Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 8,070	$ 5,467	$ 13,455	$ 11,226
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,878,075	8,852,860	8,870,862	8,850,509
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	154,577	161,663	155,362	162,917
Diluted (in shares)	9,032,652	9,014,523	9,026,224	9,013,426
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.62	$ 1.52	$ 1.27
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.61	$ 1.49	$ 1.25
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	18,962	4,241	23,052	1,641