Earnings Per Share (Details) (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
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 5,467	$ 4,310	$ 11,226	$ 6,136
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,852,860	8,422,353	8,850,509	7,689,538
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	161,663	124,673	162,917	98,328
Diluted (in shares)	9,014,523	8,547,026	9,013,426	7,787,866
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
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	4,241	6,820	1,641	11,844