Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 962,746	$ 871,235	$ 773,797
Cost of sales	757,040	690,555	615,760
Gross profit	205,706	180,680	158,037
Selling, general and administrative expenses	121,568	106,907	101,231
Income from operations	84,138	73,773	56,806
Interest expense	(3,444)	(4,397)	(4,443)
Other income, net	5,982	9,147	2,918
Income before income taxes	86,676	78,523	55,281
Income tax expense	(18,054)	(17,021)	(17,326)
Net income	68,622	61,502	37,955
Comprehensive income:
Net income	68,622	61,502	37,955
Reclassification adjustment for net loss (gains) realized in income	74	(1,538)	(372)
Applicable income taxes (benefit)	(15)	574	149
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments	122	1,249	493
Applicable income taxes	(26)	(233)	(173)
Comprehensive income	$ 68,777	$ 61,554	$ 38,052
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 7.56	$ 6.82	$ 4.23
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 7.40	$ 6.68	$ 4.17
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,080,878	9,024,437	8,976,064
Diluted (in shares)	9,268,737	9,201,706	9,105,743