Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 533,339	$ 452,300	$ 443,066
Cost of sales	413,856	351,945	347,121
Gross profit	119,483	100,355	95,945
Selling, general and administrative expenses	87,938	79,313	79,800
Income from operations	31,545	21,042	16,145
Interest expense	(4,845)	(5,973)	(7,265)
Other income	1,105	1,579	1,338
Gain on bargain purchase	0	0	22,009
Income before income taxes	27,805	16,648	32,227
Income tax expense	(9,099)	(6,351)	(2,499)
Net income	18,706	10,297	29,728
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,468	5,334	14,491
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	16,238	4,963	15,237
Comprehensive income:
Net income	18,706	10,297	29,728
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	82	238	116
Comprehensive income	18,788	10,535	29,844
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,392	5,453	14,549
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 16,396	$ 5,082	$ 15,295
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.97	$ 0.71	$ 2.22
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.94	$ 0.71	$ 2.19
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,262,688	6,956,706	6,877,437
Diluted (in shares)	8,379,024	7,027,204	6,949,077