Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 1,826	$ 860
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,968,173	6,923,676
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	81,061	72,095
Diluted (in shares)	7,049,234	6,995,771
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
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	21,991	9,055