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Warranties | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Warranties | Warranties Homes are generally warranted against manufacturing defects for a period of one year commencing at the time of sale to the retail customer. Estimated costs relating to home warranties are provided at the date of sale. The Company has recorded a liability for estimated future warranty costs relating to homes sold based upon management’s assessment of historical experience factors, an estimate of the amount of homes in the distribution channel and current industry trends. Activity in the liability for estimated warranties was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| September 28, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |  | September 28, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 8,509 |  |  | $ | 9,082 |  |  | $ | 8,202 |  |  | $ | 9,456 |
Charged to costs and expenses | 2,800 |  |  | 2,772 |  |  | 5,518 |  |  | 5,445 |
Payments and deductions | (2,639 | ) |  | (3,072 | ) |  | (5,050 | ) |  | (6,119 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 8,670 |  |  | $ | 8,782 |  |  | $ | 8,670 |  |  | $ | 8,782 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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