Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016	Jun. 27, 2015
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,443	$ 5,385
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,937,265	8,863,648
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	147,777	156,613
Diluted (in shares)	9,085,042	9,020,261
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.61
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.60
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	2,147	14,711