Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,385	$ 5,759
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,863,648	8,848,157
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	156,613	164,139
Diluted (in shares)	9,020,261	9,012,296
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.65
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.64
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	14,711	0