Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 21,282	$ 19,691
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,102,685	9,048,579
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	114,914	218,469
Diluted (in shares)	9,217,599	9,267,048
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.34	$ 2.18
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.31	$ 2.12
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	60,600	1,268
Restricted share awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	7,600