Quarterly Financial Data (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 131,209	$ 138,317	$ 129,826	$ 133,987	$ 108,832	$ 114,603	$ 110,084	$ 118,781	$ 533,339	$ 452,300
Gross profit	28,632	31,569	29,884	29,398	24,018	26,575	25,707	24,055	119,483	100,355	95,945
Net income	4,210	5,892	4,743	3,861	2,977	3,021	2,681	1,618	18,706	10,297	29,728
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 4,210	$ 5,892	$ 4,310	$ 1,826	$ 1,392	$ 1,457	$ 1,254	$ 860	$ 16,238	$ 4,963	$ 15,237
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.67	$ 0.51	$ 0.26	$ 0.20	$ 0.21	$ 0.18	$ 0.12	$ 1.97	$ 0.71	$ 2.22
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.66	$ 0.50	$ 0.26	$ 0.20	$ 0.21	$ 0.18	$ 0.12	$ 1.94	$ 0.71	$ 2.19