Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Jun. 27, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 19,701	$ 15,049	$ 16,674	$ 20,898	$ 20,885	$ 21,282	$ 51,424	$ 63,065
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,190,254			9,138,202			9,182,491	9,120,241
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	105,299			155,739			102,747	138,962
Diluted (in shares)	9,295,553			9,293,941			9,285,238	9,259,203
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.14			$ 2.29			$ 5.60	$ 6.91
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.12			$ 2.25			$ 5.54	$ 6.81
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	26,601			14,482			26,357	29,971
Performance-Based Awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	14,405			7,305			14,405	7,305