Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 02, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	TJX
Entity Registrant Name	TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000109198
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	680,385,015