.5M - 3.8M gal per month		Float on 1.5M - 3.8M gal per month	N/A	Prepaid Exp	4,880		—		4,880


Merchandise purchase commitments:
	C$	384,679	U.S.$	296,000	0.7695	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	430		(5,627)		(5,197)
	C$	5,391	€	3,500	0.6492	Prepaid Exp	24		—		24
	£	203,264	U.S.$	263,950	1.2986	(Accrued Exp)	—		(15,086)		(15,086)
	zł	30,000	£	5,865	0.1955	(Accrued Exp)	—		(29)		(29)
	A$	46,985	U.S.$	35,250	0.7502	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	144		(837)		(693)
	U.S.$	99,810	€	83,700	0.8386	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	1,986		(160)		1,826
Total fair value of financial instruments							$	9,029	$	(21,921)	$	(12,892)

The impact of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Income during fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 is presented below:


	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative
In thousands		January 29, 2022		January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020

Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt and related interest	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	36,033	$	(59,829)	$	4,788
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
Intercompany receivable	Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		—		3,257
Diesel fuel contracts	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	43,306		(5,638)		(9,780)
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	5,021		(4,249)		2,652
International lease liabilities	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	—		—		(1,113)
Merchandise purchase commitments	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	23,952		(4,468)		10,484
Gain (loss) recognized in income		$	108,312	$	(74,184)	$	10,288

Included in the table above are realized gains of $54 million in fiscal 2022, realized losses of $74 million in fiscal 2021 and realized gains of $20 million in fiscal 2020, all of which were largely offset by gains and losses on the underlying hedged item.