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Derivative Financial Instruments - Components of Derivative Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | $ 2,226,445 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent | $ 970,823 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities | 4,737,104 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding | 3,817,147 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
Compound Embedded Derivative [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 2,115,318 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember | 47,243 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities | 3,174,604 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember | 1,729,647 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
Warrant Derivatives [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 111,127 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember | 923,580 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities | 1,562,500 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember | 2,087,500 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Compound Embedded Derivative [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | 47,243 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities |  | 1,729,647 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Warrant Derivatives [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 111,127 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember | 840,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities | 1,562,500 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember | 1,562,500 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Compound Embedded Derivative [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 2,115,318 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember |
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities | 3,174,604 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember |
Series G Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Warrant Derivatives [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | $ 83,580 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities |  | 525,000 us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = omex_WarrantDerivativeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember

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