Consumer Loans Receivable (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) Score	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	$ 92,676	$ 89,558
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Consumer	93,725	90,402
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Foreclosures	$ 1,236	340
Credit scores at time of loan origination \| Score	3
Percentage concentration of consumer loans receivable	10.00%
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	$ 543	707
Other states with concentrations greater than minimum	0
TEXAS
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Consumer Loans Receivable Geographical Concentration Percentage	42.00%
FLORIDA
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Consumer Loans Receivable Geographical Concentration Percentage	10.00%
Consumer Loans Held for Investment, Unsecuritized [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair Value Measurements, Sensitivity Analysis, Description	0.01
Chattel Loans Range Four [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Consumer	$ 490	502
Conforming Mortgages Range Four [Member] [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Consumer	290
Consumer, Loans Held for Sale [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Consumer	15,468	$ 8,765
Consumer, Loans Held for Sale [Member] \| Conforming Mortgages Range Four [Member] [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Consumer	$ 290

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Percentage of principal balance of consumer loans receivable.

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Description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs and the inter-relationships between those inputs as well as how those inter-relationships might magnify or mitigate the effect of changes in the unobservable inputs on the fair value measurements.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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