Quarterly Financial Data (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
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 177,293	$ 181,427	$ 191,964	$ 161,668	$ 141,248	$ 146,932	$ 139,315	$ 139,164	$ 712,352	$ 566,659
Gross profit	36,666	36,390	39,555	31,834	31,020	31,801	31,597	31,718	144,445	126,136	$ 119,483
Net income									28,541	23,817	18,706
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
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