Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 8,098	$ 6,638	$ 21,553	$ 17,864
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,903,742	8,857,449	8,881,822	8,852,822
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	161,158	159,136	158,324	162,714
Diluted (in shares)	9,064,900	9,016,585	9,040,146	9,015,536
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.75	$ 2.43	$ 2.02
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.74	$ 2.38	$ 1.98
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	12,176	16,512	15,490	2,722