Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 146,932	$ 138,317	$ 425,411	$ 402,130
Cost of sales	115,131	106,748	330,295	311,279
Gross profit	31,801	31,569	95,116	90,851
Selling, general and administrative expenses	21,997	22,019	66,475	66,581
Income from operations	9,804	9,550	28,641	24,270
Interest expense	(1,095)	(1,219)	(3,432)	(3,671)
Other income, net	1,843	173	2,985	673
Income before income taxes	10,552	8,504	28,194	21,272
Income tax expense	(3,914)	(2,612)	(10,330)	(6,776)
Net income	6,638	5,892	17,864	14,496
Less: net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	2,468
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	6,638	5,892	17,864	12,028
Comprehensive income:
Net income	6,638	5,892	17,864	14,496
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	(100)	(4)	(34)	(190)
Comprehensive income	6,538	5,888	17,830	14,306
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	2,392
Comprehensive income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 6,538	$ 5,888	$ 17,830	$ 11,914
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.67	$ 2.02	$ 1.49
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.74	$ 0.66	$ 1.98	$ 1.47
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,857,449	8,838,832	8,852,822	8,070,619
Diluted (in shares)	9,016,585	8,991,672	9,015,536	8,183,126