Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Jul. 03, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Jun. 27, 2020	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 26, 2020
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 79,419	$ 37,610	$ 27,046	$ 19,701	$ 15,049	$ 16,674	$ 144,075	$ 51,424
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	9,174,224			9,190,254			9,187,828	9,182,491
Effect of dilutive securities	96,214			105,299			83,027	102,747
Diluted	9,270,438			9,295,553			9,270,855	9,285,238
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 8.66			$ 2.14			$ 15.68	$ 5.60
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 8.57			$ 2.12			$ 15.54	$ 5.54
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	1,640			26,601			2,449	26,357