Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 566,659	$ 533,339	$ 452,300
Cost of sales	440,523	413,856	351,945
Gross profit	126,136	119,483	100,355
Selling, general and administrative expenses	87,659	87,938	79,313
Income from operations	38,477	31,545	21,042
Interest expense	(4,587)	(4,845)	(5,973)
Other income, net	3,437	1,105	1,579
Income before income taxes	37,327	27,805	16,648
Income tax expense	(13,510)	(9,099)	(6,351)
Net income	23,817	18,706	10,297
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	2,468	5,334
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	23,817	16,238	4,963
Comprehensive income:
Net income	23,817	18,706	10,297
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	68	82	238
Comprehensive income	23,885	18,788	10,535
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	2,392	5,453
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 23,885	$ 16,396	$ 5,082
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.69	$ 1.97	$ 0.71
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.64	$ 1.94	$ 0.71
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,854,359	8,262,688	6,956,706
Diluted (in shares)	9,015,779	8,379,024	7,027,204