Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 712,352	$ 566,659	$ 533,339
Cost of sales	567,907	440,523	413,856
Gross profit	144,445	126,136	119,483
Selling, general and administrative expenses	98,103	87,659	87,938
Income from operations	46,342	38,477	31,545
Interest expense	(4,363)	(4,587)	(4,845)
Other income, net	2,049	3,437	1,105
Income before income taxes	44,028	37,327	27,805
Income tax expense	(15,487)	(13,510)	(9,099)
Net income	28,541	23,817	18,706
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	2,468
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	28,541	23,817	16,238
Comprehensive income:
Net income	28,541	23,817	18,706
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	785	68	82
Comprehensive income	29,326	23,885	18,788
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	2,392
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 29,326	$ 23,885	$ 16,396
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 3.21	$ 2.69	$ 1.97
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 3.15	$ 2.64	$ 1.94
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,889,731	8,854,359	8,262,688
Diluted (in shares)	9,046,347	9,015,779	8,379,024