Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 129,826	$ 110,084	$ 263,813	$ 228,865
Cost of sales	99,942	84,377	204,531	179,103
Gross profit	29,884	25,707	59,282	49,762
Selling, general and administrative expenses	22,082	20,118	44,562	40,093
Income from operations	7,802	5,589	14,720	9,669
Interest expense	(1,198)	(1,570)	(2,452)	(3,253)
Other income	125	388	500	783
Income before income taxes	6,729	4,407	12,768	7,199
Income tax expense	(1,986)	(1,726)	(4,164)	(2,900)
Net income	4,743	2,681	8,604	4,299
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	433	1,427	2,468	2,185
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	4,310	1,254	6,136	2,114
Comprehensive income:
Net income	4,743	2,681	8,604	4,299
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	(44)	88	(186)	62
Comprehensive income	4,699	2,769	8,418	4,361
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	428	1,471	2,392	2,216
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 4,271	$ 1,298	$ 6,026	$ 2,145
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.18	$ 0.80	$ 0.30
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.18	$ 0.79	$ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,422,353	6,967,954	7,689,538	6,945,815
Diluted (in shares)	8,547,026	7,041,755	7,787,866	7,006,322