Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015	Sep. 26, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Apr. 02, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 6,988	$ 8,098	$ 8,070	$ 5,385	$ 5,953	$ 6,638	$ 5,467	$ 5,759	$ 28,541	$ 23,817	$ 16,238
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)									8,889,731	8,854,359	8,262,688
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)									156,616	161,420	116,336
Diluted (in shares)									9,046,347	9,015,779	8,379,024
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.78	$ 0.91	$ 0.91	$ 0.61	$ 0.67	$ 0.75	$ 0.62	$ 0.65	$ 3.21	$ 2.69	$ 1.97
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.89	$ 0.89	$ 0.60	$ 0.66	$ 0.74	$ 0.61	$ 0.64	$ 3.15	$ 2.64	$ 1.94
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation									11,161	2,669	0