Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 9,341	$ 8,070	$ 14,784	$ 13,455
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,980,303	8,878,075	8,958,784	8,870,862
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	120,530	154,577	133,869	155,362
Diluted (in shares)	9,100,833	9,032,652	9,092,653	9,026,224
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.04	$ 0.91	$ 1.65	$ 1.52
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.89	$ 1.63	$ 1.49
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	4,155	18,962	7,941	23,052