Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 27,046	$ 16,674
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,198,229	9,174,182
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	78,300	90,479
Diluted (in shares)	9,276,529	9,264,661
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.94	$ 1.82
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.92	$ 1.80
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	8,366	39,996