Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Financial Information Related to Funded Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and Unfunded Supplemental Pension Plan

Presented below is financial information related to TJX’s funded defined benefit retirement plan (funded plan) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (unfunded plan) for the periods shown.

	Pension (Funded Plan)						Pension (Unfunded Plan)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirteen Weeks Ended
In thousands	July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011			July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Service cost	$	9,825		$	8,250		$	339	$	267
Interest cost		10,263			9,453			570		625
Expected return on plan assets		(13,926	)		(12,260	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			1		1
Recognized actuarial losses		7,097			2,313			475		207
Total expense	$	13,259		$	7,756		$	1,385	$	1,100

	Pension (Funded Plan)						Pension (Unfunded Plan)
	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
In thousands	July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011			July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Service cost	$	19,651		$	16,500		$	679	$	533
Interest cost		20,525			18,906			1,140		1,249
Expected return on plan assets		(27,853	)		(24,519	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			2		2
Recognized actuarial losses		14,195			4,626			950		414
Total expense	$	26,518		$	15,513		$	2,771	$	2,198