Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 133,987	$ 118,781
Cost of sales	104,589	94,726
Gross profit	29,398	24,055
Selling, general and administrative expenses	22,480	19,975
Income from operations	6,918	4,080
Interest expense	(1,254)	(1,683)
Other income	375	395
Income before income taxes	6,039	2,792
Income tax expense	(2,178)	(1,174)
Net income	3,861	1,618
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,035	758
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	1,826	860
Comprehensive income:
Net income	3,861	1,618
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	(142)	(26)
Comprehensive income	3,719	1,592
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,964	745
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 1,755	$ 847
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.12
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.12
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,968,173	6,923,676
Diluted (in shares)	7,049,234	6,995,771