Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 1,061,774	$ 962,746	$ 871,235
Cost of sales	831,256	757,040	690,555
Gross profit	230,518	205,706	180,680
Selling, general and administrative expenses	145,611	121,568	106,907
Income from operations	84,907	84,138	73,773
Interest expense	(1,495)	(3,444)	(4,397)
Other income, net	9,567	5,982	9,147
Income before income taxes	92,979	86,676	78,523
Income tax expense	(17,913)	(18,054)	(17,021)
Net income	75,066	68,622	61,502
Comprehensive income:
Net income	75,066	68,622	61,502
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, before Tax	(18)	(74)	1,538
Applicable income taxes (benefit)	(4)	(15)	574
Net change in unrealized position of investments held	132	122	1,249
Applicable income taxes	(28)	(26)	(233)
Comprehensive income	$ 75,184	$ 68,777	$ 61,554
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 8.22	$ 7.56	$ 6.82
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 8.10	$ 7.40	$ 6.68
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,129,639	9,080,878	9,024,437
Diluted (in shares)	9,268,784	9,268,737	9,201,706