Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 4,210	$ 5,892	$ 4,310	$ 1,826	$ 1,392	$ 1,457	$ 1,254	$ 860	$ 16,238	$ 4,963	$ 15,237
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)									8,262,688	6,956,706	6,877,437
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)									116,336	70,498	71,640
Diluted (in shares)									8,379,024	7,027,204	6,949,077
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.67	$ 0.51	$ 0.26	$ 0.20	$ 0.21	$ 0.18	$ 0.12	$ 1.97	$ 0.71	$ 2.22
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.66	$ 0.50	$ 0.26	$ 0.20	$ 0.21	$ 0.18	$ 0.12	$ 1.94	$ 0.71	$ 2.19
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation									0	5,951	2,568