Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

	Equity Attributable to Cavco Stockholders
					Additional				Accumulated Other				Redeemable
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive				Noncontrolling
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income		Total		Interest
Balance, March 31, 2012		6,890,796	$	69	$	131,589	$	36,627	$	58	$	168,343	$	86,541
Stock option exercises		77,158		1		2,198		—		—		2,199		—
Share-based compensation		—		—		636		—		—		636		—
Net income		—		—		—		2,114		—		2,114		2,185
Other comprehensive loss (1)		—		—		—		—		31		31		31
Balance, September 30, 2012		6,967,954	$	70	$	134,423	$	38,741	$	89	$	173,323	$	88,757

⁽¹⁾  Other comprehensive income is comprised of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments. Pre-tax unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments was $92,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012.