Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 20,885	$ 21,282	$ 15,576	$ 19,691	$ 42,167	$ 35,267
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,119,835		9,079,679		9,111,260	9,064,007
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	146,250		224,509		130,574	223,723
Diluted (in shares)	9,266,085		9,304,188		9,241,834	9,287,730
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.29		$ 1.72		$ 4.63	$ 3.89
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.25		$ 1.67		$ 4.56	$ 3.80
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	22,536		3,751		42,401	6,682
Restricted share awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation					11,450