Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 13,384	$ 21,427	$ 48,651	$ 39,362
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,097,993	9,030,100	9,075,156	9,019,311
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	172,227	184,798	207,022	166,731
Diluted (in shares)	9,270,220	9,214,898	9,282,178	9,186,042
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.47	$ 2.37	$ 5.36	$ 4.36
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.44	$ 2.33	$ 5.24	$ 4.28
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	21,894	4,941	8,115	5,549