Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 139,315	$ 129,826	$ 278,479	$ 263,813
Cost of sales	107,718	99,942	215,164	204,531
Gross profit	31,597	29,884	63,315	59,282
Selling, general and administrative expenses	22,270	22,082	44,478	44,562
Income from operations	9,327	7,802	18,837	14,720
Interest expense	(1,161)	(1,198)	(2,337)	(2,452)
Other income, net	534	125	1,142	500
Income before income taxes	8,700	6,729	17,642	12,768
Income tax expense	(3,233)	(1,986)	(6,416)	(4,164)
Net income	5,467	4,743	11,226	8,604
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	433	0	2,468
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	5,467	4,310	11,226	6,136
Comprehensive income:
Net income	5,467	4,743	11,226	8,604
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	(102)	(44)	66	(186)
Comprehensive income	5,365	4,699	11,292	8,418
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	428	0	2,392
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,365	$ 4,271	$ 11,292	$ 6,026
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.51	$ 1.27	$ 0.80
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.50	$ 1.25	$ 0.79
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,852,860	8,422,353	8,850,509	7,689,538
Diluted (in shares)	9,014,523	8,547,026	9,013,426	7,787,866