Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012 Ideal_Segment Buildings Location Facilities	Dec. 29, 2012 Segment Buildings Location Facilities	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 23, 2011
Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Palm Harbor Acquisition Date		Apr. 23, 2011
Number of operating segments		2
Gross Purchase Price Exclusive of Transaction Costs, Liabilities Assumed and Adjustments				$ 83,900,000
Proceeds from payoff of debtor-in-possession note receivable				45,300,000
Capital Contribution by Each Parent to Subsidiary to Fund Acquisition				36,000,000
Number of Operating Manufacturing Facilities Acquired	5	5
Number of Idled Manufacturing Facilities Acquired	9	9
Number of Operating Retail Locations Acquired	49	49
Number of Office Buildings Facilities Acquired	1	1
Number of ideal production facilities sold	2
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived	1,100,000	1,100,000
Net gain on sale of ideal production facilities	28,000	28,000
Stop loss insurance reimbursable amount per occurrence		250,000
Non-current inventory finance notes receivable			2,000,000
Siler City North Carolina Facility [Member]
Basis of Presentation (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of productive ideal assets	338,000
Tempe Arizona Facility [Member]
Basis of Presentation (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of productive ideal assets	$ 1,500,000