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Income Taxes - Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Alternative Minimum Tax Rate | 20.00%omex_AlternativeMinimumTaxRate

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