Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 98,981	$ 47,505
Cost of sales	82,821	41,064
Gross profit	16,160	6,441
Selling, general and administrative expenses	16,990	5,236
(Loss) income from operations	(830)	1,205
Interest expense	(1,461)
Other income	360	180
Gain on bargain purchase	18,780
Income before income taxes	16,849	1,385
Income tax benefit (expense)	610	(535)
Net income	17,459	850
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,851	332
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 8,608	$ 518
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic	$ 1.26	$ 0.08
Diluted	$ 1.25	$ 0.08
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	6,838,324	6,541,739
Diluted	6,894,380	6,753,265