Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,759	$ 1,826
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,848,157	6,968,173
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	164,139	81,061
Diluted (in shares)	9,012,296	7,049,234
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.26
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.64	$ 0.26
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	0	21,991