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Financial Instruments
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments Financial Instruments
As 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 Sheets 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 2021, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel requirements for fiscal 2022, and during the first six months of fiscal 2022, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel requirements for the first six months of fiscal 2023. The hedge agreements outstanding at July 31, 2021 relate to approximately 47% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2022 and approximately 50% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel requirements for the first six months of fiscal 2023. These diesel fuel hedge agreements will settle throughout the remainder of fiscal 2022 and throughout the first seven months of fiscal 2023. 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 July 31, 2021 cover the 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 July 31, 2021:
In thousandsPayReceiveBlended
Contract
Rate		Balance Sheet
Location		Current
Asset
U.S.$		Current
(Liability)
U.S.$
Net Fair
Value in
U.S.$ at
July 31,
2021
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:
zł45,000 £8,846 0.1966 Prepaid Exp$562 $— $562 
A$110,000 U.S.$84,198 0.7654 Prepaid Exp3,100 — 3,100 
U.S.$75,102 £55,000 0.7323 Prepaid Exp1,351 — 1,351 
£250,000 U.S.$346,344 1.3854 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)426 (1,504)(1,078)
€170,000 U.S.$207,623 1.2213 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)5,169 (143)5,026 
C$150,000 U.S.$124,009 0.8267 Prepaid Exp3,698 — 3,698 
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
Diesel fuel contracts
Fixed on
3.3M – 4.0M
gal per month
Float on
3.3M – 4.0M
gal per month
N/APrepaid Exp21,805 — 21,805 
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
€98,000 £84,053 0.8577 Prepaid Exp343 — 343 
Merchandise purchase commitments:
C$630,947 U.S.$512,000 0.8115 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)7,066 (1,132)5,934 
C$34,928 €23,500 0.6728 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)93 (161)(68)
£396,740 U.S.$555,900 1.4012 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)5,202 (678)4,524 
A$52,396 U.S.$39,225 0.7486 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)656 (36)620 
zł400,100 £75,659 0.1891 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)961 (126)835 
U.S.$55,198 €45,000 0.8152 (Accrued Exp)— (1,713)(1,713)
Total fair value of derivative financial instruments$50,432 $(5,492)$44,940 
The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at January 30, 2021:
In thousandsPayReceiveBlended
Contract
Rate		Balance Sheet
Location		Current
Asset
U.S.$		Current
(Liability)
U.S.$
Net Fair
Value in
U.S.$ at
January 30,
2021
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:
zł45,000 £8,846 0.1966 Prepaid Exp$11 $— $11 
A$80,000 U.S.$62,032 0.7754 Prepaid Exp738 — 738 
U.S.$75,102 £55,000 0.7323 Prepaid Exp357 — 357 
£200,000 U.S.$274,853 1.3743 Prepaid Exp32 — 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/APrepaid Exp4,880 — 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 Exp24 — 24 
£203,264 U.S.$263,950 1.2986 (Accrued Exp)— (15,086)(15,086)
zł30,000 £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 derivative financial instruments$9,029 $(21,921)$(12,892)
The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at August 1, 2020:
In thousandsPayReceiveBlended
Contract
Rate		Balance Sheet
Location		Current
Asset
U.S.$		Current
(Liability)
U.S.$
Net Fair 
Value in 
U.S.$ at 
August 1,
2020
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:
zł65,000 £12,780 0.1966 (Accrued Exp)$— $(628)$(628)
€60,000 £53,412 0.8902 (Accrued Exp)— (1,033)(1,033)
A$110,000 U.S.$70,802 0.6437 (Accrued Exp)— (7,798)(7,798)
U.S.$72,475 £55,000 0.7589 (Accrued Exp)— (448)(448)
£200,000 U.S.$249,499 1.2475 (Accrued Exp)— (12,538)(12,538)
C$550,000 U.S.$390,766 0.7105 (Accrued Exp)— (19,571)(19,571)
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
Diesel fuel contracts
Fixed on
2.9M – 3.5M
gal per month
Float on
2.9M – 3.5M
gal per month
N/A(Accrued Exp)— (13,920)(13,920)
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
€73,400 £65,678 0.8948 (Accrued Exp)— (570)(570)
Merchandise purchase commitments:
C$271,576 U.S.$201,700 0.7427 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)737 (1,647)(910)
£240,694 U.S.$304,800 1.2663 Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)34 (10,415)(10,381)
A$40,156 U.S.$28,250 0.7035 (Accrued Exp)— (447)(447)
zł87,000 £18,059 0.2076 Prepaid Exp419 — 419 
U.S.$3,771 €3,383 0.8971 Prepaid Exp213 — 213 
Total fair value of derivative financial instruments$1,403 $(69,015)$(67,612)

Presented below is the impact of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the periods shown:
  Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Income / (Loss) by Derivative
 
 Location of (Loss) Gain
Recognized in Income / (Loss) by
Derivative
Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
In thousandsJuly 31,
2021		August 1,
2020		July 31,
2021		August 1,
2020
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt relatedSelling, general and administrative expenses$15,417 $(38,060)$12,553 $(43,233)
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
Diesel fuel contractsCost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs7,276 10,123 20,846 (12,731)
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise relatedCost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs3,427 (2,039)3,545 (3,891)
Merchandise purchase commitmentsCost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs11,710 (15,808)(4,259)34,327 
Gain (loss) recognized in income / (loss) $37,830 $(45,784)$32,685 $(25,528)