Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 452,300	$ 443,066	$ 171,827
Cost of sales	351,945	347,121	147,549
Gross profit	100,355	95,945	24,278
Selling, general and administrative expenses	79,313	79,800	21,345
Income from operations	21,042	16,145	2,933
Interest expense	(5,973)	(7,265)	0
Other income	1,579	1,338	2,028
Gain on bargain purchase	0	22,009	0
Income before income taxes	16,648	32,227	4,961
Income tax expense	(6,351)	(2,499)	(889)
Net income	10,297	29,728	4,072
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	5,334	14,491	1,241
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	4,963	15,237	2,831
Comprehensive income:
Net income	10,297	29,728	4,072
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	238	116	0
Comprehensive income	10,535	29,844	4,072
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	5,453	14,549	1,241
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,082	$ 15,295	$ 2,831
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.71	$ 2.22	$ 0.43
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.71	$ 2.19	$ 0.41
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,956,706	6,877,437	6,637,270
Diluted (in shares)	7,027,204	6,949,077	6,859,457