Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Payments and Deductions

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Assets sold under agreements to repurchase repurchase liability contingency maximum.

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Indemnification claims number during period.

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Indemnification claims open for review number.

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Interest rate lock commitments are recorded at fair value.

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Period of agreement under repurchase contingencies maximum.

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Period of the agreement under repurchase contingencies minimum.

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- Definition

Reserve for consumer loans sold contingent repurchase and indemnification obligations.

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Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Amount of increase in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Amount of decrease in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 28, 2015 Claim	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements period, minimum	18 months
Repurchase agreements period, maximum	36 months
Repurchase agreements maximum amount contingently liable	$ 28,300,000	$ 25,500,000
Reserve for repurchase commitments	2,240,000	1,845,000	1,352,000	819,000
Payments under repurchase commitments	(127,000)	0	0
Rent expense	4,500,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	4,400,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	4,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Reserve for contingent repurchase and indemnification obligations	867,000cvco_ReservesRelatedToConsumerLoansSold	900,000cvco_ReservesRelatedToConsumerLoansSold
Number of repurchase and indemnification claims during period	0
Number of repurchase and indemnification claims open for review	0
Recognized gain (loss) on the forward sales and whole loan commitments		28,000
CountryPlace [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
IRLCs recorded at fair value	8,000,000
Derivative, Loss on Derivative	34,000
Recognized gain on outstanding IRLCs		(42,000)
Recognized gain (loss) on the forward sales and whole loan commitments	(78,000)
Reinsurance Obligations [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letter of Credit	$ 7,000,000