Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Common Stock Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Retained earnings	Retained earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Beginning balance, common stock, shares at Mar. 30, 2019			9,098,320
Beginning balance at Mar. 30, 2019	$ 529,588		$ 91		$ 0		$ 249,447		$ 280,078		$ (28)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	75,066		0		0		0		75,066		0
Other comprehensive loss, net	118		$ 0		0		0		0		118
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, shares			74,922
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, value	(1,067)		$ 1		0		(1,068)		0		0
Stock-based compensation	3,881		$ 0		0		3,881		0		0
Ending balance, common stock, shares at Mar. 28, 2020			9,173,242
Ending balance at Mar. 28, 2020	607,586		$ 92		0		252,260		355,144		90
Ending balance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) at Mar. 28, 2020		$ (733)		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ (733)		$ 0
Beginning balance at Mar. 30, 2019	0
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Net income	0
Ending balance at Mar. 28, 2020	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	76,646		0		0		0		76,646		0
Other comprehensive loss, net	7		$ 0		0		0		0		7
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, shares			68,014
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, value	(2,817)		$ 0		0		(2,817)		0		0
Stock-based compensation	4,392		0		0		4,392		0		0
Common stock repurchases	(1,441)		$ 0		1,441		0		0		0
Ending balance, common stock, shares at Apr. 03, 2021			9,241,256
Ending balance at Apr. 03, 2021	683,640		$ 92		(1,441)		253,835		431,057		97
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Net income	0
Ending balance at Apr. 03, 2021	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Cavco common stockholders	197,699		0		0		0		197,699		0
Other comprehensive loss, net	(500)		$ 0		0		0		0		(500)
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, shares			51,022
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plans, value	4,156		$ 1		0		4,155		0		0
Stock-based compensation	5,059		0		0		5,059		0		0
Common stock repurchases	(59,599)		$ 0		59,599		0		0		0
Ending balance, common stock, shares at Apr. 02, 2022			9,292,278
Ending balance at Apr. 02, 2022	830,455		$ 93		$ (61,040)		$ 263,049		$ 628,756		$ (403)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Initial value of noncontrolling interest upon transaction	1,235
Net income	43
Distributions	(375)
Subsequent change in redemption value	(78)
Ending balance at Apr. 02, 2022	$ 825