Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2020	Jun. 29, 2019
Earnings Per Share Computation
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	$ 16,674	$ 21,282
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,174,182	9,102,685
Common stock equivalents - treasury stock method (in shares)	90,479	114,914
Diluted (in shares)	9,264,661	9,217,599
Net income per share attributable to Cavco common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.82	$ 2.34
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.80	$ 2.31
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	39,996	60,600
Performance-Based Awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock equivalents excluded from computation	14,255	7,600